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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

&

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

FOR

ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE AS PER EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006

SHIVANI OC (Wani North Area, WCL)

(Production capacity – 1.25 MTPA (Normative); 1.4375 MTPA (Peak)) (Land Area 780.00 ha)

(PREAPRED AS PER TOR J (PREAPRED AS PER TOR J (PREAPRED AS PER TOR J (PREAPRED AS PER TOR J –––– 11015//201211015//201211015//201211015//2012---- IA.II (IA.II (IA.II (IA.II (M) dated 23.03.2012)M) dated 23.03.2012)M) dated 23.03.2012)M) dated 23.03.2012)

MARCH-2014 Prepared by

CENTRAL MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN INSTITUTE LIMTED (CMPDIL)

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SUBMISSION

This Environmental impact assessment (EIA) / Environmental Management

Plan (EMP) has been prepared based on the Terms of Reference (TOR)

issued by MOEF vide its letter no J – 11015//2012- IA.II (M) dated

23.03.2012. The copy of the TOR has been enclosed as Annexure – I.

This Environmental impact assessment (EIA)/ Environmental Management

Plan (EMP) also contains the compliance of Public Consultation/ Public

Hearing conducted by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) as per

EIA Notification, 2006 on 23.10.2013.The proceeding of Public Hearing has

been attached at Annexure – III.

CONTENTS

SL.NO CHAPTER NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

1. COMPLIANCE OF TOR DATED 30.05.2011 CTOR – i to CTOR – xii

2. EIA/EMP 1 - 176

Chapter – I Introduction 1-3

Chapter – II Project Description 4-20

Chapter – III Description of Environment 21-89

Chapter –IV Anticipated Environmental Imapacts & Mitigation Measures

90-119

Chapter – V Environmental Monitoring Programme

120

Chapter – VI Additional Studies 121-130

Chapter – VII Project Benefits 131

Chapter - VIII Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis

132

Chapter – IX Environmental Management Plan

133-135

Chapter – X Summary & Conclusion 136-161

Chapter – XI Disclosure of Consultants Engaged

162-172

LIST OF PLATES

SL.NO PLATE No. PARTICULARS

1. I Location Plan 2. II Index plan showing drainage in core and buffer

zone 3. III Index plan showing main features in core and buffer

zone (10 KM) 4. IV Index plan showing main features in core and buffer

zone (3 KM) 5. V Cover Map Showing Land Use Pattern with Satellite

Imagery in Core & Buffer Zone (10 KM) 6. VI Khasra pl

+n / Revenue Plan

7. VII Topographical and Geological plan

8. VIII Floor Contour Plan

9. IX Quarry and surface layout plan

10. X Post Mining Land Use Plan

11. XI PR Scenario (transverse and longitudinal sections of quarry and external dump )

12. XII Future Scenario (transverse and longitudinal sections of quarry and external dump )

13. XIII Index plan showing AAQMS in core and buffer zone (10 KM)

LIST OF ANNEXURES

SL.NO Annexure – No. PARTICULARS 1. I TOR issued by MoEF vife letter no. 2. II Proforma for Environmental Appraisal of Mining

Projects 3. III Copy of the Minutes of Public Hearing 4. IV Details of CSR work of Wani North Area 5. V Copy of Board Approval 6. VI Copy of Flaura Fauna Study

SUBMISSION FOR GRANT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE UNDER EIA NOTIFICATION 2006

The proposed Shivani OC mine mine is a part of the Wardha Valley Coalfield. The area falls in the Wani

tehsil of Yeotmal district of Maharashtra State and is located about 20 km north of Wani Township.

The Project Report of Shivani OC was approved by WCL Board and FORM – I was prepared and

submitted to MoEF for TOR. Ministry of Environment & Forests has issued Terms of Reference (TOR)

vide letter dated 23.03.2012. As directed in the TOR, this draft Environment Impact Assessment &

Environmental Management Plan has been prepared as per generic structure of the EIA Notification,

2006 for submission to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for conduction of Public Hearing.

PROPOSAL:

The mines of WCL are under constant pressure to meet the increasing demand of non-coking coal

for power houses and other bulk consumers from Western as well as Southern part of country. The

existing Shivani OC project is located in Wardha Valley Coalfield. of WCL. The justification of this mine

for proposed expansion has been studied in the light of estimated demand for non-coking coal from

power sector in Maharashtra and production forecast from existing, completed and ongoing projects of

WCL. Moreover this mine is in operation of there will be no problem in marketing because existing

costumers may continue to lift coal from this mine

An EIA/EMP report has been formulated for production capacity of 1.25 MTPA (Normative);

1.4375 MTPA (Peak)) (Land Area 780.00 ha) (PREAPRED AS PER TOR J – 11015//2012- IA.II (M)

dated 23.03.2012) and the same has been approved by WCL Board. Based on the approved PR,

the Form – 1 with EIA/EMP was submitted to MOEF. EAC meeting for finalization of TOR was

held.The Terms of Reference has since been issued by MOEF vide its letter J-11015//2012-

IA.II(M) dated 23/03/2012.This EIA/EMP has been prepared in compliance of the aforesaid TOR

for submission to MOEF after completion of Public Hearing on 23.10.2013 conducted by

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for obtaining Environmental Clearance as per EIA

Notification,2006.

Compliance of

TOR

SHIVANI OC WANI NORTH AREA

Western Coalfields Limited

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Shivani OC Project COMPLIANCE OF TERMS OF REFERENCE

Ref.:- MOEF’s letter no. J-11015//2012-IA.II(M) dated 23/03/2012 i) An EIA-EMP Report should be prepared for Shivani Opencast Coalmine Project for a peak capacity of 1.25 MTPA normative and 1.4375 MTPA peak in ML area of 780 ha addressing the impacts of mineral transportation and issues of impacts on hydrogeology, plan for conservation of flora/fauna and afforestation / plantation programme based on the generic structure specified in Appendix III of the EIA Notification 2006. Baseline data collection can be for any season except monsoon. Compliance - The EIA/EMP report has been prepared for a 1.25 MTPA normative and 1.4375 MTPA peak in ML area of 780 ha addressing the impacts of mineral transportation and issues of impacts on hydrogeology, plan for conservation of flora/fauna and afforestation / plantation programme based on the generic structure specified in Appendix – III of the EIA Notification, 2006. The baseline data on micrometeorology, Ambient air quality, Noise level, Water / Waste water quality and soil quality collected during Pre Monsoon Season (1st April 2013 to 30th June 2013) and the same has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP. ii) The EIA-EMP Report should also cover the impacts and management plan for the project specific activities on the environment of the region and the environmental quality – air, water, land, biotic community etc. through collection of baseline data and information, generation of baseline data on impacts for 1.25 MTPA normative and 1.4375 MTPA peak of coal production based on approval of project / mining plan. Compliance - The EIA/EMP report has been prepared for 1.25 MTPA normative and 1.4375 MTPA (peak) rated capacity in a total ML area of 780 ha and covering the impacts and management plan for the project specific activities on the environment of the region, and the environmental quality – air, water, land, biotic community etc., considering the impacts for 1.25 MTPA of coal production based on approved project/mining plan. The details are given in Chapter – III & IV. iii) A map specifying locations of the State, District and Project locations. Compliance - The details are given in Plate No. 1 Location plan. iv) A study area map of the core zone and 10 km area of the buffer zone (1:50,000 scale) clearly delineating the major topographical features such as the land use, surface drainage of rivers/streams/nalas/canals, locations of human habitations, major construction including railways, roads, pipelines, major industries/mines and other polluting sources. In case of ecologically sensitive areas such as Biosphere Reserves/ National Parks/ WL Sanctuaries/ Elephant Reserves, forests (Reserved/Protected), Migratory corridors of fauna, and areas where endangered fauna and plants of medicinal and economic importance found in the 15 km area of the buffer zone should be given. Compliance - A Study area map of the core zone and 10 km area of the buffer zone delineating the major topographical features such as the land use, drainage, locations of habitats, major constructions including railways, roads, pipelines, major industries/mines and other polluting sources has been attached in the report as Plate–II (showing main drainage) & Plate–III (showing surface features). It may be mentioned here that there is no migratory corridors of fauna, as well as no endangered fauna and plants of medicinal and economic importance are found in the study area.

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v) Land use map (1:50,000 scale) based on a recent satellite imagery of the study area may also be provided with explanatory note of the land use. Satellite imagery per se is not required. Compliance - The land use map based on a recent satellite imagery of the study area with explanatory note of the land use is attached in the final EIA/EMP.The land involved in project is mostly agricultural land and there is no forestland involved in the project and has been attached as Plate – V vi) Map showing the core zone delineating the agricultural land (irrigated and un-irrigated, uncultivable land (as defined in the revenue records), forest areas (as per records), along with other physical features such as water bodies, etc should be furnished. Compliance - A map showing the core zone and the surrounding area of 3 km of the within the buffer zone has been attached at Plate–III. A map showing the topographical features in the Core Zone along with the agricultural land, forest areas in the core zone has been attached herewith as Plate–VII. vii) A counter map showing the area drainage of the core zone 2 – 5 km of the buffer zone (where the water courses of the core zone ultimately join the major rivers/streams outside the lease/ project area) should also be indicated as a separate map. Compliance – The Topographical Plan of the site showing all the details has been enclosed as Plate- VII. viii) A detailed Site plan of the mine showing the various proposed break-up of the land for mining operations such as the quarry area, OB dumps, green belt, safety zone, buildings, infrastructure, CHP, ETP, Stockyard, township/colony (within and adjacent to the ML), undisturbed area and if any, in topography such as existing roads, drains/natural water bodies are to be left undisturbed along with any natural drainage adjoining the lease and modification thereof in terms of construction of embankments / bunds, proposed diversion/rechannelling of the water courses, etc. approach roads, major haul roads, etc. Compliance – The Quarry and Surface Layout Plan of the site showing all the details has been enclosed as Plate- IX. ix) Map showing the complete route of mineral transportation from mine face to end users indicating the extent of transport in km by road, conveyors, rail, etc. Compliance – Details has been enclosed as Plate- IX. x) In case of any proposed diversion of nalas/canal/river, the proposed route of diversion/ modification of drainage and their realignment, construction of embankment etc should also be shown on the map. Similarly if the project involves diversion of road / railway line passing through the ML / project area, the proposed route of diversion and its realignment should be shown. Compliance – No diversion in proposed project. xi) Similarly if the project involves diversion of road / railway line passing through the ML / project area, the proposed route of diversion and its realignment should be shown. Compliance – No diversion in proposed project.

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xii) Break-up of lease/project area as per different land uses and their stage of acquisition Compliance – LAND REQUIREMENT

Out of the total requirement of 780 ha land, the tenancy land and government land to be acquired are

708.60 ha and 41.40 ha respectively. The rate for tenancy land & government land has been

considered as Rs. 2.15 lakh/ha for economic evaluation of the project.The total project area of proposed

Shivani OC mine is 780.00 ha which is detailed below:

Table 1:- Land use Table for Shivani OC Mine S.N. LAND USE Within ML

Area (ha) Outside ML Area (ha)

Total

1 Agricultural land 708.60 30.00 738.60 2 Forest land Nil Nil Nil 3 Waste land/Govt land 39.08 Nil 39.08 4 Grazing land Nil Nil Nil

5 Surface water bodies Nil Nil Nil

6 Settlements 2.32 Nil 2.32 7 Others (specify) Nil Nil Nil Total 750.00 30.00 780.00

xiii) Break-up of lease/project area as per mining operations. Compliance – The details are as given below LAND USE FOR MINING OPERATIONS The total land required for the project is 780 ha the land use for mining operations are tabulated below: Table 2:- Land use for mining operations for Shivani OC Mine

Sl.No. Particulars Total Area (ha) 1. Quarry Area 214.00 2. Embankment 42.00

3. External OB dump 250.85 4. Road/Infrastructure 30.00

5. Area needed for rationalization and blasting zone 213.15 6. Colony 15.00 7. Land for Shivani village Rehablitation 15.00 Total Land 780.00

xiv) Impact of changes in the land use due to the start of the combined project since much of the land being acquired is agricultural land / forest land /grazing land. Compliance: - The land use Pattern during the mine life is given in Table 2, (point xiii of Compliance of

TOR), (Land use for mining operations for Shivani OC Mine)

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xv) Collection of one-season (non-monsoon) primary base-line data on environmental quality – air (PM10, PM2.5, RSPM, SOx NOx and heavy metals such as Hg,Pb,Cr,As etc.), noise, water (surface and groundwater), soil along with one season met data coinciding with the same season for AAQ collection period. Compliance – The baseline data has been collected for various environmental components such as,

Air, Water, Noise and Soil for Shivani OC mine. Baseline data collection has been carried out within 10

KM radius from the boundary of the core zone during (1st April 2013 to 30th June 2013) (Pre-monsoon

Season). The statutory guidelines and practices with present norms for coal mine projects have been

followed during the baseline data generation/ collection. The drawn based on the baseline data collected

at core and buffer zone area are given below:

i) Ambient air quality parameters viz., PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, and all heavy metals are well within

the NAAQ standards 2009 prescribed by CPCB.

ii) The quality of ground water in and around the project site are exceeding the IS: 10500-1991

desirable limit. The observed values were well within the permissible limit of IS: 10500-1991. The

quality of one surface water of Wartha River found to be good and well within the IS 2296 Norms.

iii) The Noise levels in residential area in respect of buffer zone and Industrial area in respect of

core zone are within the norms of IS: 4954 - 1986.

iv) The soil quality in the project area appears to be good and would support vegetation after

suitable reclamation measures.

