Form-2 APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE S. No. Item Details 1. 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) 3.5 MTPA Pottangi Bauxite Mine by NALCO (b)Name of the Company / Organisation NALCO (c)Registered Address NALCO Bhawan, P-1, Nayapalli,P.O.-RRL, Bhubaneswar,Angul,Orissa-751013 (d)Legal Status of the Company Central PSU (e)Joint Venture No 2. Address for the correspondence: (a)Name of the Applicant Kalikinkar Panda (b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) Executive Director (P&T) (c)Address NALCO Bhawan, P-1, Nayapalli,P.O.-RRL, Bhubaneswar,Khordha,Khordha,Orissa-751013 (d)Pin code 751013 (e)E-mail gm_uecb@nalcoindia.co.in (f)STD Code. 674(f)Telephone No. 2300633 (g)Fax No. (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 3. Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006: (a.I)Project/Activity 1(a) Mining of minerals Minor Activity (b)Category A (c)Proposal Number IA/OR/MIN/69870/2017 (d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window) SW/135930/2020 (e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only) Non-Coal Mining (f)Project Type Fresh EC 4. Location of the Project: (a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Nil (b)Pincode 764039 (c)Bounded Latitudes (North) From Degree 18.575322 Minutes Second From Degree 18.618460 Minutes Second (d)Bounded Longitudes (East) From Degree 82.940374 Minutes Second From Degree 82.997195 Minutes Second (e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No. E44K/14, E44K/15, E44L/2, E44L/3 (f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File Copy of Topo Sheet File (g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL) 1400 (h)Uploaded (kml) File Copy of Kml File       (i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area 5 (j)Seismic Zone 2 5. (a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed 1 (b)Main State of the project Orissa Details of State(s) of the project S. No. State Name District Name Tehsil Name Village Name (1.) Orissa Koraput Pottangi 6. Details of Terms of Reference (ToR): (a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number IA-J-11015/8/2018-IA-II(M) (b)Date of Apply of TOR 07 Dec 2017 (c)Date of Issue of TOR / Standard ToR 28 Jun 2018 (d)Previous TOR Letter Copy of Previous TOR letter 7. 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 : 05 Nov 2019 Copy of advertisement : Copy of Advertisement Copy of Public Hearing : Copy of Public Hearing Date : 17 Dec 2019 Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project : 2 At Pottangi Mini Stadium State : Orissa District : Koraput Tehsil : Pottangi Village : Pottangi 700 Main issues are Infrastructure development, employment opportunities to surrounding local people, CSR implementation, peripheral development Others Addl. District Magistrate 8. Details of Project Configuration/Product:      8.1.       Project Configuration S. No. Plant/Equipment/Facility Configuration Remarks (1.) Open Cast Bauxite Mine 3.5 MTPA      8.2.       Product S. No. Product/Activity (Capacity/Area) Quantity Unit Other Unit Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product (1.) 697.979 Ha 3.5 Others Million Tones per Annum Conveyor Belt 9. 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): Details Not Applicable 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 N/A (iv)Valid Upto N/A (v)File No. NA (vi)Application No. NA (vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date NA 10. Project Cost: (a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores) 1436.9 (b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores) 120 (c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores) 7.18 (d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores) 12 11. Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? Yes d)Inter-State boundaries and international boundaries Yes 12. Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? No 13. Raw Material / Fuel Requirement: (a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel 0 (b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel N/A (c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel 0     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.) EXPLOSIVE 300 Others Million Tons per Annum Local Market Road 200 Others Purchase Agreement from Authorized vendors Copy of Linkage (2.) HSD 200 Kilo Litre per Day Local Market Road,Rail 200 Others Purchase Agreement from Authorized vendors Copy of Linkage 14. Baseline Data : (a)Period of Base Line Data Collection FROM 03 Sep 2018 To 30 Nov 2018 (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.) PM2.5 Micro Gram per Meter Cube 38.2 21.1 38.2 60 (2.) SO2 Micro Gram per Meter Cube 14.2 4.8 14.2 80 (3.) NOx Micro Gram per Meter Cube 23.2 14.3 23.2 80 (4.) Others O3 Micro Gram per Meter Cube 19.4 10.5 19.4 100(8hrs) (5.) PM10 Micro Gram per Meter Cube 55.4 35.8 55.4 100     14.2.     