Report Part 1

Form-2

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

S. No.

Item

Details

Whether it is a violation case and application is being submitted under Notification No. S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017 ?	No
Details of Project:
(a)Name of the project(s)	Expansion of Makardhokra I OC mine (Phase-I) for increase in cap. from 2.0 MTY to 3.5 MTY in ML area of 614.69 ha located in Umred teh, Nagpur Dist, MH
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	Western Coalfields Limited
(c)Registered Address	Coal Estate Civil lines, Nagpur-440001,Coal Estate Civil lines, Nagpur-440001,Nagpur,Maharashtra-440001
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Central PSU
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Kaushik Chakraborty
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	G.M (MINING)/ ENVIRONMENT.
(c)Address	NIL
(d)Pin code	440001
(e)E-mail	gmenvironment.wcl@coalindia.in
(f)STD Code.	712(f)Telephone No.	2510151
(g)Fax No.	2510151
(h)Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency .	Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority

Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006:
(a.I)Project/Activity	1(a) Mining of minerals
Minor Activity	1(a) Mining of minerals
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/MH/CMIN/154498/2018
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/154481/2020
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Coal Mining
(f)Project Type	Expansion

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	Near Shirpur Village Umred tehsil Nagpur Dist boun
(b)Pincode	441203
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	20.84250000
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	79.23555556
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	20.87055556
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	79.27333333
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	55 P/1 & 55 P/5
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	295
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	0
(j)Seismic Zone	2

(a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed	1
(b)Main State of the project	Maharashtra

Details of State of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
NIL

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR)/EC:
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	J-11015/54/2006-IA-II (M)
(c)Date of Issue of TOR	07 Nov 2019
(f)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter
(b)Date of Apply of EC	31 May 2020
(c)Date of Issue of EC	20 May 2021
(d)Previous EC Letter	Copy of Previous EC letter

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	No
(b)Whether details of Public Hearing available?	Yes
(c)Whether Public hearing was presided over by an officer of the rank of Additional District Magistrate or above	Yes

7.1. Details of Public Hearing

S. No.

Details of Advertisement

Details of Public Hearing

Venue

Location Details

No. of People Attended

Issues Raised

Designation of Presiding Officer

Other Designation of Presiding Officer

(1.)

Date of Advertisement :	07 Dec 2019
Copy of advertisement :	Copy of Advertisement

Copy of Public Hearing :	Copy of Public Hearing
Date :	16 Jan 2020
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :	4

Community Hall WCL Colony

State :	Maharashtra
District :	Nagpur
Tehsil :	Umred
Village :	near Waygaon- Ghoturli

400

land compensation, Employment, roads, Plantation, CSR etc.

Others

ADM

Details of Project Configuration/Product:
Details Not Applicable

In case of Expansion / Modernisation / One Time Capacity Expansion (only for Coal Mining) / Expansion under Clause 7(ii) / Modernisation under Clause 7(ii) / Change of Product Mix under Clause 7(ii):
(a)Details of certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance condition
(i)Certified Compliance By	Regional
(ii)Details of Regional Office of MoEFCC / Zonal Office of CPCB / SPCB / UTPCC from which certified report on	Nagpur
(iii)Letter No.	EC-1031/RON/2019-NGP/5783 dated 01.10.2019
(iv)Status of Compliance	Compiled
(v)Certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance conditions (Including Monitoring Report)	Copy of Certified Compliance Report
(vi)Date of site visit	Jul 31 2019 12:00AM
(b)Details of Capacity Expansion

S. No.	Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)	Quantity From	Quantity To	Total	Unit	Other Unit	Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product	Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)	Production Capacity	2.0	1.5	3.5	Others	MTPA	Road,Rail
(2.)	Land area	614.69	0	614.69	Hectares(ha)		Road,Rail

(c)Details of Configuration

S. No.	Plant / Equipment / Facility	Existing Configuration	Proposed Configuration	Final configuration after expansion	Remarks
(1.)	Opencast Coal Mining	Shovel Dumper Combination	Shovel Dumper Combination	Shovel Dumper Combination

9.1.