The details have been given in Chapter – III. xvi) Map of the study area (1:50,000 scale) (core and buffer zone clearly delineating the location of various stations superimposed with location of habitats, other industries/mines, polluting sources. The number and location of the stations in both core zone should be selected on the basis size of lease area/project area, the proposed impacts in the downwind (air)/downstream (surface water)/groundwater regime (based on flow). One station should be in the upwind/upstream/non-impact/non-polluting area as a control station. The monitoring should be as per CPCB guidelines and parameters for water testing for both ground water and surface water as per ISI standards and CPCB classification wherever applicable. Values should be provided based on desirable limits. Compliance – A map showing study area (core and buffer zone) clearly delineating the location of various stations superimposed with location of habitats, other industries/mines, polluting sources has been attached as Plate – XIII. The number and location of the stations in both core zone have been selected on the basis OF size of lease area / project area, the proposed impacts in the downwind (air) / downstream (surface water) /

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groundwater regime (based on flow). One station has been in the upwind / upstream / non-impact / non-polluting area as a control station. The monitoring will be as per CPCB guidelines and parameters for water testing for both ground water and surface water as per ISI standards and CPCB classification wherever applicable. xvii) Study on the existing flora and fauna in the study area (10 km) carried out by an institution of relevant discipline and the list of flora and fauna duly authenticated separately for the core and buffer zone and a statement clearly specifying whether the study area forms a part of the migratory corridor of any endangered flora and fauna. If the study area has endangered flora and fauna or if the area is occasionally visited or used as a habitat by schedule – I fauna or if the project falls within 15 km of an ecologically sensitive area or used as a migratory corridor then a comprehensive conservation plan should be prepared and and submitted with EIA – EMP Report and comments from the CWLW of the State Govt. also obtained and furnished. Compliance – The details of flora and fauna in the core and buffer zone has been given in Chapter – III. There is no endangered flora and fauna in the Core as well as in the buffer Zone. xviii) Details of mineral reserves, geological status of the study area and the seams to be worked, ultimate working depth and progressive stage-wise working scheme until end of mine life should be reflected on the basis of the approved rated capacity and calendar plans of production from the approved Mining Plan. Geological maps and sections should be included. The progressive mine development and Conceptual Final Mine Closure Plan should also be shown in figures. Compliance – The details of mineral reserves, geological status of the study area and the seams to be worked, ultimate working depth and progressive stage-wise working scheme until end of mine life has been reflected on the basis of the approved rated capacity and calendar plans of production from the approved Mining Plan in Chapter - II. Geological maps have also been included as Plate – VII. Progressive mine development and Conceptual Mine closure Plan is also shown in Plate- X, XI & XII and discussed in Chapter V xix) Details of mining methods, technology, equipment to be used etc. rationale for selection of that technology and equipment proposed to be used vis-à-vis the potential impacts. Compliance – The details of mining methods, technology, and equipments to be used etc. rationale for selection of that technology and equipment proposed to be used has been discussed in Chapter – II. xx) Impact of mining on hydrology, modification of Natural drainage, diversion and channeling of the existing rivers/water courses flowing through the ML and adjoining the lease/project and the impact on the existing users and impacts of mining operations thereon. Compliance – The detailed hydrogeological assessment has been incorporated in Chapter-III and the impact assessment has been incorporated in Chapter-IV along with hydrographs. xxi) Detailed water balance should be provided. The break up of water requirement for the various mine operations should be given separately. Compliance – As desired the detailed water balance in the study area has been given in Chapter – III. xxii) Source of water for use in mine, sanction of the competent authority in the State Govt. and impacts vis-à-vis the competing users.

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Compliance – Source of water in use in the mine is mine pumped out water. The details of competing user have been given in Chapter – III. xxiii) Impact of mining and water abstraction use in mine on the hydrogeology and groundwater regime within the core zone and 10 km buffer zone including long-term modeling studies on. Details of rainwater harvesting and measures for recharge of groundwater should be reflected in case there is a declining trend of groundwater availability and/or area falls within dark/grey zone. Compliance – The impact on ground water due to abstraction of mine water covering core and Buffer Zone has been discussed in detail in Chapter – III & IV. xxiv) Impact of blasting, noise and vibrations. Compliance – The impact of blasting, noise and vibrations have been discussed in detail in Chapter – IV. xxv) Impacts of mining on the AAQ, predictive modeling using the ISCST-3 (Revised) or latest model. Compliance – The impact of mining on the AAQ has been discussed in details in Chapter – IV considering the baseline ambient air quality scenario as well as routine monitoring data of the existing project and it is anticipated that impact will be insignificant. The AAQ modeling using AERMOD (Model- 8.2.0) is carried out and incorporated in the Chapter IV. xxvi) Impacts of mineral Transportation- within and outside the lease/project along with flow-chart indicating the specific areas generating fugitive emissions. Impacts of Transportation, handling, transfer of minerals and waste on air quality, generation of effluents from workshop, management plan for maintenance of HEMM, machinery, and equipment. Details of various facilities to be provided in terms of parking, rest areas, canteen and effluents/pollution load from these activities. Compliance – Regarding use of mechanically covered trucks for coal transportation, it is submitted that, WCL is making all efforts for implementing the same, but it is found that in our country, no such mechanically covered trucks for coal transportation are available commercially. However, WCL has already contacted M/s TATA MOTORS for this purpose. Till such time, strict implementation of covering of coal trucks by properly tied tarpaulin is being adhered to. All other pollution control measures like water spraying, black – topping of roads, plantation on both sides of roads etc are being taken and will continue to be maintained. The impact of mining on the various environmental attributes has been discussed in details in Chapter – IV. Provision of Workshop Effluent Treatment Plant is taken in in report along with recovery and reuse of waste oil/grease. xxvii) Details of waste generation-OB, topsoil-as per the approved calendar programme and their management shown in figures as well as explanatory chapter with tables giving progressive development and mine closure plan, green belt development, backfilling programme and conceptual post mining land use plan. OB dump heights and terracing should be based on slope stability studies with a maximum of 28 0 angle as the ultimate slope. Sections of Dumps (both longitudinal and cross section) with relation to adjacent area should be shown. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – IV. Relevant Table is shown below:

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Table 3: Details waste generation –OB & Top soil Project Total waste

generation (Mm3)

Top soil (Mm3)

Total OB generation (Mm3)

Total OB in Ext. Dump (Mm3)

Total OB Backfilled (Mm3)

Original Project (ha) 171.32 13.00 158.32 106.11 52.21

Expansion Project (ha) (Balance life)

Total (Mm3) 171.32 13.00 158.32 106.11 52.21

xxviii) Progressive Green belt and afforestation plan (both in text, figures as well as in tables prepared by MOEF) and selection of species (local) for the afforestation/plantation programme based on originalsurvey/landuse. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – IV. Rer following tables for plantation details for SHIVANI OC Mine: Table 4.1 –Stage-wise Land use and Reclamation Area (ha)

S.N. Land use category Present (1st year)

5th year 10thyear 15thyear End of mine life

Post mining

1 Backfilled Area (Reclaimed with plantation)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

15.00 (0.00)

55.00 (4.00)

108.00 (24.00)

108.00 (24.00)

2 Excavated Area (Not reclaimed)/void

0.00 40.00 95.00 120.00 106.00 106.00

3 External OB dump (Reclaimed with plantation)

0.00 (0.00)

139.85 (0.00)

154.85 (0.00)

201.00 (36.00)

201.00 (80.00)

201.00 (201.00)

4 Reclaimed Top soil dump 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.85 (49.85)

49.85 (49.85)

49.85 (49.85)

5 Green Built Area (0.00) (8.00) (60.00) (156.00) (220.00) (374.85)

6 Undisturbed area (brought under plantation)

780.00 (0.00)

498.15 (7.14)

413.15 (58.57)

252.15 (98.57)

213.15 (98.57)

213.15 (98.57)

7 Roads (avenue plantation)

0.00 (0.00)

2.21 (0.86)

3.68 (1.43)

3.68 (1.43)

3.68 (1.43)

3.68 (1.43)

8 Area around buildings and Infrastructures

0.00

56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32

9. Embankment area 0.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00

Total 780.00 780.00 780.00 780.00 780.00 780.00

Table 4.2: Stage-wise cumulative plantation

S.N. year Green Belt External Dump Backfilled area Others (undisturbed area/etc.)

Total

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

1 1st year

2 3rd year

3 5th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20000 8.00 20000

4 10th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 150000 60.00 150000

5 15th year 36.00 90000 4.00 10000 100.00 250000 140.00 350000

6 20th year 96.00 240000 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 220.00 550000

7 3 years after end of mining

250.85 587125 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 374.85 897125

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xxix) Conceptual Final Mine closure issues, post mining land use and restoration of land/habitat to pre-mining. A plan for the ecological restoration of the area post mining and for land use should be prepared with detailed cost provisions. Impacts and management of wastes and issues of rehandling (wherever applicable) and backfilling and progressive mine closure and reclaimation. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – IV. Following Post-mining Land use pattern of ML/Project Area (ha) is given in Table 5:

Table 5: Post-mining Land use pattern of ML/Project Area (ha)

S.N. Land use during mining

Land use (ha)

Plantation Water Body

Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump 201.00 - - - 201.00

2 Top soil dump 49.85 - - - 49.85

3 Excavation 24.00 108.00 - 82.00 214.00

4 Roads 1.43 - 2.25 - 3.68

5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32

6 Green Belt - - - - -

7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15

8 Embankment area 42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00

xxx) Flow chart of water balance. Treatment of effluents from workshop, township, domestic wastewater, mine water discharge etc. Details of STP in colony and ETP in mine. Recycling of water to the max. possible extent. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – III. xxxi) Occupational health issues. Baseline data on the health of the population in the impact zone and measures for Occupational health and safety of the personnel and manpower for the mine. Compliance – The details are furnished below:- WCL has full fledged medical set up in all areas to check up and monitor all the Occupational diseases endangering the health of its preciuos workforce. The periodical medical Examination for all workman is compulsory as per Statute. It is carried out once in every five years for each and every worker and proper records are maintained and submitted to Directorate General of Mines Safety as it is a statutory requirement. In case of workers, above 50 years of age and employed in underground mine, this periodical medical Examination is carried out every two and half year’s interval. In Pathakhera Area, under whose administrative control, the mine under consideration is being worked is no exception. All the statutory obligations under the Occupational health are strictly followed. Present set up of Occupational Health Services at WCL: WCL is having Occupational health committee at the corporate (HQ) level as well as at the unit (Area /Project level). At corporate level, the committee consists of the following: -

• Chief General Manager (Safety)

• Chief of Medical Services

• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Incharge of HQ.

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The committee scrutinizes the report of the area every quarter. At Unit level, the committee consists of the following: -

• General Manager (Operations)

• Area Medical Officer

• Area Safety Officer

• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Incharge of Area. The above committee takes the review at area level every month. There are 11 hospitals having PME Centres in the hospitals. The PME Centres are well equipped with Spirometry (Lung Function test), Audiometry (for testing hearing impairment) along with the facilities for X – Ray & other bio – chemical tests. The details are as follows: -

• Periodical Medical Examination(PME) Centres – 11 (Occupational Health Centres)

• Nos. of Doctors engaged in Periodical Medical Examination - 11

• Nos. of Doctors trained in Periodical Medical Examination - 22

• Nos. of X – Ray machines (300 mA) - 9


• Nos. of ILO film Tests - 10

• Nos. of Audiometer units - 7 (4 units are under process of procurement)

• Nos. of Spirometer units - 8 (3 units are under process of procurement)

• Nos. of Pathology Labs - 11

• Nos. of X – Ray technicians - 14

• Nos. of Laboratory Technicians - 22 All the PME Centres are fully computerized. As per the Statute / Mines Act, 1952, all the workers are examined every five years and the disease profile is maintained in PME Centres in different colour codes as given below: -

• Yellow Card – Hypertension

• Green Card – Diabetes

• Red Card - Ischaemic Heart Disease Workers exposed to high decibel machineries i.e. more than 90 decibels and are found to have developed hearing impairment, are subjected to repeated audiometric tests. In suitable cases, as per the recommendation of the Apex Medical Board, the change of job is also suggested and implemented accordingly. In addition, the Welfare Board of WCL time to time makes visits to different area hospitals & PME Centres so as take stock of the ground realities.