No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 8 S. No. Criteria Pollutants Other Criteria Pollutants Heavy Metal Unit Other Unit Maximum Value Minimum Value Desirable Limit Maximum Permissible Limit (1.) pH NA 7.4 6.5 8.5 0 (2.) Chlorides mg/l 254 10 250 1000 (3.) Fluoride mg/l 1.8 0.5 1 1.5 (4.) Others Cu mg/l 0.05 0.05 0.05 0 (5.) TSS mg/l 0 0 100 100 (6.) TDS mg/l 850 65 500 2000 (7.) Total Hardness mg/l 408 36 200 600 (8.) Heavy Metals Pb mg/l 0.01 0.01 1 0     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.) pH NA 7.7 7.6 B (2.) DO mg/l 5.4 5.2 B (3.) COD mg/l 42 35 D (4.) BOD mg/l 12 8 D     14.4.     No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 8 S. No. Parameter Unit Maximum Value Minimum Value Prescribed Standard (1.) Leq(Day) A-weighted decibels(dB(A)) 58.1 42.1 55 (2.) Leq(Night) A-weighted decibels(dB(A)) 44.1 40.2 45     14.5.     No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 9 S. No. Parameter Unit Other Unit Maximum Value Minimum Value (1.) pH 7.1 6.4 (2.) N(Nitrogen) Kilogram per hectare 345 157 (3.) P(Phosphorus) Kilogram per hectare 35.8 12.1 (4.) K(Potassium) Kilogram per hectare 376 22 (5.) Electric Conductivity Others micromohs/cm 193 120 14.6. Details of Ground Water Table: (a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) From 1.3 To 7.64 (b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) From 0.4 To 5.89 (c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ? No      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.) GroundWater 700 3.5 Not Appliacble Pipeline Intake Well 21-4/2509/OR/MIN/2020 05 Jul 2020 700 15.1. (a)Whether Desalination is proposed No     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.) Industrial 104 125 STP Reuse within the Plant & Recycling,Green Belt Renewal Plant,Others Dust suppression 100 4 16.1. (a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day) 104 (b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day) 4 (c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day) 100     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.) Domestic waste Municipal Solid Waste 13.8 Tons 5 Road Authorized Recyclers (2.) STP sludge Others Sludge 4.2 Tons 0 Road Others Used as a Manure for Greenbelt 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.) SO2 Microgram per Meter Cube 14.2 0.5 0.03 14.23 80 (2.) PM10 Microgram per Meter Cube 55.4 0.5 6.1 61.51 100 (3.) NOx Microgram per Meter Cube 23.2 0.5 5.5 28.71 80 (4.) PM2.5 Microgram per Meter Cube 0 0.5 0 1 60     18.2.     Stack Details S. No. Source Fuel Stack Height(m) Stack Diameter(m) Pollutants Other Pollutants Emission (GLS) (1.) 1500 kVA DG set HSD 30 0.3 SO2 0.051 (2.) 1500 kVA DG set HSD 30 0.3 NOx 1.69 19. Power Requirement: (a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA)) 4460 (b)Source Captive Power Generation from Alumina Refinary, Da (c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement Not Applicable (d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets) DG set (e)Stack Height (in m) 30 20. Land Ownership Pattern: (a)Forest Land (ha.) 697.979 (b)Private Land (ha.) 0 (c)Government Land (ha.) 0 (d)Revenue Land (ha.) 0 (e)Other Land (ha.) 0     Total Land (ha.) 697.979 21. Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha: (a)Agriculture Area (ha.) 0 (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.) 697.979 (h)Mangroves (ha.) 0 (i)Marine Area (ha.) 0 (j)Others (ha.) : None 0     Total (ha.) 697.9790     22.     Land requirement for various activities S. No. Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others Others Land Requirement (ha.) Remarks (1.) Built Up Area 28.33 (2.) Green belt 284.11 Including Safety zone (3.) Others Power corridor, conveyor belt and roads 30.769 Power corridor, conveyor belt and roads (4.) Quarry Area 354.77 Mining & Backfilling Total (ha.) 697.979 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.) ESAs None 0 None within the study area (2.) WLS None 0 None within the study area (3.) NPA None 0 None within the study area (4.) Wildlife Corridors None 0 None within the study area (5.) Corridors None 0 None within the study area (6.) Critically Polluted Area None 0 None within the study area (7.) ESZs None 0 None within the study area     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 Rallagedda 9.1 South (2.) Archaeological Sites None 0 None within the study area (3.) Defence Installations None 0 None within the study area 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? Yes (a)Forests Clearance Status Under Process(Stage-II) (b)Legal Status of Forest Land Govt. Land 25. Tree Cutting: (a)No. of Trees Cut for the Project (if Forest Land not Involved) 0 (b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees Not Applicable 26. Land Acquisition Status: (a)Acquired Land(Ha) 697.98 (b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha) 0 (c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired 0 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 Completed 28. Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species: (a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ? Yes (i)Details of Schedule-I Species Peacock (Pavo cristatus) (b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ? Yes (i)Uploaded copy of conservation plan Copy of conservation plan (ii)Fund Provision made 1,00,000 (iii)Period of Implementation 3 (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 ? No (b)Whether there is Diversion Required ? No (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 Kunduli River (ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area North (iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area 3.5 31. Manpower Requirement: (a)Permanent Employment-During Construction 0 (b)Permanent Employment-During Operation 229 (c)Temporary Employment- During Construction 0 (d)Temporary Employment- During Operation 0 (e)No. of working days 350 (f)Total Manpower 229 32. Green Belt in Ha: (a)Total Area of Green Belt 284.11 (b)Percentage of Total Project Area 40.70 (c)No. of Plants to be Planted 101750 (d)Funds Allocated for Plantation 3000 (e)Uploaded Green Belt plan Copy of Green Belt Plan     33.         Project Benefits S. No. Type of Project Benefits Details of Project Benefits (1.) Environmental Prevent illegal mining (2.) Social Development of Physical and social infrastructure (3.) Financial Employment generation    34.   CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable    35.   Sector Specific Details For Non-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.) Bauxite Major 2. Mine Capacity in ROM (Run of Mine) 3.5 MTPA 3. 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 4. Mining Plan: (a)Approval Letter No. MP/FM/13-ORI/BHU/2018-19 (b)Date of Approval 27 Jul 2018 (c)Approved Letter Copy of Approved Letter (d)Approved By State Mining and Geology Department IBM (e)Approved Mining Lease Area 697.979 (f)Approved Capacity 3.5 5. Technical Details: (a)Total Geological Reserves (Million Ton) 111.794 (b)Mineable Reserves (Million Ton) 110.400 (c)Extractable Reserves(Million Ton) 110.400 (d)Percent(%) of Extraction 98.7 (e)Grade of Coal /Ore /Mineral 45.6 (f)Stripping Ratio 1 : 0.12 (g)Category of Gaseousness (Only for Coal Mining, Others may Write NA) NA (h)Average Gradient(Degree) 45 (i)Mining Method Opencast (j)Life of Mine (Years) 32 years 6. 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 7. Details of Seams: (a)Whether details of seam applicable No 8. Details of Mining Lease: (a)Mining Lease Area (in Hectare) 697.979 (b)Whether obtained Letter of Intent (LOI) from the state government ? Yes (i)Copy of Letter of Intent Copy of Letter of Intent (ii)Date of issue of LOI 14 May 2018 (iii)Validity of LOI 50 (iv)Reference No. of LOI 3794/SM, Bhubaneswar (c)Whether Lease Deed Executed ? No (i)Reason thereof Applied (d)Whether Lease Deed Renewed ? No (i)Reason thereof Not Applicable 9. OB (Over Burden) Management: (a) Details of External Dumps: (i)No. of OB Dumps 0 (ii)Total Area (in Hectare) 0 (iii)Height (in meter) 0 (iv)Quantity (in Million Cubic meter) 0 (v)No. of year back fill up 0 (b) Details of Internal Dumps: (i)No. of Internal Dumps 1 (ii)Total Area (in Hectare) 5.23 (iii)Height (in meter) 16 (iv)Quantity (in Million Cubic meter) 671050 10. Details of Topsoil Management: (a)Quantity of Topsoil excavated during the entire life of the mine (in Million Cubic metre) 267560 (b)Quantity of Topsoil proposed for utilization for reclamation during the entire life of the mine (in Million Cubic metre) 267560 (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) 46.113 (b)Depth (in meter) 40 (c)Volume (in Million Cubic meter) 9913200 12. Details of Quarry: (a)Final Void of 46.113 (hectare) at a Depth of 40 meter which is Proposed to be Converted into a Water Body. (b)Total Quarry Area (ha) 46.113 13. Details of Transportation: (a)In Pit/Underground to Surface shovel/Loaders (b)Surface to Siding/Loading Dumpers (c)Transportation / Conveyor Details Over land Conveyor belt system      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.) SURFACE WATER BODIES 0 0 0 (2.) WASTE LAND 0 0 0 (3.) FOREST LAND 697.979 0 697.979 (4.) AGRICULTURE LAND 0 0 0 (5.) SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 (6.) OTHERS(Specify) None 0 0 0 (7.) GRAZING LAND 0 0 0 TOTAL 697.979 0 697.979      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.) ROADS 0 0 16.150 16.15 (2.) EXCAVATION/QUARRY 0 0 46.113 46.113 (3.) TOP SOIL STORAGE 0 0 2.390 2.39 (4.) VIRGIN AREA 0 0 550.597 550.597 (5.) EXTERNAL OB DUMPS 0 0 0 0 (6.) INTERNAL OB DUMPS 0 0 2.840 2.84 (7.) GREEN BELT 23.40 0 0 23.4 (8.) Other Mineral Separation Plant, Power Corridor 0 0 22.63 22.63 (9.) BUILT UP AREA (COLONY/OFFICE) 0 0 33.859 33.859 TOTAL 23.4 0 674.579 0 697.979 16. Details of Reclamation: Total Afforestation Plan shall be Implemented Covering of Mining. This will Include: (a)External OB Dump(in hectare) 0 (b)Internal Dump(in hectare) 5.23 (c)Quarry(in hectare) 46.113 (d)Safety Zone(in hectare) 23.40 (e)Final Void of 22.713 (hectare) at a Depth of 40 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) 0 (h)Total afforestation plant (in hectare) 23.40 17. Status of progressive Mining Closure Plan: Details Not Applicable      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.) 