Details of Consent to Operate
(i)Whether Consent to operate obtained ?	NA
(ii)Copies of all Consent to operate obtained since inception	NA
(iii)Date of Issue	05 Jan 2019
(iv)Valid Upto	31 Mar 2021
(v)File No.	UAN No 24388/ CC-1901000356
(vi)Application No.	MPCB-CONSENT-0000024388
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date	Copy of Consent to Operate

10.

Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores)	266.2308
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	0.9709
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	0
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	2.1

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

12.

Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

13.

Raw Material / Fuel Requirement:
(a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel	1.5
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	2.0
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	3.5

13.1. Raw Material / Fuel Profile
S. No.	Raw Material / Fuel	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Source (incase of Import. please specify country and Name of the port from which Raw Material / Fuel is received )	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Distance of Source from Project Site (in Kilometres) (In case of import, distance from the port from which the raw material / fuel is received)	Type of Linkage	Other Type of Linkage	Uploaded Copy of Linkage
(1.)	Explosives	4637	Others	tonnes per annum	CIL approved vendors	Road		0	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	High Speed Diesel	10830	Others	KL per annum	From OMCs	Road		0	Fuel Supply Agreement		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 15 Oct 2019 To 15 Jan 2020
(b)Season	Post-Monsoon

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	98 Percentile Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	13	11	13	80
(2.)	Others	SPM	Micro Gram per Meter Cube	130	116	130	200
(3.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	16	14	16	80
(4.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	78	70	78	100
(5.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	29	26	29	60

14.2. No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 4
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	pH			Others	NA	8.4	7.9	6.5	8.5
(2.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		484	168	200	600
(3.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.62	0.47	1.0	1.0
(4.)	TDS			mg/l		776	296	500	2000
(5.)	TSS			Others	Turbidity in NTU	2	1	1	5
(6.)	Chlorides			mg/l		130	20	250	1000
(7.)	Others	NA		Others	NA	0	0	0	0
(8.)	Heavy Metals		Lead	mg/l		0	0	0.01	0.01

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 2
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	Others	Nitrate	mg/l		9.14	7.02	C
(2.)	COD		mg/l		16	14	C
(3.)	BOD		mg/l		2.4	1	C
(4.)	DO		mg/l		4.7	4.4	C
(5.)	pH		NA		7.5	7.3	C

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 2
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	55.6	44.3	70
(2.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	56.2	48.6	75

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 3
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	m mhos per cm at 20 degree	0.63	0.36
(2.)	N(Nitrogen)	Kilogram per hectare		285.47	236.87
(3.)	P(Phosphorus)	Kilogram per hectare		26.56	20.56
(4.)	pH			6.6	6.17
(5.)	K(Potassium)	Kilogram per hectare		146.12	116.59

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 1.80 To 12.15
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 1.20 To 7.50
(c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ?	Yes
(d)Upload Copy of Central Ground Water Authority Letter	Copy of Central Ground Water Authority Letter
(e)Letter No.	21-4/685/MH/MIN/2017 (Application under process)
(f)Date of Issue	09 Jan 2017

15. Details of Water Requirement (During Operation)
S. No.	Source	Source Other	Required Quantity (Kilolitre per Day (Kld))	Distance from Source	Copy of Permission from Competent Authority	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Method of Water Withdrawal	Other Method of Water Withdrawal	Letter No.	Date of Issue	Permitted Quantity
(1.)	Others	Mine Water Discharge	2268	0	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Others	Mine Discharge	21-4/685/MH/MIN/2017 (Application under process)	09 Jan 2017	2268

15.1.

(a)Whether Desalination is proposed

16. Waste Water Management(During Operation)
S. No.	Type/Source	Quantity of Waste Water Generated (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Capacity (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Method	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal	Quantity of Treated Water Used in Recycling/Reuse (Kilolitre per Day)	Quantity of Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)
(1.)	Mine Dischrage	2268	480	Sedimentation Tank	Discharge into Surface Water Body,Reuse within the Plant & Recycling,Green Belt Renewal Plant		480	1788

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	2268
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	1788
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	480

17. Solid Waste Generation/Management
S. No.	Name of Waste	Item	Other Item	Quantity per Annum	Unit	Distance from Site(KM)	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal
(1.)	OverBurden	Others	Over burden	56.10	Tons	1.50	Others	Internal Haul Road	Others	Dumping on adjacent mine void

18.