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xxxii) Risk Assessment and Disaster Preparedness and Management Plan. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – VII. xxxiii) Integrating in the Env. Management Plan with measures for minimizing use of Natural resources – water, land, energy etc. Compliance – The EIA/EMP has been prepared accordingly. xxxiv) Including cost of EMP (capital and recurring) in the project cost and for progressive and final mine closure plan. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – X. xxxv) Details of R&R. Detailed project specific R&R Plan with data on the existing socio-economic status of the population (including tribals, SC/ST, BPL families) found in the study area and broad plan for resettlement of the displaced population, site for the resettlement colony, alternate livelihood concerns / employment for the displaced people, civic and housing amenities being offered etc. and costs along with the schedule of the implementation of the R&R Plan. Compliance – The details have been discussed in Chapter – VII. xxxvi) CSR Plan along with details of villages and specific budgetary provisions (capital and recurring) for specific activities over the life of the project. Status of CSR activities already carried out in the original project and that proposed for the expansion project. Compliance – CSR Work at Shivani OC, Wani-North is attached as Annexure-IV xxxvii) Public Hearing should cover the details of notices issued in the newspaper, proceedings/minutes of public hearing, the points raised by the general public and commitments made by the proponent should be presented in a tabular form. If the Public Hearing is in the Regional language, an authenticated English Translation of the same should be provided. Status of compliance of issues raised in earlier P.H. Compliance – As directed, these documents have been prepared in accordance with the above and are being submitted to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for conducting Public Hearing as per the laid down procedures of EIA Notification, 2006. Status raised in earlier P.H. is attached as Annexure-III in EIA-EMP report.

xxxviii) In built mechanism of self monitoring of compliance of environmental regulations. Compliance: The inbuilt mechanism for compliance of all statutory requirements has been incorporated in Chapter –X. xxxix) Status of any litigation /court cases filed/ pending on the project. Compliance: There are no such cases pending against this project.

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xxxx) Submission of sample test analysis of Characteristics of coal – this includes grade of coal and other characteristics – ash, S and heavy metals including levels of Hg, As, Pb, Cr etc. Compliance – There is no Forest land and Nala / river diversion in Shivani OC so no clearances from competent authorities are required. xxxxi) Copy of clearances / approvals – such as Forestry clearance, Mining plan approval, NOC from Flood and Irrigation Dept. (if req.) etc. wherever applicable. Compliance: - The same will be incorporated in the final EIA/EMP.

Table No. 6 Forestry Clearance Total ML/Project Area (ha)

Total Forest land (ha)

Date of FC Extent of forest land

Balance of forest land for which FC is yet to be obtained

Status of appl. For diversion of forest land

If more than one, provide details of each FC

780.00 Nil N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Mining Plan approved by WCL Board is attached as Annexure-V

xxxxii) Corporate Environment Responsibilty:

a) The company must have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by the Board of Directors.

b) The Environment Policy must prescribe for standard operating process/procedures to bring into focus any infringements/deviation/violation of the environmental clearance conditions must be furnished.

c) The hierarchical system or administrative Order of the company to deal with environmental issues and for ensuring compliance to deal with environmental issues and for ensuring with the environmental clearance conditions must be furnished.

d) To have proper checks and balances, the company should have awell laid down system of reporting of non-compliances/violations of environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and/or sharehoilders or stakeholders at large.

Compliance: - The same will be incorporated in the final EIA/EMP.

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General Points:-

i) All documents should be properly indexed, page numbered. – Complied. ii) Period/date of data collection should be clearly indicated.- Complied. iii) Authenticated English translation of all material in Regional languages provided/enclosed with the application:- Complied. iv) After the preparation of the draft EIA-EMP Report as per the aforesaid TOR, the proponent shall get the Public Hearing conducted as prescribed in the EIA Notification 2006 and take necessary action for obtaining environmental clearance under the provisions of the EIA Notification 2006.- This EIA/EMP has been prepared accordingly and being submitted for conducting Public Hearing. v) The letter/application for EC should quote the MOEF file No. and also attach a copy of the letter prescribing the TOR. – Complied (attached at Annexure – I). vi) The copy of the letter received from the Ministry on the TOR prescribed for the project should be attached as an annexure to the final EIA-EMP Report.- Complied and attached as Annexure – I. vii) Mining Questionnaire (posted on MoEF website) with all sections duly filled in shall also be submitted at the time of applying for EC. Compliance - This will be complied at the final EIA/EMP stage. viii) The aforesaid TOR has a validity of two years only. Compliance:- Noted The following additional points are also to be noted: i) Grant of TOR does not necessarily mean grant of EC. ii) Grant of TOR/EC to the present project does not necessarily mean grant of TOR/EC to the captive/linked project. iii) Grant of TOR/EC to the present project does not necessarily mean grant of approvals in other regulations such as the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 or the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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SECTION-I

INTRODUCTION CMPDI

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CHAPTER – I

INTRODUCTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION:

The proposed Shivani OC mine is Yekona – II Extension block. The Yekona-II Extension

block assessed in the present report forms the northern part of the Wardha Valley Coalfield.

The presence of coal in this part was earlier proved in scout boreholes drilled by MECL

and based on boreholes drilled upto Dec.'91 a geological note "Status note on exploration

for coal in Manegaon and Yekona area, Wardha Valley Coalfield" was prepared by

MECL in Jan.'92. This discovery of coal provided the necessary impetus to the coal proving

activity in this area. Based on the findings of MECL during 1987 to 1991, two potential

blocks viz. Yekona-I & II were identified by CMPDI for detailed exploration.

Yekona-II Extension Block is located to the west of Yekona-II Block across Wardha River.

The area falls in the Wani tehsil of Yeotmal district of Maharashtra State and is located about

20 km north of Wani Township.

The Yekona –II Extn. Block extends over an area of about 2.7 sq. km (3.5 sq.km. including

Wardha River section). Only one seam (Composite seam) occurs as single section in

Yekona–II Extn. block for the purpose of qualitative and quantitative assessment. The lay and

disposition of composite seam in the block offers opencast proposition.

The Project Report of Shivani OC was approved by WCL Board and FORM – I was prepared

and submitted to MoEF for TOR. Ministry of Environment & Forests has issued Terms of

Reference (TOR) vide letter dated 23.03.2012. As directed in the TOR, this draft Environment

Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plan has been prepared as per generic

structure of the EIA Notification, 2006 for submission to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

for conduction of Public Hearing.

1.1 LOCATIONAL DETAIL: Location of the mine

i. Village : Shivani

ii. Tehsil : Wani

iii. District : Yeotmal

iv. State : Maharashtra

Geographical location

i. Latitude : 20014’05” to 20015’1” N

ii. Longitude : 780 54’23” to 78055’25” E

iii. Topo sheet no : 55- L/15, 55- L/16

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1.2 COMMUNICATION:-

The Block is connected by a 20 km long fair-weather road from Wani Tehsil township towards

south.

The State Highway No.73 joining Wani with district headquarters Yeotmal, passes about 10

km from the project. The Wani town is in turn connected with Nagpur via Warora and Jam

through State Highway No.85. The distance between Nagpur and the proposed Project is

about 165 km.

The nearest railway station is Wani which is located towards south-east of Project at a

distance of 6 km. It is on Majri-Rajur branch of central Railway, the crowfly distance between

Majri and Wani being 15 Kms. Majri railway station is on Delhi-Chennai broad gauge railway

line.

1.3 TOPOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE:-

The entire area is covered with black cotton soil and generally exhibits a gently

undulating topography with general slope towards the central part of the block where an east

– west flowing nallah controls the drainage of the block. This nallah drains into Wardha River

on the east of the block. The topography exhibits rugged and steep terrain in the north and

east along the river bank. The narrow valley created by the east-west flowing nallah also

exhibit steep banks.

The altitude of the area ranges between 188.25 m (Reduced Level of borehole CMWY-167)

and 206.77 m (Reduced Level of borehole CMWY-188) based on borehole data. The

minimum and maximum surface elevation of the area varies between 188 m to 208 m based

on surface contours. Since the HFL data of the proposed block is not available hence the

HFL of adjacent Yekona -II block across Wardha River is considered which is 198m.

1.4 CLIMATE:

The area is characterised by sub-tropical climate. The highest temperature recorded is

48oC during summer season and during winter season the temperature goes down to 100C.

Monsoons are normally active during the period from mid June to mid September. The

annual rainfall generally ranges between 758 mm. to 1839 mm.

1.5 JUSTIFICATION:

The deficit in supply of coal from WCL as a whole is increasing every year. New mines/

projects have to be opened or expansion of existing operating mines has to be done by WCL

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in order to meet the ever increasing demand of coal. There is a deficit in supply of coal from

Wardha Valley Coalfield and therefore a ready market exists for the coal to be produced from

Shivani OC Mine.

In view of the readily available market for coal and huge gap in demand and supply of coal

from WCL and from the Wardha Valley coalfield, the opening of Shivani OC Mine is fully

justified. .

1.6 SOURCES OF DATA

This report has been formulated using various data from the following sources:

Sl.

No.

Type of Data Sources

1 Mining and economic parameters

and other miscellaneous data

PR prepared by CMPDIL and field

data received from Wani North

Area, WCL.

2

Environmental data including

meteorological data, air quality,

dust fall rate, water quality and

noise level data.

Environmental-data generation for

nearby mine of WCL,

Maharashtra.

3 Socio-economic study & Land

use/cover mapping buffer zone.

Census data 2001 & base line

Socio - Economic survey of

nearby mine.

4 Flora and fauna Survey Report prepared by the

competent authority in this field.

5 Surface hydrology and

hydrogeology

CMPDIL, RI- IV, Nagpur.

6 Meteorological data Environmental-data generation for

nearby mine of WCL,

Maharashtra.

7 Land use/cover mapping core

zone.

As per State Govt. Record, data

supplied by the concerned WCL

area office.

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CHAPTER- II

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.0 PROJECT PROFILE

2.1 BACKGROUND

The block assessed in the present report forms a part of the northern part of the Wardha

Valley Coalfield. The presence of coal in this part was earlier proved in scout boreholes

drilled by MECL and based on boreholes drilled upto Dec.'91 a geological note "Status

note on exploration for coal in Manegaon and Yekona area, Wardha Valley Coalfield"

was prepared by MECL in Jan.'92. This discovery of coal provided the necessary impetus

to the coal proving activity in this area. Based on the findings of MECL during 1987 to 1991,

two potential blocks viz. Yekona-I & II were identified by CMPDI for detailed exploration.

The block under report is the western continuity of Yekona –II Block across the Wardha river.

2.2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT

In order to meet the ever-increasing demand for non-coking coal, WCL must expand within

its command area and lead the industry by successfully introducing new and viable

technology for underground and opencast mines. PR of Shivani OC proposes to mine coal

from half incrop to maximum depth of about 175m. The target of the proposed mine is kept

1.25 Mty(Normative), 1.4375 Mty(Peak) for a mine life of 17 years.

2.3 GEOLOGY & STRUCTURE

2.3.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY

Wardha Valley Coalfield is located in the southeastern part of Maharashtra State and is

bounded between Latitudes E 190 30’ and 200 27' and Longitudes N 78o 50' and 790 49'. The

coalfield covers a vast area of around 4000 sq. kms. across the districts of Chandrapur and

Yeotmal in Maharashtra State.

The regional geological sequence of Wardha Valley Coalfield is given in the following

table :


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Regional Geological sequence,

Wardha Valley Coalfield

Age Formation Lithology

Recent Detrital mantle Black cotton soil / sandy soil

Upper Cretaceous to Eocene

Deccan Trap Basalts

---------------------------------------- Unconformity -------------------------------------

Cretaceous Lameta Cherty limestones, chert, silicified sandstone.

---------------------------------------- Unconformity -------------------------------------

Upper Permian to Lower Triassic

Kamthi Red, brown and variegated clays and shale bands.

---------------------------------------- Unconformity -------------------------------------

Middle Permian Motur Medium to fine grained variegated clays and shales.

Lower Permian Barakar Light grey to whitish sandstone with grey shale and coal seams

Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian

Talchir Greenish to grey sandstones, siltstones and shales.