2020 0 0 0 0 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/1922/RA0140 (ii)Name of the EIA Consultant Ramky Enviro Services Private Limited. (iii)Address Ramky Grandiose, Ramky Towers Complex, Gachibowli, Hyderabad (iv)Mobile No. 9000604455 (v)Landline No. 0402301500 (vi)Email Id drchakradhar@ramky.com (vii)Category of Accreditation A (viii)Sector of Accreditation Non-Coal Mining (ix)Validity of Accreditation 21 May 2022 (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: Sno. EDS Letter Remarks Date of EDS 1. NA On examination of the proposals, the following observations were made 1) Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application is not proper. Also applicant is different than the signatory in covering letter. 2) PP did not upload the copy of advertisement given in both the news paper,3) Green Belt development plan over the life of mine is not mentioned, 4) Accreditation of consultant is required for period during which study was conducted till date, 5) Incremental concentration of for PM 2.5 in control and worst case is not provided,6) Proof of submission for withdrwal of water is not submitted, 7) There is one schedule-1 species mentioned in EIA Report but in Form-2 it has mentioned as nil, 8) PP did not submit the authenticated list of flora & fauna in core and buffer zone from competent authority, in case there is schedule-1 species then conservation plan needs to be submitted along with its proof of submission to CWLW. You requested to submit the reply for the above observation for further consideration 01 Apr 2020 2. NA On examination of the proposals, the following observations were made 1) Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application is not proper. Also applicant is different than the signatory in covering letter. 2) PP did not upload the copy of advertisement given in both the news paper,3) Green Belt development plan over the life of mine is not mentioned, 4) Accreditation of consultant is required for period during which study was conducted till date, 5) Incremental concentration of for PM 2.5 in control and worst case is not provided,6) Proof of submission for withdrwal of water is not submitted, 7) There is one schedule-1 species mentioned in EIA Report but in Form-2 it has mentioned as nil, 8) PP did not submit the authenticated list of flora & fauna in core and buffer zone from competent authority, in case there is schedule-1 species then conservation plan needs to be submitted along with its proof of submission to CWLW. You requested to submit the reply for the above observation for further consideration 01 Apr 2020 3. NA The correction have been made as per the instruction received 06 Jul 2020 4. NA i) Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making the application is not correct rather covering letter was uploaded, ii) clear copy of Topo Sheet is to be uploaded as the same is not readable on zooming, iii) village name is not mentioned in the Form-II, iv) written comments in the PH is not translated to English, v) it has mentioned that 700 persons attend the PH but attendance sheet is only for 30-40 persons, iv) copy of application to obtain NOC from CGWA for withdrawal of water is not uploaded, v) how a stack height of 30 meters is maintained in DG set drawing and guidelines for the same needs to be submitted, vi) ESZ is mentioned within 1.5 km but protected area within 10 KM is nil the same needs to be verified, vii) FC application is mentioned as yet to be submitted in Form-II, the same is required to be provided/corrected, viii) tree cutting is mention as Nil justification for the same needs to be submitted, ix) environmental benefit is mentioned as prevention of illegal mining what about other environmental benefits of the project, x) mineral separation plant is mentioned in Form-II but the application is made only for schedule 1 (a) and even in the ToR and Form-1 there is no mention of benificiation plant. How it was added without obtaing the ToR for the same , xi) post mining land use needs to be checked, xii) list of Schedule-1 Species duly authenticated by Forest Dept. is not submitted by PP. The conservation plan needs to be prepared for Schedule-1 species as per the authenticated list and proof of its submission to CWLW needs to be submitted. Conservation plan should clearly mention the activities to be carried out and budget for the same, xiii) Complete original test report is not uploaded. 16 Jul 2020 5. NA The correction have been made as per the instruction received 30 Aug 2020       Additional Detail Sought : NIL 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 Kalikinkar Panda Designation Executive Director (P&T) Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here) NALCO Address NALCO Bhawan, P-1, Nayapalli

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