18.1. Air Quality Impact Prediction
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Baseline Concentration	Distance GLC	Incremental Concentration	Total GLC	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	29	0.28	1.64	31	60
(2.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	13	0.28	0.58	14	80
(3.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	78	0.28	9.87	88	100
(4.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	16	0.28	26.46	43	80

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	0	0	PM10		Not Applicable
(2.)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	0	0	Others	NA	Not Applicable
(3.)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	0	0	SO2		Not Applicable
(4.)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	0	0	NOx		Not Applicable

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	2209
(b)Source	MSEDCL
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Not Applicable
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	0
(e)Stack Height (in m)	0

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	0
(b)Private Land (ha.)	589.97
(c)Government Land (ha.)	24.72
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	614.69

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.)	589.97
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.)	0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.)	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.)	0
(e)Settlements (ha.)	0
(f)Industrial (ha.)	0
(g)Forest (ha.)	0
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0
(j)Others (ha.) : Government land	24.72
Total (ha.)	614.6900

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Main Plant		0
(2.)	Township		0
(3.)	Ash Pond		0
(4.)	Tailing Pond		0
(5.)	LandFill		0
(6.)	Water Reservoir		0
(7.)	Desalination Plant		0
(8.)	OB Dump Area		137.81	External OB dump
(9.)	Built Up Area		15.0	Infrastruture and road
(10.)	Green belt		8.0
(11.)	Safety Zone		56.24
(12.)	Others	Undisturbed Area	144.68
(13.)	Quarry Area		252.96	Total Excavation Area

Total (ha.)

614.69

23.

Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Sanctuaries; NPA-Notified Protected Area; ESAs-Eco Sensitive Areas; ESZs-Eco Sensitive Zones :

23.1. Details of Ecological Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Ecological Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	NPA	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(2.)	Critically Polluted Area	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(3.)	WLS	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(4.)	Wildlife Corridors	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(5.)	ESAs	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(6.)	Corridors	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(7.)	ESZs	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable

23.2. Details of Environmental Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	Forest		Not Applicable	0	Nil
(2.)	Archaeological Sites		Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(3.)	Defence Installations		Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable
(4.)	Others	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	0	Not Applicable

23.3.

(a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required?	No
(b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required?	No

24.

Forest Land:
Whether any Forest Land involved?	No

25.

Tree Cutting:
(a)No. of Trees Cut for the Project (if Forest Land not Involved)	Not Applicable
(b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees	Not Applicable

26.

Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha)	614.69
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha)	0
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	land acquired

27.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R):
(a)No. of Villages	0
(b)No. of Households	0
(c)No. of PDFs (Project Displaced Families)	0
(d)No. of PAFs (Project Affected Families)	0
(e)Funds Allocated for R&R(in INR) (in Lacs)	0
(f)Status of R&R	Yet To Start

28.

Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ?	No
(b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ?	No
(c)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been approved by competent authority ?	No

29.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Core Area	Shirpur Nallah
(b)Whether there is Diversion Required ?	Yes
(i)Details of Diversion Required	Shirpur Nallah
(ii)Details of Study Conducted	Yet to be conducted
(c)Whether permission has been obtained from competent authority ?	No

30.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	Amb river (tributary of Wainganga River)
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	East
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	2.1

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	0
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	275
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	0
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	0
(e)No. of working days	330
(f)Total Manpower	275

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

S. No.	Description	Existing	Proposed	Total
(1.)	Total Area of Green Belt	12.50	149.76	162.26
(2.)	Percentage of Total Project Area	2.03	24.36	26.39
(3.)	No. of Plants	30000	375650	405650
(4.)	Funds Allocated	6000000	75130000	81130000

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Environmental	Increase in Green Belt area
(2.)	Social	Direct employment to eligible persons preferable local persons besides creating indirect employment opportunites. Various CSR activities in adjoing villages will help in improving social status.
(3.)	Financial	The project will contribute to the Government through various taxes.