----------------------------------------Unconformity-------------------------------------

Precambrian Vindhyan Greenish to grey sandstone and limestone.

---------------------------------------- Unconformity---------------------------------------

Archaean Metamorphics Gneisses & schists

General Geology of the Block

Yekona-II Extn. Block is located in the northern part of the eastern limb of Wardha Valley

Coalfield. It is located west of Yekona-II Block and is the western continuity across the Wardha

River. The entire area of the block is covered by black cotton soil. Hence, the geological

sequence is deciphered from the sub-surface data generated from the boreholes drilled in

the block.

The geological succession in the block as worked out from the borehole data and the

thickness range of different formations are given in the following Table:


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Geological succession, Yekona-II Extn. Block,

Wardha Valley Coalfield

Age Formation Drilled Thickness Range (m)

Lithology

Minimum Maximum Recent to Sub - Recent

Soil 0.50 (CMWY-184)

16.70 (CMWY-169)

Black cotton soil / sandy soil


Deccan trap 1.50 (CMWY-151)

37.80 (CMWY-150)

Basalt

--------------- Unconformity ------------------------ Upper Permian to Lower Triassic

Kamthi 9.00 (CMWY-150)

42.00 (CMWY-164)

Yellow to brown fine to coarse grained sandstones, shale and clay.

--------------- Unconformity ------------------------ Middle Permian

Motur 47.00 (CMWY-149)

192.00 (CMWY-163)

Fine to medium grained variegated sandstones, clay and shale.

Lower Permian Barakar 21.00 (CMWY-162)

245.32 (CMWY-149)

Grey to white fine to coarse grained sandstones, shale, carbonaceous Shale, shaly coal and coal.


Talchir 4.68 (CMWY-149)

(drilled in only 1 BH)

Grey and greenish shale and sandstone.

2.3.2 Structural setting within the project area

The area under report is covered by thick black cotton soil and Kamthi Formation. Therefore,

the geological structure lay and disposition of coal seam and faults are interpreted on the

basis of sub-surface data obtained from the boreholes drilled by CMPDI.

Dip and Strike

The general strike of the coal seam as determined from the floor contour plans of

Composite Seam is East - West with a tendency to change to NW-SE in the western part of

the project area. However, local variations in the strike have also been observed in the rest

of the area. The dip of the formation is steeper in the central part of the area as compared to

eastern, northern, western and southern parts . The gradient of the seam varies from 1 in

9.25 in central part to 1 in 16.5 in the southern part. In northern part gradient is 1 in 13.


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Localised steeping upto 1 in 7.75 is observed near boreholes CMWY-154 and localised

flattening is observed near borehole no. CMWY-183 in south-western part.

The number of faults and their characteristic features like location, direction, amount of throw

etc in the proposed project area are given below:

Brief Description of faults in the proposed project area

SL. No.

Fault Name

Trend Amount &

direction of throw

EVIDENCES

1. F1 - F1 North SSE

(Amount Not known)

Easterly

This fault is the western boundary of the block. Boreholes CMWY -163 and CMWY -149 located on the upthrown side have not intersected coal seams upto 361.80 m and 325.80 respectively there by marking limit of coal bearing area. As per the regional geological plan, Vindhyan exposures are located about 800 m further west of this fault.

2.

F2 – F2

NW –SE

0 -110 m

due S.W.

1) Abuts with fault F1 in N.W.

and dies out in the S.E. near borehole CMWY -187.

2) Difference in floor reduced

level values between CMWY -162, 164, 186, and 154 on upthrow side and CMWY -168, 159 and 150 on down throw side.

3. F3 – F3

Curvi- linear

Almost E - W

0 - 70 m due

South

1) Abuts against fault F1 in the west and dies out in the east.


level values between CMWY - 183 & 156 on the upthrow side and 184 & 171 on downthrow side.


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SL. No.

Fault Name

Trend Amount &

direction of throw

EVIDENCES

4. F4 – F4 NW -SE

0 -20 m due N.E.

1) This fault extends from the adjacent Yekona-II Block in the east and dies out in the north near CMWY-152.


level values between CMWY -165 & 153 on upthrow side and CMWY -158,169 & 155 on down throw side.

5. F5 – F5 E -W

5 -10 m due

North

1) This fault extends from the adjacent Yekona –II Block in the east and abuts against fault F2 in the west.


level values between CMWY -186, 170, & 166 on the upthrow side and CMWY -151 & 153 on downthrow side.

6. F6 – F6 NW -SE

20 m due N.E.

1) Abuts against F1 in NW and against F2 in SE

2) Difference in floor reduced level values between CMWY-185 & 176 on the up throw side and CMWY-168 & 159 on the downthrow side.

7. F7 – F7 NW -SE

30 m due N.E.

1) Difference of RL in BH No.CMWY-71 in the upthrow block and cmwy-188 in the downthrown side

Presence of dykes, sills (igneous intrusives) etc.

Deccan Trap has been encountered in 6 boreholes in the proposed project area ranging in

thickness from 1.50 m (CMWY -151) to 37.80 m (CMWY -150).


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2.4 MINING DETAILS :- The seam characteristics and the profile of the quarries are as given below in Table:

Sl.No. PARTICULARS TOTAL 1 Area of the Quarry

(a) On floor (ha) 126 (b) On surface (ha) 214 2 Average length (m) 1050 3 Average width (m) (a) At surface 1500 (b) At floor 1400

4 Depth (m) (a) Initial 60 (b) Final 175 5 Gradient of seam 1 in 10 to 1 in 13

6 Average thickness of Composite seam (m)

11.36

7 Average parting between sections (m) NIL

8 Mineable reserves (Mt) 18.90

9 Total OB including access trench (Mm3)

171.32

10 Average SR (m3/t) 9.07 11 Grade/UHV (k.cal./Kg.) E/3649

a. Breakup of Mineable Reserve The Summary of Coal Reserves are tabulated as under :-

Name of Seam

Area Conside

red in Ha.

Thickness

Variation (m)

Geological Reserves

Mt

Geological Losses

Mt

Mining Losses

Mt

Mineable Reserves

Mt

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Composite

Section 126 9.0-12.91 23.33 2.33 2.10 18.90

TOTAL 126 9.0-12.91 23.33 2.33 2.10 18.90

b. Type and Method of Mining Operations :

Type

Method

Opencast

Semi- mechanized (Shovel- Dumper Combination)

Considering flat gradient of seam which falls in the range of 1 in 7.5 to 1 in 14, surface miner

is proposed for extraction of coal in Shivani OC mine. Since gradient is flat, combined seam

thickness is ranging from 17.5m to 20.5m and strike length is ranging from 550m to 1550m,


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hence the target capacity of the proposed Quarry is kept at 3.0Mty. For overburden, keeping

the bench height of 13 m, the width of working and non working benches are kept as 40 m

and 25 m respectively. The mining system as proposed is shown in the Cross-sections.

Haul road would be constructed on the floor of the quarry at a gradient of 1 in 16 with a width

sufficient for dumper/trucks movement, dozer path, drainage and electrification etc.

Flank roads shall be developed on side batter for transport from different horizons.

c. Total Land area : 780.00 ha Land use details;

S.N. LAND USE Within ML Area (ha)

Outside ML Area (ha)

Total

1 Agricultural land 708.60 30.00 738.60 2 Forest land Nil Nil Nil 3 Waste land/Govt land 39.08 Nil 39.08 4 Grazing land Nil Nil Nil 5 Surface water bodies Nil Nil Nil

6 Settlements 2.32 Nil 2.32 7 Others (specify) Nil Nil Nil Total 750.00 30.00 780.00

Post-mining Land use pattern of ML/Project Area (ha)


Land use (ha) Plantation Water

Body Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump

201.00 - - - 201.00

2 Top soil dump 49.85 - - - 49.85 3 Excavation 24.00 108.00 - 82.00 214.00 4 Roads 1.43 - 2.25 - 3.68 5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32 6 Green Belt - - - - - 7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15

8 Embankment area

42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00 Forestry Clearance

Total ML/Project Area (ha)

Total Forest land (ha)

Date of FC If more than one, provide details of each FC

Extent of forest land

Balance of forest land for which FC is yet to be obtained

Status of appl. For diversion of forest land

780.00 Nil N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.


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d. Drilling & Blasting

Drilling pattern in overburden, with a bench height of 10 m, the burden has been assumed as

4.0 m and spacing of 5m. The powder factor of 3.00 m3/kg has been considered for planning

purpose.

For coal depending upon the thickness, bench height of about 10 m is being proposed. For

bench height of 10m, drilling pattern with burden and spacing of 5.0 m & 5.0 m respectively

has been proposed. A powder factor of 7 t/kg has been considered for blasting in coal for

planning purpose. However at the time of operation of mine, drilling parameters have to be

optimized on the basis of actual field trial depending upon joint pattern, bedding plane and

local geology of the blast site and accordingly powder factor for OB & coal may be deviated

after final trial of blasting.

3 Nos. Service Magazines of about 3t capacities has been proposed for catering the

requirement of explosives. This magazine will be constructed near the proposed Chinchala-

Chikalgaon Amalgamated OC mine

e. Shifting of Shivani village –

Shivani village which is on the Eastern rise side of the proposed access trench (shown in

quarry layout plan) is to be shifted & rehabilitated . Rs 21.2369 Crores is proposed for shifting

and rehabilitation of Shivani village.

f. Man Power - The total manpower proposed is 463.

2.5 EQUIPMENT SELECTION, SCOPE OF WORK FOR PARTIAL HIRING OPTION &

CHP:

• The shovel dumper combination technology is best suitable for mines of WCL due

to the lesser strike length of mine and the flexibility provided by this system.

• This option in report is being prepared considering removal & dumping of Top

Overburden excluding 2/3 benches of OB above Coal benches by leasing/out sourcing.

Top Overburden of 2/3 benches above Coal Roof, Coal evacuation, CHP

arrangements, Blasting, surface illumination etc would be done departmentally. Mine

target is 1.25 Mty and Grade of coal is Grade ‘E’ Processed ROM (considering 5 cm

dilution at each contact zone).


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• SCOPE OF WORK PROPOSED TO BE OUTSOURCED

The scope of work include excavation, transport, drilling, dozing of OB excluding 2/3

benches of OB above Coal benches at face & dumps, water spraying and land

reclamation .

• SCOPE OF WORK PROPOSED TO BE DONE DEPATMENTALLY

Top Overburden of 2/3 benches above Coal Roof , Coal evacuation , CHP, Pumping,

Blasting , haul road construction & maintenance and surface illumination would be done

departmentally.

Outsourcing rates

Year Yearwise Top OB (Mm3) Top OB removal rate (Rs /m3)

1 - -

2 - - 3 - - 4 3.00 61.74 5 4.50 69.95 6 6.50 71.32 7 6.50 78.14 8 6.50 78.14 9 10.20 80.88 10 11.00 80.88 11 11.00 80.88 12 11.00 86.35 13 11.00 86.35 14 11.00 86.35 15 11.00 86.35 16 11.00 86.35 17 4.50 91.82 18 4.50 83.61 19 4.25 79.51 20 4.07 79.51

COAL HANDLING & DISPATCH ARRANGEMENT:-

A small coal handling plant is proposed near access trench of the quarry to handle entire

production from mine. The CHP will have facilities like crushing, storage truck loading facility

and weighment. Mode of despatch of coal from CHP to customer will be by road.

The R.O.M. coal from the CHP will be finally be dispatched by road to Rajur/Propsed

Chinchala-Chikalgaon siding or Wani siding as per the convenience of existing conditions at

the time of quarry operation.


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2.6 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WORK:

2.6.1 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

Life of the project & specifications

The estimated life of this project is about 17 years, As such all civil works have been

envisaged on permanent specifications. It should be ensured that all the service & residential

buildings are constructed on non-coal bearing area.

Nature of Soil

The soil in this region is predominantly black cotton. Hence provision in the estimate

has been made accordingly. In the estimates, provision for soil investigations has also

been kept. It is suggested that before undertaking detailed engineering and

construction work, geo-engineering investigations of soil should be done.

Building Cost Index

The Building Cost Index for the Maharashtra Region has been worked out to 375 in

2011 (1st half) taking the prevalent rates of materials and labours. This Building Cost

Index is with reference to base 100 in Nagpur as on 1.1.1992. Cost index with

reference to base 100 at Delhi as on 1.10.1976 works out to 2250.

External Services

The details of different External Services viz. Roads, Culverts, Water Supply, Sewage

Disposal etc. are provisional and may vary after detailed layout and engineering as per

site requirements.