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details For Coal Mining

S. No.

Item

Details

1. No. of Mineral(s) to be Mined : 1
S. No.	Mineral(s) to be Mined	Major or Minor Mineral
(1.)	Coal	Major

Mine Capacity in ROM (Run of Mine)

3.50

Uploaded 500 meters Cluster Certificate from State Mines and Geology in case of minor minerals

Copy of 500 meters Cluster Certificate from State Mines and Geology

Mining Plan:
(a)Approval Letter No.	WCL/BD/SECTT/BM-313/2019/712
(b)Date of Approval	06 Aug 2019
(c)Approved Letter	Copy of Approved Letter
(d)Approved By State Mining and Geology Department	WCL Board
(e)Approved Mining Lease Area	614.69
(f)Approved Capacity	3.50

Technical Details:
(a)Total Geological Reserves (Million Ton)	52.863
(b)Mineable Reserves (Million Ton)	17.16
(c)Extractable Reserves(Million Ton)	16.30
(d)Percent(%) of Extraction	95
(e)Grade of Coal /Ore /Mineral	G-8 (GCV-4997 kCal/Kg)
(f)Stripping Ratio	1 : 7.35
(g)Category of Gaseousness (Only for Coal Mining, Others may Write NA)	Not applicable
(h)Average Gradient(Degree)	1 in 9
(i)Mining Method	Opencast
(j)Life of Mine (Years)	5

Details of Beneficiations:
(a)Whether it is proposed to install beneficiation plant/Coal washery within the mining lease area	No
(b)Whether it is proposed to install crusher within the mining lease area	No

Details of Seams:
(a)Whether details of seam applicable	Yes
(b)No. of seams	6
(c)Thickness of seams to be worked on	4.69
(d)Maximum Thickness of Seams (metres)	8.85

Details of Mining Lease:
(a)Mining Lease Area (in Hectare)	614.69
(b)Whether obtained Letter of Intent (LOI) from the state government ?	No
(i)Reason thereof	Land acquired as per CBA, 1957
(c)Whether Lease Deed Executed ?	No
(i)Reason thereof	Land acquired as per CBA, 1957
(d)Whether Lease Deed Renewed ?	No
(i)Reason thereof	Land acquired as per CBA, 1957

OB (Over Burden) Management:
(a) Details of External Dumps:
(i)No. of OB Dumps	2
(ii)Total Area (in Hectare)	137.81
(iii)Height (in meter)	90
(iv)Quantity (in Million Cubic meter)	68.02
(v)No. of year back fill up	1
(b) Details of Internal Dumps:
(i)No. of Internal Dumps	1
(ii)Total Area (in Hectare)	96.90
(iii)Height (in meter)	0
(iv)Quantity (in Million Cubic meter)	15.90

10.

Details of Topsoil Management:
(a)Quantity of Topsoil excavated during the entire life of the mine (in Million Cubic metre)	6.08
(b)Quantity of Topsoil proposed for utilization for reclamation during the entire life of the mine (in Million Cubic metre)	6.08
(c)Quantity of Topsoil proposed for utilization for other activities during the entire life of the mine (in Million Cubic metre)	0

11.

Details of Final Mine Void:
(a)Area (in Hectare)	156.06
(b)Depth (in meter)	140
(c)Volume (in Million Cubic meter)	160.0

12.

Details of Quarry:
(a)Final Void of 156.06 (hectare) at a Depth of 140 meter which is Proposed to be Converted into a Water Body.
(b)Total Quarry Area (ha)	252.96

13.

Details of Transportation:
(a)In Pit/Underground to Surface	Dumper
(b)Surface to Siding/Loading	trucks / tipper
(c)Transportation / Conveyor Details	Road transportation, Rail

14. Details of Land Usage (Pre-Mining)
S. No.	LAND USE	Other LAND USE	WITHIN ML AREA (Hectare)	OUTSIDE ML AREA (Hectare)	TOTAL (Hectare)
(1.)	AGRICULTURE LAND		589.97	0	589.97
(2.)	OTHERS(Specify)	Government land	24.72	0	24.72
(3.)	FOREST LAND		0	0	0
(4.)	GRAZING LAND		0	0	0
(5.)	SURFACE WATER BODIES		0	0	0
(6.)	WASTE LAND		0	0	0
(7.)	SETTLEMENTS		0	0	0
TOTAL			614.69	0	614.69

15. Details of Land Usage (Post-Mining)
S. No.	LAND USE	Other LAND USE	Plantation (ha)	Water Body (ha)	Public Use (ha)	Undisturbed (ha)	Total
(1.)	TOP SOIL STORAGE		0	0	0		0
(2.)	VIRGIN AREA		31.76	0	112.92		144.68
(3.)	EXTERNAL OB DUMPS		120	0	17.81		137.81
(4.)	GREEN BELT		8	0	0		8
(5.)	INTERNAL OB DUMPS		0	0	96.9		96.9
(6.)	ROADS		0.5	0	1.5		2
(7.)	Other	Safety Zone	0	0	56.24		56.24
(8.)	BUILT UP AREA (COLONY/OFFICE)		2	0	11		13
(9.)	EXCAVATION/QUARRY		0	156.06	00		156.06
TOTAL			162.26	156.06	296.37	0	614.69

16.

Details of Reclamation:
Total Afforestation Plan shall be Implemented Covering of Mining. This will Include:
(a)External OB Dump(in hectare)	137.81
(b)Internal Dump(in hectare)	96.90
(c)Quarry(in hectare)	252.96
(d)Safety Zone(in hectare)	56.24
(e)Final Void of 156.06 (hectare) at a Depth of 140 meter which is Proposed to be Converted into a Water Body.
(f)Density of Tree Plantation per ha (in no.)	2500
(g)Others in ha (such as Excavation Area along ML Boundary, along Roads and Infrastructure, Embankment Area and in Township Located Outside the Lease etc)	144.68
(h)Total afforestation plant (in hectare)	162.26

17.

Status of progressive Mining Closure Plan:
Copy of Implementation of Various Activities as per Approved Progressive Mine Closure Plan	Copy of Implementation of Various Activities as per Approved Progressive Mine Closure Plan
Any Deviation from the Approved Progressive Mine Closure Plan	No
Total Area Excavated (in hectare)	88.20
Total Area Backfilled after Excavation (in hectare)	0
Total Area Reclaimed (in hectare)	0

18. Details of Actual Coal/ ORE Production vis-a-vis Sanctioned Capacity since the Inception:
S. No.	Financial Year	Sanctioned Capacity as per EC (MTPA)	Sanctioned Capacity as per CTO	Sanctioned Capacity as per approved mining plan	Actual Production	Excess Production Beyond the EC / CTO/ Mining Plan Sanctioned Capacity (MTPA)
(1.)	2019	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0
(2.)	2020	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.99	0
(3.)	2015	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.07	0
(4.)	2016	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.96	0
(5.)	2018	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.60	0
(6.)	2017	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.81	0

S. No.

Item

Details

36.

Details of Court Cases:
(a)Whether there is any Court Cases pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up ?	No

37.

Details of Direction Issued under Environment (Protection) Act / Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)) Act / Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act:
(a)Whether any Direction issued under EPA Act/Air Act/Water Act ?	No

38.

Details of EIA Consultant:
(a)Have you hired Consultant for preparing document?	Yes
(i)Accreditation No.	NABET/EIA/1720/RA 0092
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	CMPDIL
(iii)Address	Gondwana Place, Kanke road, Ranchi 834031
(iv)Mobile No.	6512231850
(v)Landline No.	0651223185
(vi)Email Id	Gmenv.cmpdi@coalindia.in
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Coal Mining
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	01 Oct 2020
(x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET	Copy of Certificate of Accreditation

39.

Documents to be Attached:
(a)Uploaded Copy of EIA/EMP Report	Copy of EIA/EMP Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures) Copy of EIA/EMP(Plans/Figures)
(b)Uploaded Copy of Risk Assessment Report	Copy of Risk Assessment
(c)Uploaded Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan	Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan
(d)Uploaded Copy of Final Layout Plan	Copy of Final Layout Plan
(e)Uploaded Cover Letter	Copy of Cover Letter
(f)Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency	Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency
(g)Uploaded Additional File	Copy of Additional File
(h)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC meeting)	NA