2.6.2 SERVICE BUILDINGS

Keeping in view the needs and requirements of this project, service buildings such as

Project office, Manager Office, Excavation Workshop, Facilities outside Workshop, E & M

Work-shop, Unit Stores, Sub-station ,Magazines, Canteen, First-aid-Center, Officers’ Rest

House, Staff Rest House, Dispensary, Shopping Center, Workers’ Institute, Rest Shelter,

Community Hall, Officers’ Club, Garage, Staff Club, Scooter/Cycle Shed, Lav. & Urinals,

Security Room, Bus Stand, Civil Maintenance Office & Stores, etc. have been provided.

Excavation WorkshopKeeping in view the need of the project, Excavation work-shop,

suitable for 100/60 t and 60t capacity rear dumpers, has been provided. The excavation

workshop shall be suitably located near the access trench of the mine. To facilitate cleaning

of the equipments, washing platform has been provided in the work-shop. The work-shop has

been envisaged predominantly with steel structures having CGI sheeting on roof and

translucent sheeting on sides for copious ingress of natural light and steel louvers in


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addition for proper ventilation. Heavy duty flooring for bearing and handling of heavy

machines and their spare parts has been proposed.

E & M Workshop:

Provision for E & M workshop with main work shop building, LMV repair shed office and

store, washing plate -form, switch room, Boundary wall with gate etc has been made in the P

R, to meet the requirement of the project.

Stores

Unit Store has been provided considering the requirement of all the sections of the project.

Sub-Station

Provisions of sub-station for the project have been made. Substation building has been

proposed with a clear height of 4.5m, foundation and flooring for heavy electrical equipment,

cable ducts, RCC louvers for ventilation etc.

Service Magazine

3 Nos. Service Magazines of about 3t capacities has been proposed for catering the


Chikalgaon Amalgamated OC mine.

2.6.3 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS:

Manpower & Nos. of Quarters

In Partial Hiring option the total manpower proposed for this project is 463. Keeping in view

the need of the project, 256 quarters of different Types have been envisaged. The overall

housing satisfaction works out to 55.30%. Additional facilities, half garage for each type `C’

quarter have also been catered for in the estimate .Total 256 houses, which consists of 160

nos. MQ, 60 nos. B, 16 nos. C, 1 no. D type and 19 nos. Hostel type accommodations are

required for this project.

Type of Construction

Constructions being of permanent nature, all the Type quarters have been proposed with

double storeyed construction.


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Site for Colony

The colony is to be constructed near the proposed approach road of the Shivani OC of Wani

North Area. It should be ensured that all the residential buildings are constructed on non-coal

bearing area.

2.6.4 ROADS AND CULVERTS

Colony Roads and Culverts

In Partial Hiring option for 256 numbers of quarters 1300 m. long colony road with culverts,

drains, etc. has been envisaged.

Approach Roads and Culverts

Approach Roads and Culverts for Mine site and coal despatch & coal dispatch to Wani/Rajur

siding whichever is convenient

For approaching mine about 25 km long, double lane, approach road is proposed.

Service Roads & Culverts

For approaching from mine to different Service Buildings 0.5 km. long Sector Road on

Stratum `C’ specification with culverts, drain, tree guards etc. has been proposed. 1.0 km

approach road to magazine has also been provided

Haul Roads & Culverts

In Partial Hiring option: A total provision of 2500 mtr long haul road for 60 te rear discharge

dumpers in mine and 2000 mtr long haul road for 60 te rear discharge dumpers with

culverts, drain, etc. has been made for approaching the OB dump and workshop from quarry,

2.6.5 WATER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT

Water Demand

Separate water supply arrangements have been envisaged the colony site and the project

site.

The total water requirement for the colony site has been worked out to 330 KL , 210 KL and

100 KL In departmental option , partial hiring option and in total hiring option respectively.

The total water requirement for the Project site has been worked out to 400 In all options and

Water demand for project site includes water to be supplied for washing of HEMM, dust


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suppression, fire fighting, water sprinkling on roads, etc.

Source of Water

For township, sub-soil water is being proposed by drilling bore holes and installation of

submersible pumps. For project site, sub-soil water has been envisaged as the source.

Accordingly, bore-well provision has been made for the same. However, it is suggested that

the source of water may be ascertained after carrying out hydro-geological investigations as

regards the quality and quantity of water.

Salient features of Water Supply arrangement

Colony

Water from the water treatment plant has been proposed to be conveyed to O.H. reservoirs

via ground sumps. Further, water from O.H. reservoir shall be supplied under gravity to

different buildings after chlorination.

Project Site

Sub-soil water through bore well has been proposed to be conveyed to O.H. reservoirs via

ground sumps. Further, water from O.H. reservoir shall be supplied under gravity to different

buildings after chlorination.

It is, however, suggested that permanent water supply arrangement should be formulated

after carrying out detailed survey, investigations for the adequate source of water and

detailed engineering.

2.6.6 SEWAGE DISPOSAL ARRANGEMENT

To avoid any discharge of effluent into natural watercourses, sewage disposal arrangement

has been envisaged. Estimated amount for sewage disposal arrangement for colony &

project site and required surface drains are given in the PR. However, final economical

scheme may be formulated after detailed survey & engineering considering the site

parameters.

2.7 POWER SUPPLY, ILLUMINATION & COMMUNICATION

SOURCE OF POWER:

The total projected maximum demand for the proposed Shivani OC mine for partial

hiringoption is 2178 kVA. No power source is at present available in the vicinity as


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there is no MSEDCL substation or WCL s/s nearby. Power at 33 kV shall be available in

future from Pisgaon substation which has been proposed in the PR for Chikalgaon – Pisgaon

amalgamated project, at a distance of nearly 19 km. from the project. Pisgaon substation will

receive power from Wani MSEDCL 220 kV / 33 kV substation. Alternatively, power is

available at 33 kV from Warora substation of MSEDCL which is at a distance of nearly 17 km.

from the Shivani OC. Wardha River falls in between Yekona II and Shivani OC.

In this PR, power has been proposed from Pisgaon substation, but both the options

should be explored for the availability and administrative point of view to decide the

source of incoming power.

Provision has been made for incoming power supply (single feeder) at 33 kV for a length of

19.0 km.

The power demand in respect of proposed quarters has been taken into account for

estimation of maximum power demand for the project main substation which will also supply

power for proposed township.

CONNECTED LOAD, MAXIMUM DEMAND ETC.:

The various groups of electrical receivers and their operating loads, the estimated maximum

demand, transformer capacity and power consumption are given in the table of Power

Demand. Connected load for mines including township for partial hiring option is 4335 kW.

The estimated maximum demand of mine loads of Shivani OC Mine including township for

partial hiring option (as detailed in power demand table) works out to 2178 kVA .

A new township has been proposed for Shivani OC. 256 nos.of quarters has been provided

in the township for partial hiring option. Projected power demand for township is 306 kVA .

TARIFF:

The present two part tariff of MSEDCL as applicable for FEBRUARY, 2011 is as follows :-


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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS: Sl.No. ITEM HEAD DEPARTMENTAL

OPTION

PARTIAL HIRING OPTION

TOTAL HIRING OPTION

1 PROJECTED MAXIMUM DEMAND

A) ONLY MINE 2046 kVA 1873 kVA 1794 kVA

B) ONLY TOWNSHIP 397 kVA 306 kVA 166 kVA

C) TOTAL 2443 kVA 2178 kVA 1960 kVA

2 SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION

A) WITH RESPECT TO OB PRODUCTION NIL NIL NIL

B) WITH RESPECT TO COAL PRODUCTION 1.54 kWh/t 1.54 kWh/t 1.54 kWh/t

C) WITH RESPECT TO COMMON LOAD 4.57 kWh/t 3.61 kWh/t 3.01 kWh/t

D) WITH RESPECT TO TOTAL LOAD 6.11 kWh/t 5.15 kWh/t 4.55 kWh/t

3 SPECIFIC POWER COST 35.69 Rs./t 30.41 Rs./t 27.18 Rs./t

4 FIXED PERCENTAGE OF POWER COST 64.72 % 64.28 % 62.98 %

5 VARIABLE PERCENTAGE OF POWER COST 35.28 % 35.72% 37.02 %

6 AVERAGE COST OF PURCHASED POWER 5.84 Rs./kWh 5.91Rs./kWh 5.96 Rs./kWh

Description

Industrial/Mine load Township

i) M.D Charges Rs.150 / kVA / month

Rs.150 / kVA / month

ii) Energy charges

Rs.5.27 / KWH Rs.3.72 / KWH

iii) FCA charges

Rs. 0.05 / kWH Rs. 0.05 / kWH

iv) Electricity duty NIL

15% of [(i)+(ii)+(iii)]

v) TAX ON SALE (on total unit consumed)

Rs. 0.08 / kWH Rs .0.08 / kWH


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2.8 PROVISION OF PUMPS, PIPES AND PIPE FITTINGS :

(i) Six pumps of 120 lps x 190m head have been proposed. Out of six pumps, one

pump is standby.

(ii) Three pumps of 80 lps x 120m head have been proposed.

(iii) One diesel pumps of 80 lps x 60m head has been proposed.

(iv) Five face pumps of 11 lps x 30m head have been envisaged in this report and

out of five pumps, one is standby.

(v) One delivery range of 406.4 mm dia. Has been proposed for main pumps of

120lps x 190m head and maximum three pumps will be connected in this

delivery.

(vi) One delivery range of 312 mm dia. has been proposed for main pumps of

120lps x 190m head and maximum two pump will be connected in this delivery.

(vii) Three delivery ranges of 219 mm dia. have been proposed for auxl. pumps of

80lps x 120m head and maximum one pump will be connected in each delivery.

80 mm dia. G.I. pipe will be used for face pumps. No piping provision have been made for standby pumps

2.9 WORKSHOP i) Excavation workshop: - This workshop would extend basic engineering support in

respect of maintenance and repair of various HEMM deployed in the mine. Capital

repair of HEMM and other equipment would be carried out at central workshop, Tadali.

ii) E & M workshop: - Separate E & M workshop facilities have also been provided to

carry out maintenance & repair of the CHP, equipment, pumps, LMVs, electrical etc.

These workshops are essentially a pit head maintenance workshop and will depend on

central/regional workshop for major repair and part manufacture. Shovel and drill

maintenance & minor repairs will be carried out at site and components/assemblies

requiring running repair will be dismantled from the machine and transported to the

workshop for necessary repairs. Provision of dumper repair and maintenance facilities

has been made taking into account that 100t dumpers will be deployed in the project.


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2.10 CALENDAR PLAN SHOWING YEARWISE BREAKUP OF

DEPARTMENTAL AND OUTSOURCING WORKING

(PARTIAL HIRING OPTION)

YEAR COAL Mt NATURAL TOP OB

(Mm3) PRO TOP OB (Mm3) ANNUAL CUM. ANNUAL CUM. Deptt HOE Total CUM.

SHIVANI OC 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

4 0.00 0.00 2.75 2.75 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00

5 0.50 0.50 6.84 9.59 2.30 4.50 6.80 9.80

6 0.90 1.40 9.18 18.77 2.50 6.50 9.00 18.80

7 1.25 2.65 8.18 26.96 2.50 6.50 9.00 27.80

8 1.25 3.90 8.18 35.14 2.50 6.50 9.00 36.80

9 1.25 5.15 7.89 43.03 2.50 10.20 12.70 49.50

10 1.25 6.40 7.49 50.52 2.50 11.00 13.50 63.00

11 1.25 7.65 10.25 60.77 2.50 11.00 13.50 76.50

12 1.25 8.90 10.30 71.07 2.50 11.00 13.50 90.00

13 1.25 10.15 15.03 86.10 2.50 11.00 13.50 103.50

14 1.25 11.40 21.85 107.95 2.50 11.00 13.50 117.00

15 1.25 12.65 22.29 130.24 2.50 11.00 13.50 130.50

16 1.25 13.90 13.58 143.82 2.50 11.00 13.50 144.00

17 1.25 15.15 5.80 149.62 2.50 4.50 7.00 151.00

18 1.25 16.40 6.32 155.94 2.50 4.50 7.00 158.00

19 1.25 17.65 7.69 163.63 2.50 4.25 6.75 164.75

20 1.25 18.90 7.69 171.32 2.50 4.07 6.57 171.32

Details of waste generation-OB & Top soil Project Total waste

generation (Mm3)

Top soil (Mm3)




Original Project (ha)

171.32 13.00 158.32 106.11 52.21


Total (Mm3) 171.32 13.00 158.32 106.11 52.21 Plantations on external OB dumps will start tentatively after 12th year and over internal dumps after 15th year . Till 12th year plantation activity will be along roadside , around service buildings & infrastructures and in land for rationalization for finalising lease hold boundary of the mine(strictly in non coal bearing area). Presently backfilling is about 31 % of total OB. This would increase, if quarry is extended in future

DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT CMPDI

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CHAPTER-III

DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT

3.0 INTRODUCTION:

The Proposed Shivani OC Mine of WCL, Wani North Area has been envisaged in Yekona – II

Extension block. In order to assess the existing environmental condition for Shivani OC Mine

in respect of ambient air, ground and surface water, ambient noise Baseline, socio –

economic scenario, flora & fauna, the baseline data has been generated for Shivani OC mine

during 1st April 2013 to 30th June 2013.