Essential Detail Sought : NIL

Additional Detail Sought:
Sno.	ADS Letter	Remarks	Date of ADS
1.	ADS Reply Letter	Pointwise Action taken report / Detailed Compliance has been prepared and same enclosed for herewith for your kind perusal	03 Apr 2021
2.	NA	The EAC after detailed deliberations observed that there are various issues which required further deliberations and inputs from PP. Further one of non-compliances has been highlighted by Ministry’s Regional Office about Amb River which has been diverted, while as per EC condition the river bank was required to be strengthened through embankment. Also CSR provision, ETP augmentation, GW contamination, cost of conservation plan has not been addressed properly for the proposed project. In view of the non-compliances of earlier EC, the Committee recommends to sought clarification from Project Proponent. Further Committee proposed to issue the SCN to Consultant for submitting incomplete details. EAC desired further compliance on below mentioned observations. (i) PP to submit the Action Taken Report on the non-compliances/partial compliances of existing EC conditions and clarification on diversion of Amb River. (ii) PP should submit the details of Environment Management Plan regarding the commitments made during the Public Hearing. PP shall provide CSR provision with adequate effectiveness of EMP (iii) PP to provide the clarification for ETP expansion in view of additional load due vehicle washing/servicing and justification on ETP capacity with wastewater load from all sources. Accordingly, Water Balance diagram with zero liquid discharge considering no untreated mine water discharged in river (iv) PP needs to recheck Quality of ground water in view of public concern raised near flood area due to embankment. (v) Detailed plan to submit for trees plantation along both the sides of the Butibori-Kanwa PWD road which is passing in between proposed dip side quarry surface and external dump with broad leaves in three years to prevent the effect of air pollution. (vi) PP shall revise the cost of Conservation plan of schedule I species. (vii) PP shall increase the fleet size for transportation of coal along with proper road networks to avoid dust emission and include it as EMP. The proposal is deferred* in above lines*	12 Mar 2021
3.	ADS Reply Letter	As directed, the ATR/Compliance against the observations of EAC has been prepared and enclosed herewith. It is most earnestly solicited that, our above submission may kindly be considered grant of EC to Makardhokra - I OC (Phase-I) with increase in production capacity from 2.00 MTPA to 3.50 MTPA in Land Area of 614.69 ha, located in Umrer Tehsil, Nagpur District, Maharashtra.	17 Feb 2021
4.	NA	*56.3.4* The EAC after deliberation observed various deficiency in filling of Form #2 on PARIVESH Portal and further sought compliance on below mentioned details: · Letter of Member Secretary to MoEF regarding Public Hearing proceedings is not provided or enclosed. · PP shall justify the baseline monitoring conducted during October, 2019 to 15^th January, 2020 and then PH was conducted on 16^th January, 2020. · Permission of CGWA for ground water extraction is still pending since 2017. · PP shall correct details submitted in Form # 2 @ Sr. No.27 regarding R & R, PP states there are 0 villages for R&R however at the end it mentions that R & R yet to start. And @Sr. No.35 (4) Approved Mine lease area is stated as 614.69 ha however approval document enclosed states that total land area is 660.02. · Study the impact of diversion of Shirpur Nallah and accordingly necessary permission from concerned State Water Resource Department shall be submitted. · Fresh/Separate baseline data for Flora & Fauna should be generated instead of using of Dinesh OC (nearby Makardhokra-I). · PP shall clarify why CER is not applicable though the proposal is for expansion from 2 MTPA to 3.5 MTPA there must be additional capital investment for the project · Permission for diversion is required from concerned authority for Butibori-Kanwa PWD road which is passing in between proposed dip side quarry surface and external dump. · PP shall carry out hydro-geological investigations as regards the quality and quantity of water. Impact of mining activity on aquifers and water table considering the project is located near the Makardhokra Reservoir shall also be studied. · PP shall implement separate ETP for the proposed project for HEMM deployed though their maintenance will be contractor’s responsibilities. · PP shall provide necessary mitigation measures as maximum Air quality data of PM10 and PM2.5 is almost close to 100 and 60 respectively at almost all the sites · Mitigation measures to protect residence of Shirpur village should be proposed by PP as rehabilitation of Shirpur village is proposed in Phase – II. · Clarification from District Forest Officer that project does not falls under Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, and Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary and there is no wildlife corridor (Tiger/Elephant). · Site visit may be conducted as early as possible by sub-committee of EAC Keeping in view above points the proposal was deferred* for compliance of the above points*	31 Jul 2020

Undertaking

I hereby give undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to be best of my knowledge and belief. And I am aware that if any part of the data and information found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. In addition to above, I hereby give undertaking that no activity/ construction/ expansion has since been taken up.

Name of Applicant	Kaushik Chakraborty
Designation	G.M (MINING)/ ENVIRONMENT.
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	Western Coalfields Limited
Address	Coal Estate Civil lines, Nagpur-440001