3.1 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

The baseline environmental studies help in assessing the existing environmental conditions

of the study area and identifying the critical environmental attributes which would be

monitored after implementation of the project. This would facilitate the comparison of the

resultant environmental conditions in the post project scenario with the present conditions

and would help in preserving the environment from any deterioration and safeguard the

interest of the study.

The baseline data has been collected for various environmental components such as, Air,

Water, Noise and Soil for Expansion of Shivani OC mine. Baseline data collection has been

carried out within 10 KM radius from the boundary of the core zone during 1st April 2013 to

30th June 2013 (Pre monsoon Season). The statutory guidelines and practices with present

norms for coal mine projects have been followed during the baseline data generation/

collection.

3.1.1 METEOROLOGICAL DATA

The meteorological data recorded during the monitoring period is very useful for proper

interpretation of the baseline information and it provides an input for prediction models of air

quality dispersion. The transport and diffusion of the pollutants in the atmosphere are

governed by meteorological factors. Factors like wind velocity, wind direction and

atmospheric stability are known as primary/basic meteorological parameters since the

dispersion and diffusion of pollutants depend mainly on these factors. Factors like ambient

temperature, humidity, rainfall, atmospheric pressure, etc. are known as secondary

meteorological parameters as these factors control the dispersion of the pollutants indirectly


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by affecting the primary factors. Thus, to assess the air pollution impact it becomes essential

to collect the above mentioned meteorological parameters in the study area.

METHODOLOGY

Meteorological parameters are important factors in the study of air pollution. The transport

and diffusion of the pollutants in the atmosphere are governed by meteorological factors.

Factors like wind velocity, wind direction and atmospheric-stability are known as primary /

basic meteorological parameters since the dispersion and diffusion of pollutants depend

mainly on these factors. Factors like ambient temperature, humidity, rainfall, atmospheric

pressure, etc., are known as secondary meteorological parameters as these factors control

the dispersion of the pollutants indirectly by affecting the primary factors. Thus, to assess the

air pollution impact it becomes essential to collect the above-mentioned meteorological

parameters in the project area.

Micrometeorological and microclimatic parameters were recorded by installing a meteorology

station in Core zone as it represents the prevailing micrometeorological aspects of the study

area. During the study period, hourly reading of wind velocity, wind direction, temperature,

humidity, cloud cover etc., were recorded and reported. Further daily rainfall has been

recorded and reported.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

The Micro- Meteorological data thus collected has been processed and analyzed as per

standard procedures. The seasonal wind distribution is given in the following tables. The

meteorology status is furnished in tables below.

Table – 3.1 Seasonal wind distribution data

Project : SHIVANI OC Season: Pre Monsoon (1st April – 30th June`13) Location : Core Zone

Wind Direction

Wind Velocity, Kmph (% Duration)

< 1.0 1 – 5 5 – 11 11 – 19 19 - 29

N

2.79 1.47 0.18 0.00

NNE 1.47 0.73 0.37 0.00

NE 1.56 0.82 0.64 0.00

ENE 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00


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E 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ESE 0.87 0.00 0.00 0.00

SE 1.60 1.19 0.23 0.00

SSE 1.14 1.01 0.09 0.00

S 1.28 0.69 0.09 0.00

SSW 2.20 2.24 0.00 0.00

SW 6.09 4.26 0.55 0.05

WSW 5.36 3.57 0.92 0.00

W 3.66 1.69 0.46 0.00

WNW 5.08 7.05 0.82 0.00

NW 12.41 8.33 2.11 0.05

NNW 8.33 5.27 1.01 0.00

Season 54.12 38.32 7.46 0.09

ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA

Project : SHIVANI OC Location : Core zone Season : Pre Monsoon-2013 Month : 1st April to 30th June`13

Date

Wind Velocity (kmph)

Predominant Wind

Direction (From)

Temperature (°C) Relative Humidity (%)

Average Atm. Pr.

(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc

e Min Max Avg Min Max Avg Min Max Avg

01.04.13 3.2 13.4 6.9 NW 25.0 35.0 29.8 28 70 48.5 749 0 Clear

02.04.13 2.4 13.0 6.4 SW 25.5 36.0 30.0 29 68 48.2 749 0 Clear

03.04.13 1.2 12.4 4.9 WSW 25.5 35.5 29.8 29 76 49.6 749 0 Clear

04.04.13 1.5 10.3 5.0 SW 25.0 36.0 30.1 29 68 48.2 749 0 Clear

05.04.13 1.7 11.7 4.4 NW 25.5 37.5 30.5 31 74 49.3 749 0 Clear

06.04.13 1.8 13.1 5.0 NW 25.5 38.0 30.8 32 75 49.2 749 0 Clear

07.04.13 1.5 15.6 5.6 NW 26.0 38.5 32.4 32 72 49.5 749 0 Clear

08.04.13 1.5 14.5 7.1 NW 26.0 38.0 31.6 32 76 49.6 749 0 Clear

09.04.13 1.5 17.8 5.8 SW 26.0 38.0 32.2 32 77 50.4 749 0 Clear

10.04.13 1.0 16.7 6.1 SW 26.0 40.0 32.6 33 76 50.1 749 0 Clear

11.04.13 1.5 9.6 6.6 NW 26.5 40.5 32.9 34 75 45.8 749 0 Clear

12.04.13 1.6 18.0 7.3 SW 26.5 42.5 33.5 34 77 50.2 749 0 Clear

13.04.13 2.1 14.5 7.9 SW 27.0 42.0 35.8 34 78 51.6 749 0 Clear

14.04.13 1.7 17.1 5.4 NW 29.0 42.5 34.7 33 78 52.6 749 0 Clear

15.04.13 2.7 16.0 8.3 WNW 29.0 42.0 34.8 32 74 50.4 749 0 Clear

16.04.13 2.6 9.6 7.0 NW 29.5 40.0 34.2 30 74 49.5 749 0 Clear


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Date

Wind Velocity (kmph)

Predominant Wind

Direction (From)

Temperature (°C) Relative Humidity (%)

Average Atm. Pr.

(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc


17.04.13 2.5 14.2 9.4 NW 28.0 41. 33.1 29 75 49.1 749 0 Clear

18.04.13 1.8 19.8 6.6 NNW 26.5 40.5 34.1 29 77 48.6 749 0 Clear

19.04.13 1.2 10.5 6.4 NW 27.0 42.0 33.5 29 78 49.7 749 0 Clear

20.04.13 1.6 18.9 6.0 WSW 27.0 39.5 31.5 30 76 51.6 749 0 Clear

21.04.13 1.6 15.3 7.5 SW 25.5 37.0 29.6 32 73 49.2 749 0 Clear

22.04.13 2.8 11.2 6.4 NW 25.5 36.5 29.8 33 76 49.6 749 0 Clear

23.04.13 1.6 12.6 7.2 N 25.0 39.0 34.6 32 77 48.4 749 0 Clear

24.04.13 1.6 11.2 6.0 NW 25.0 40.0 34.0 32 76 49.2 749 0 Clear

25.04.13 1.5 12.5 4.7 NNW 25.0 44.0 35.1 31 78 48.1 749 0 Clear

26.04.13 2.8 13.0 6.3 NW 28.0 42.5 36.1 34 77 51.1 749 0 Clear

27.04.13 1.5 11.7 5.0 NNW 26.5 44.0 33.7 31 76 48.0 749 0 Clear

28.04.13 2.6 12.5 6.2 NNW 28.0 46.0 34.5 29 77 49.0 749 0 Clear

29.04.13 3.8 13.0 7.5 WSW 27.5 42.5 34.2 32 78 51.6 749 0 Clear

30.04.13 1.9 11.7 5.9 NW 27.0 42.5 35.5 32 74 54.1 749 0 Clear

Date

Wind Velocity (kmph) Predominan

t Wind Direction

(From)

Temperature (°C)

Relative Humidity (%) Average Atm. Pr.

(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc


01.05.13 1.5 13.8 6.3 WNW 29.0 42.5 35.1 32 74 52.9 749 0 Clear

02.05.13 1.2 14.0 7.6 WSW 29.0 44.0 36.0 27 78 53.0 749 0 Clear

03.05.13 1.4 14.5 7.2 WSW 29.0 46.0 36.4 29 74 51.6 749 0 Clear

04.05.13 1.0 14.0 6.5 NNW 29.5 44.5 35.0 27 74 55.0 749 0 Clear

05.05.13 1.5 12.3 5.3 NW 30.0 42.5 34.6 26 72 53.8 749 0 Clear

06.05.13 1.7 16.6 5.9 NW 28.0 43.0 34.8 32 75 53.5 749 0 Clear

07.05.13 1.3 13.0 5.2 NNW 29.0 44.5 36.1 27 78 52.2 749 0 Clear

08.05.13 1.6 12.0 5.0 N 29.0 44.5 36.0 27 76 51.2 749 0 Clear

09.05.13 1.2 11.4 4.7 NW 29.5 46.0 36.3 29 78 52.5 749 0 Clear

10.05.13 1.0 10.3 4.3 NW 30.0 44.5 36.2 27 76 50.2 749 0 Clear

11.05.13 1.0 17.0 9.1 NW 28.5 46.0 36.4 26 77 50.6 750 0 Clear

12.05.13 1.3 15.6 6.6 NNW 29.5 46.5 35.8 29 76 54.2 750 0 Clear

13.05.13 1.4 17.0 5.8 N 28.5 45.0 36.1 31 78 52.3 750 0 Clear

14.05.13 1.2 12.3 4.7 WNW 29.0 46.0 35.3 29 78 52.8 750 0 Clear

15.05.13 1.4 15.0 6.6 WSW 29.5 44.0 35.1 27 76 53.1 750 0 Clear


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Date


t Wind Direction

(From)

Temperature (°C)


(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc


16.05.13 2.5 18.6 6.5 SSW 29.0 42.5 35.9 31 73 50.5 750 0 Clear

17.05.13 1.2 13.1 4.8 SW 29.0 46.5 36.5 27 75 51.1 750 0 Clear

18.05.13 1.3 17.2 6.0 SW 29.0 44.5 36.3 29 74 50.2 750 0 Clear

19.05.13 1.4 19.0 6.3 W 29.5 46.0 37.0 29 72 54.7 750 0 Clear

20.05.13 2.5 14.0 6.2 WSW 29.0 46.0 35.8 29 75 50.6 750 0 Clear

21.05.13 2.6 13.7 6.1 SE 30.0 46.5 37.0 31 74 50.8 750 0 Clear

22.05.13 3.4 18.6 8.3 SSE 30.0 45.0 37.0 26 72 59.6 750 0 Clear

23.05.13 3.6 15.5 6.7 WSW 29.0 43.5 36.9 26 75 54.3 750 0 Clear

24.05.13 3.8 14.5 7.5 NW 29.0 44.0 34.8 29 76 52.4 750 0 Clear

25.05.13 1.5 12.3 5.1 NW 29.5 42.5 35.1 29 73 51.6 750 0 Clear

26.05.13 2.8 15.0 7.3 SW 29.5 44.0 35.0 34 74 53.2 750 0 Clear

27.05.13 2.5 14.6 6.3 WSW 29.0 45.5 35.4 31 72 54.5 750 0 Clear

28.05.13 1.2 13.1 4.6 SW 29.0 45.0 35.6 29 73 56.2 750 0 Clear

29.05.13 2.7 13.0 5.0 NW 29.5 45.0 35.0 28 74 54.6 750 0 Clear

30.05.13 1.3 12.0 5.9 NW 29.0 44.5 34.9 27 75 52.3 750 0 Clear

31.05.13 1.4 15.7 5.2 NW 29.0 45.0 34.3 31 74 56.4 750 0 Clear

Date


t Wind Direction

(From)

Temperature (°C)


(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc


01.06.13 2.3 14.5 7.3 NW 29.5 42.5 35.9 32 74 52.8 750 0 Clear

02.06.13 3.8 17.6 10.2 NNW 29.0 43.0 35.2 32 74 53.8 750 0 Clear

03.06.13 2.7 18.0 8.3 NW 28.5 44.5 36.3 31 75 50.5 751 8 Rainy

04.06.13 2.6 14.5 7.0 NNW 25.0 42.0 33.1 32 76 52.6 750 0 Clear

05.06.13 2.5 18.3 9.4 NW 27.0 44.0 36.0 31 78 53.4 750 0 Clear

06.06.13 1.8 16.0 6.6 NW 26.0 40.0 33.5 47 84 61.3 750 0 Clear

07.06.13 2.3 16.5 8.0 SW 27.0 42.5 34.1 28 77 55.0 750 0 Clear

08.06.13 2.8 14.0 6.4 NW 29.0 44.0 36.3 27 78 52.6 750 0 Clear

09.06.13 2.6 19.0 8.3 NW 26.0 42.5 32.2 36 84 62.8 750 0 Clear


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Date


t Wind Direction

(From)

Temperature (°C)


(mm / Hg)

Rainfall (mm)

Sky Appearanc


10.06.13 2.7 18.3 9.4 WNW 25.5 38.5 30.6 35 87 63.6 752 10 Rainy

11.06.13 3.5 12.6 6.9 NW 26.0 29.5 27.5 57 89 67.6 752 30 Rainy

12.06.13 4.0 14.0 8.3 NNW 24.5 27.0 25.0 66 94 69.8 753 34 Rainy

13.06.13 1.7 16..6 6.4 WNW 23.0 26.5 25.0 63 96 71.2 752 22 Rainy

14.06.13 4.2 13.8 8.0 WSW 23.0 27.5 24.0 65 94 68.5 752 0 Clear

15.06.13 3.6 17.0 9.6 NW 22.5 27.5 25.0 66 95 67.0 752 24 Rainy

16.06.13 1.8 16.2 6.5 NW 22.5 31.0 25.0 65 92 75.0 753 10 Rainy

17.06.13 1.5 15.3 5.8 NW 25 34.0 26.1 48 90 71.3 753 8 Rainy

18.06.13 1.9 10.5 4.7 NW 25.5 31.5 30.0 48 85 68.0 752 0 Clear

19.06.13 1.6 15.1 6.2 SW 25.0 34.0 27.7 53 84 68.4 751 0 Clear

20.06.13 1.5 16.8 5.3 SW 26.0 35.5 29.6 42 87 64.5 751 0 Clear

21.06.13 2.8 12.5 5.5 SSW 26.5 31.5 28.6 54 76 65.0 751 0 Clear

22.06.13 1.5 12.6 5.8 WNW 23.0 32.0 29.0 65 98 72.6 752 10 Rainy

23.06.13 1.3 16.6 5.9 NW 22.5 28.0 27.1 54 85 73.1 753 16 Rainy

24.06.13 2.0 17.0 9.1 NW 23.0 28.0 24.6 52 86 71.8 753 22 Rainy

25.06.13 1.4 17.6 7.3 NW 23.0 27.5 24.6 54 90 74.5 753 80 Rainy

26.06.13 2.5 15.0 7.2 NNW 23.5 28.0 25.1 66 87 71.2 753 0 Clear

27.06.13 1.3 17.8 9.0 NW 22.5 30.0 24.0 65 88 71.8 753 16 Rainy

28.06.13 1.0 18.6 6.2 NW 25.5 29.0 25.0 65 82 70.6 752 0 Clear

29.06.13 1.2 17.1 8.9 NW 24.0 30.5 27.0 57 84 70.1 752 0 Clear

30.06.13 1.6 15.5 6.1 SW 24.5 33.5 27.2 53 83 68.4 752 0 Clear

Season 1.0 19.8 6.5 NW 22.5 46.5 32.5 26 98 55.8 750 290.0 Clear

3.1.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT

Air environment is one of the most important components of the ecosystem. The air

environment is most sensitive to any developmental work leading to various type of air

pollution including acid rain etc. As per present norms, guidelines and practices the air quality

survey within 10 km radius of the core zone is essential. The prime objective of Ambient Air

Quality Survey of the Shivani OC Mines falling in Wani-North Coal Field Area was to

establish the existing background level of air pollutants. Air pollution forms an important and

critical factor to study the environmental issues in the mining areas. Air quality has to be

frequently monitored to know the extent of pollution due to mining and allied activities. This

will be useful for assessing the conformity to standards of the ambient air quality during

implementation of the proposed project.


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To evaluate the baseline status with respect to ambient air quality, an ambient air quality

survey was conducted during the study period 1st April 2013 to 30th June 2013 (Pre

monsoon Season). The following criteria were taken into account during selection of the

sampling stations for collection of representative samples:

• Topography of the area.

• Human settlements within the study area.

• Safety, accessibility and non-interference with general routine of the people residing

near the station.

• Prediction of maximum concentration through mathematical modeling for the proposed

source details and under prevailing meteorological conditions in the region.

• Representation of the area.

METHODOLOGY

The principle objective of the ambient air quality monitoring is to assess the existing levels of air

pollutants as well as the regional background concentration in and around the project area. Air

pollution forms an important and critical factor to study the environmental issues in the mining

areas. Air quality has to be frequently monitored to know the extent of pollution due to mining

and allied activities. The ambient air quality monitoring was carried out at eight stations.

The monitoring stations were identified on the basis of meteorology in the upwind and downwind

direction as well as to represent the cross sectional scenario of the project site. The monitoring

network was designed based on the available meteorological and climatologically norms of

predominant wind direction and wind speed of the study region.

The parameters selected for analyzing the air quality status are Suspended Particulate Matter

<10 & 2.5, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and Heavy Metals. As per the existing

norms, air quality monitoring was carried out on 24 hourly basis for SPM & RPM, SO2 and NOx

samples for two days in a week for twelve weeks in the season. The location details of ambient

air quality monitoring stations are given in the tables below.

RATIONALE BEHIND SAMPLING

In order to assess the Ambient Air Quality Status (AAQS), air quality monitoring stations were

identified on the basis of the objectives, the particular method or instrument used for

sampling, resources available, physical access and security against loss and tampering. In

addition to the above, information on qualitative and quantitative data on the local sources of


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air pollution, on the sources of pollution situated at larger distances which are likely to

contribute significantly to pollution of the area under survey, topography, population

distribution, vegetation, property utilization, climatology & meteorology in the upwind and

downwind direction as well as to represent the cross sectional scenario of the project site are

taken into consideration.

Based on above mentioned considerations and the activities of the project site as well as

consultation with the CMPDIL representative the Air Sampling Stations were selected to

ensure the collection of representative samples as per condition prevailing in the environment

at the time of collection at site. As per guideline, norms and practices, six numbers of

sampling locations were selected for monitoring ambient air quality in and around each

project site.

Table - Details of Ambient air quality monitoring stations

(Location & Bearing)

SI.

No. Location Name Location Code

Direction

(from Site) Distance (Km)

1. Core Zone A-1 - -

2. Nijai Village A-2 1.5 NW

3. Pardi Village A-3 2.0 WSW

4. Mukat Village A-4 1.0 SE

5. Marda Village A-5 3.0 SE

6. Kanad Village A-6 0.5 S

Rationale behind sampling

(i) Corezone (A -1): This locations is selected to assess the pollution level in the proposed

project site.

(ii) Niljai Village (A-2): This location is situated at 1.5 km distance from the mine towards NW

direction and it was selected for air quality monitoring to assess baseline status in the upwind

direction.

(iii) Pardi Village (A-3): This location is situated at 2.0 km distance from the site towards WSW

direction and it was selected for air quality monitoring to assess baseline status in the nearby

village.


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(iv) Mukat Village (A-4): This location is situated about 1.0 km distance from site towards SE

direction and it was selected for air quality monitoring to assess baseline status in the downwind

direction.

(iv) Marda Village (A-5): This location is situated about 3.0 km distance from site towards SE

direction and it was selected for air quality monitoring to assess baseline status in the downwind

direction.

(vi) Kanad Village (A-6): This location is situated at a distance of 0.5 km distance from site

towards South direction. This location is the nearest village to the proposed site.

Data presentation & analysis

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA

Name of Project : Shivani OCP Season : Pre Monsoon (April`13 – June`13)

Location : Core Zone (A -1)

Date SPM

µg/m3 PM10 µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3 SO2

µg/m3 NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 02.04.2013 158 62 14 10.7 13.7 BDL 0.14 0.08 0.47 BDL

03.04.2013 130 54 12 11.3 13.1 BDL 0.15 0.06 0.42 BDL

II 10.04.2013 149 65 14 11.9 15.0 BDL 0.18 0.08 0.45 BDL

11.04.2013 157 55 16 12.5 14.2 BDL 0.22 0.09 0.49 BDL

III 17.04.2013 168 59 17 12.9 14.0 BDL 0.33 0.10 0.54 BDL

18.04.2013 182 67 18 11.3 13.8 BDL 0.30 0.08 0.53 BDL

IV 24.04.2013 171 61 16 10.8 14.2 BDL 0.35 0.06 0.60 BDL

25.04.2013 149 52 15 13.2 15.0 BDL 0.22 0.07 0.53 BDL

V 03.05.2013 158 61 17 12.5 15.7 BDL 0.20 0.07 0.51 BDL

04.05.2013 126 63 13 12.1 14.5 BDL 0.23 0.08 0.48 BDL

VI 12.05.2013 145 51 15 11.0 13.5 BDL 0.35 0.09 0.46 BDL

13.05.2013 130 48 14 11.6 14.3 BDL 0.29 0.07 0.42 BDL

VII 18.05.2013 148 52 15 12.2 14.8 BDL 0.31 0.05 0.54 BDL

19.05.2013 136 43 13 12.8 15.9 BDL 0.28 0.08 0.50 BDL

VIII 25.05.2013 121 39 12 13.2 15.8 BDL 0.24 0.10 0.46 BDL

26.05.2013 129 45 13 11.6 13.6 BDL 0.20 0.09 0.42 BDL

IX 02.06.2013 136 48 14 11.5 14.0 BDL 0.15 0.08 0.49 BDL

03.06.2013 151 53 16 13.4 14.8 BDL 0.12 0.07 0.52 BDL

X 09.06.2013 135 47 14 12.8 15.5 BDL 0.13 0.05 0.39 BDL

10.06.2013 128 39 15 12.4 14.3 BDL 0.14 0.03 0.35 BDL

XI 17.06.2013 116 41 13 11.2 13.0 BDL 0.16 0.04 0.34 BDL

18.06.2013 108 38 12 12.3 14.2 BDL 0.15 0.05 0.35 BDL

XII 24.06.2013 87 37 12 12.4 14.5 BDL 0.13 0.04 0.33 BDL

25.06.2013 83 36 11 11.3 13.1 BDL 0.12 0.04 0.34 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0


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AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA Name of Project : Shivani OCP Season : Pre Monsoon (April`13 – June`13)

Location : Nijai Village (A - 2)

Week Date

SPM

µg/m3

PM10

µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3

SO2

µg/m3

NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 02.04.2013 145 58 17 10.1 13.0 BDL 0.15 0.05 0.18 BDL

03.04.2013 160 50 15 10.7 12.4 BDL 0.17 0.06 0.24 BDL

II 10.04.2013 136 61 13 11.3 14.3 BDL 0.13 0.08 0.29 BDL

11.04.2013 144 51 15 11.9 16.4 BDL 0.12 0.09 0.35 BDL

III 17.04.2013 155 55 16 12.3 15.3 BDL 0.14 0.09 0.41 BDL

18.04.2013 169 63 17 10.7 13.1 BDL 0.16 0.08 0.48 BDL

IV 24.04.2013 158 57 15 10.2 13.5 BDL 0.15 0.06 0.43 BDL

25.04.2013 136 48 14 12.5 14.3 BDL 0.18 0.09 0.38 BDL

V 03.05.2013 145 57 16 11.9 15.0 BDL 0.20 0.07 0.46 BDL

04.05.2013 164 59 17 11.5 13.8 BDL 0.24 0.09 0.44 BDL

VI 12.05.2013 132 47 14 10.4 12.8 BDL 0.23 0.06 0.49 BDL

13.05.2013 117 44 13 11.0 13.6 BDL 0.20 0.08 0.44 BDL

VII 18.05.2013 135 48 14 11.6 14.1 BDL 0.26 0.06 0.48 BDL

19.05.2013 123 39 12 12.2 15.2 BDL 0.24 0.05 0.45 BDL

VIII 25.05.2013 108 35 11 12.6 15.1 BDL 0.20 0.07 0.39 BDL

26.05.2013 116 41 12 11.0 12.9 BDL 0.25 0.06 0.42 BDL

IX 02.06.2013 123 44 13 10.5 13.3 BDL 0.24 0.04 0.41 BDL

03.06.2013 138 49 15 12.8 14.1 BDL 0.19 0.07 0.36 BDL

X 09.06.2013 122 43 13 12.2 14.8 BDL 0.04 0.03 0.24 BDL

10.06.2013 115 35 14 11.8 13.6 BDL 0.03 0.04 0.25 BDL

XI 17.06.2013 103 37 12 10.5 12.3 BDL 0.12 0.06 0.34 BDL

18.06.2013 95 34 11 11.5 13.5 BDL 0.14 0.07 0.36 BDL

XII 24.06.2013 92 33 11 11.8 13.8 BDL 0.03 0.04 0.26 BDL

25.06.2013 86 32 10 10.7 12.4 BDL 0.02 0.03 0.31 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0



Location : Pardi Village (A - 3)

Week Date

SPM

µg/m3

PM10

µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3

SO2

µg/m3

NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 02.04.2013 151 60 14 10.4 13.4 BDL 0.12 0.04 0.42 BDL

03.04.2013 166 52 13 11.0 12.8 BDL 0.13 0.05 0.37 BDL

II 10.04.2013 142 63 12 11.6 14.7 BDL 0.16 0.07 0.40 BDL

11.04.2013 150 53 15 12.2 16.8 BDL 0.20 0.06 0.44 BDL

III 17.04.2013 161 57 14 12.6 15.7 BDL 0.31 0.05 0.49 BDL

18.04.2013 175 65 15 11.0 13.5 BDL 0.28 0.07 0.48 BDL

IV 24.04.2013 164 59 13 10.5 13.9 BDL 0.33 0.04 0.50 BDL

25.04.2013 142 50 14 12.8 14.7 BDL 0.20 0.06 0.48 BDL

V 03.05.2013 151 59 16 12.2 15.4 BDL 0.18 0.08 0.46 BDL


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04.05.2013 170 61 15 11.8 14.2 BDL 0.21 0.06 0.43 BDL

VI 12.05.2013 138 49 14 10.7 13.2 BDL 0.31 0.07 0.41 BDL

13.05.2013 123 46 12 11.3 14.0 BDL 0.27 0.05 0.37 BDL

VII 18.05.2013 141 50 15 11.9 14.5 BDL 0.29 0.07 0.49 BDL

19.05.2013 129 41 12 12.5 15.6 BDL 0.26 0.08 0.45 BDL

VIII 25.05.2013 114 37 11 12.9 15.5 BDL 0.22 0.08 0.41 BDL

26.05.2013 122 43 12 11.3 13.3 BDL 0.18 0.06 0.37 BDL

IX 02.06.2013 129 46 13 10.8 13.7 BDL 0.13 0.04 0.44 BDL

03.06.2013 144 51 15 13.1 14.5 BDL 0.10 0.05 0.47 BDL

X 09.06.2013 128 45 13 12.5 15.2 BDL 0.11 0.03 0.34 BDL

10.06.2013 121 37 12 12.1 14.0 BDL 0.12 0.04 0.30 BDL

XI 17.06.2013 109 39 12 10.8 12.7 BDL 0.14 0.06 0.29 BDL

18.06.2013 101 36 11 11.8 13.9 BDL 0.13 0.05 0.30 BDL

XII 24.06.2013 98 35 11 12.1 14.2 BDL 0.11 0.04 0.28 BDL

25.06.2013 92 34 10 11.0 12.8 BDL 0.10 0.03 0.29 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0



Location : Mukat Village (A - 4)

Week Date SPM

µg/m3

PM10

µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3

SO2

µg/m3

NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 04.04.2013 143 59 13 10.1 12.7 BDL 0.18 0.07 0.17 BDL

05.04.2013 115 51 11 10.7 12.1 BDL 0.20 0.08 0.19 BDL

II 12.04.2013 134 62 12 11.3 14.0 BDL 0.16 0.05 0.22 BDL

13.04.2013 142 52 14 11.9 16.1 BDL 0.15 0.09 0.26 BDL

III 19.04.2013 153 56 12 12.3 15.0 BDL 0.18 0.10 0.28 BDL

20.04.2013 167 64 14 10.7 12.8 BDL 0.14 0.09 0.32 BDL

IV 26.04.2013 156 58 13 10.2 13.2 BDL 0.20 0.10 0.36 BDL

27.04.2013 134 49 11 12.5 14.0 BDL 0.24 0.09 0.31 BDL

V 05.05.2013 143 58 12 11.9 14.7 BDL 0.26 0.06 0.36 BDL

06.05.2013 111 60 10 11.5 13.5 BDL 0.30 0.05 0.35 BDL

VI 14.05.2013 130 48 11 10.4 12.5 BDL 0.25 0.08 0.31 BDL

15.05.2013 115 45 10 11.0 13.3 BDL 0.22 0.10 0.40 BDL

VII 20.05.2013 133 49 13 11.6 13.8 BDL 0.28 0.10 0.38 BDL

21.05.2013 121 40 11 12.2 14.9 BDL 0.26 0.09 0.35 BDL

VIII 27.05.2013 106 36 10 12.6 14.8 BDL 0.22 0.08 0.33 BDL

28.05.2013 114 42 11 11.0 12.6 BDL 0.27 0.07 0.36 BDL

IX 04.06.2013 121 45 12 10.5 13.0 BDL 0.26 0.05 0.35 BDL

05.06.2013 136 50 13 12.8 13.8 BDL 0.21 0.08 0.31 BDL

X 11.06.2013 120 44 12 12.2 14.5 BDL 0.06 0.04 0.23 BDL

12.06.2013 113 36 11 11.8 13.3 BDL 0.05 0.05 0.22 BDL

XI 19.06.2013 101 38 10 10.5 12.0 BDL 0.14 0.07 0.31 BDL

20.06.2013 93 35 10 11.5 13.2 BDL 0.16 0.06 0.33 BDL


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XII 26.06.2013 72 34 9 11.8 13.5 BDL 0.05 0.04 0.23 BDL

27.06.2013 68 33 9 10.7 12.1 BDL 0.04 0.04 0.28 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0



Location : Marda Village (A - 5)

Week Date SPM

µg/m3

PM10

µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3

SO2

µg/m3

NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 04.04.2013 165 65 14 12.0 15.0 BDL 0.14 0.08 0.22 BDL

05.04.2013 137 57 13 12.6 14.4 BDL 0.16 0.10 0.28 BDL

II 12.04.2013 156 68 12 13.2 16.3 BDL 0.18 0.06 0.33 BDL

13.04.2013 164 58 13 13.8 18.4 BDL 0.16 0.08 0.39 BDL

III 19.04.2013 175 62 15 14.2 17.3 BDL 0.19 0.06 0.45 BDL

20.04.2013 189 70 16 12.6 15.1 BDL 0.15 0.08 0.52 BDL

IV 26.04.2013 178 64 14 12.1 15.5 BDL 0.14 0.07 0.47 BDL

27.04.2013 156 55 12 14.4 16.3 BDL 0.17 0.06 0.42 BDL

V 05.05.2013 165 64 13 13.8 17.0 BDL 0.19 0.08 0.50 BDL

06.05.2013 133 66 10 13.4 15.8 BDL 0.23 0.10 0.48 BDL

VI 14.05.2013 152 54 11 12.3 14.8 BDL 0.22 0.07 0.53 BDL

15.05.2013 137 51 10 12.9 15.6 BDL 0.19 0.09 0.48 BDL

VII 20.05.2013 155 55 12 13.5 16.1 BDL 0.25 0.07 0.52 BDL

21.05.2013 143 46 11 14.1 17.2 BDL 0.23 0.06 0.49 BDL

VIII 27.05.2013 128 42 10 14.5 17.1 BDL 0.20 0.08 0.43 BDL

28.05.2013 136 48 14 12.9 14.9 BDL 0.18 0.07 0.46 BDL

IX 04.06.2013 143 51 12 12.4 15.3 BDL 0.15 0.05 0.45 BDL

05.06.2013 158 56 14 14.7 16.1 BDL 0.11 0.08 0.40 BDL

X 11.06.2013 142 50 15 14.1 16.8 BDL 0.03 0.04 0.28 BDL

12.06.2013 135 42 11 13.7 15.6 BDL 0.05 0.05 0.29 BDL

XI 19.06.2013 123 44 10 12.4 14.3 BDL 0.09 0.07 0.38 BDL

20.06.2013 115 41 10 13.4 15.5 BDL 0.08 0.08 0.40 BDL

XII 26.06.2013 94 40 9 13.7 15.8 BDL 0.04 0.05 0.30 BDL

27.06.2013 90 39 9 12.6 14.4 BDL 0.04 0.04 0.35 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0



Location : Kanad Village (A - 6)

Week Date SPM

µg/m3

PM10

µg/m3

PM2.5

µg/m3

SO2

µg/m3

NOx

µg/m3

Hg

ng/m3

Pb

µg/m3

Cr

ng/m3

Ni

ng/m3

As

ng/m3

I 02.04.2013 135 55 14 9.5 12.0 BDL 0.13 0.06 0.19 BDL

03.04.2013 150 47 12 10.1 11.4 BDL 0.12 0.04 0.21 BDL


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II 10.04.2013 126 58 13 10.7 13.3 BDL 0.14 0.05 0.26 BDL

11.04.2013 134 48 14 11.3 15.4 BDL 0.17 0.04 0.32 BDL

III 17.04.2013 145 52 12 11.7 14.3 BDL 0.27 0.04 0.38 BDL

18.04.2013 159 60 13 10.1 12.1 BDL 0.25 0.06 0.45 BDL

IV 24.04.2013 148 54 12 9.6 12.5 BDL 0.22 0.06 0.40 BDL

25.04.2013 126 45 13 11.9 13.3 BDL 0.17 0.07 0.35 BDL

V 03.05.2013 135 54 11 11.3 14.0 BDL 0.16 0.05 0.43 BDL

04.05.2013 154 56 14 10.9 12.8 BDL 0.19 0.06 0.41 BDL

VI 12.05.2013 122 44 12 9.8 11.8 BDL 0.23 0.07 0.46 BDL

13.05.2013 107 41 11 10.4 12.6 BDL 0.26 0.05 0.41 BDL

VII 18.05.2013 125 45 10 11.0 13.1 BDL 0.26 0.07 0.45 BDL

19.05.2013 113 36 11 11.6 14.2 BDL 0.22 0.08 0.42 BDL

VIII 25.05.2013 98 32 10 12.0 14.1 BDL 0.20 0.08 0.36 BDL

26.05.2013 106 38 9 10.4 11.9 BDL 0.18 0.06 0.39 BDL

IX 02.06.2013 113 41 10 9.9 12.3 BDL 0.13 0.04 0.38 BDL

03.06.2013 128 46 12 12.2 13.1 BDL 0.10 0.05 0.33 BDL

X 09.06.2013 112 40 11 11.6 13.8 BDL 0.11 0.05 0.21 BDL

10.06.2013 105 32 12 11.2 12.6 BDL 0.12 0.04 0.22 BDL

XI 17.06.2013 93 34 11 9.9 11.3 BDL 0.10 0.04 0.18 BDL

18.06.2013 85 31 9 10.9 12.5 BDL 0.10 0.04 0.16 BDL

XII 24.06.2013 82 30 10 11.2 12.8 BDL 0.11 0.03 0.15 BDL

25.06.2013 76 29 9 10.1 11.4 BDL 0.10 0.03 0.16 BDL

CPCB LIMIT - 100 60 80 80 - 1.0 - 20 6.0

Table - Ambient Air Quality Status

Location name & code MIN 98th MAX AM GM STD CPCB

Limit

SPM

Core Zone (SA -1) 83 171 182 137.5 135.3 24.15

-

Nijai Village (SA - 2) 86 164 169 129.9 127.8 23.18

Pardi Village (SA - 3) 92 170 175 135.9 133.9 22.45

Mukat Village (SA - 4) 68 156 167 122.5 120.0 22.23

Marda Village (SA - 5) 90 178 189 144.5 142.4 23.15

Kanad Village (SA - 6) 76 154 159 119.9 117.6 21.17 PM10

Core Zone (SA -1) 36 65 67 50.7 49.8 9.60

100

Nijai Village (SA - 2) 32 61 63 46.7 45.7 8.49

Pardi Village (SA - 3) 34 63 65 48.7 47.7 8.23

Mukat Village (SA - 4) 33 62 64 47.7 46.7 8.56

Marda Village (SA - 5) 39 68 70 53.7 52.8 9.62

Kanad Village (SA - 6) 29 58 60 43.7 42.6 7.75 PM2.5

Core Zone (SA -1) 11 17 18 14.2 14.1 1.84

60 Nijai Village (SA - 2) 10 17 17 13.8 13.6 2.05

Pardi Village (SA - 3) 10 15 16 13.1 13.0 1.61

Mukat Village (SA - 4) 9 14 14 11.4 11.3 1.44


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Location name & code MIN 98th MAX AM GM STD CPCB

Limit

Marda Village (SA - 5) 9 15 16 12.1 11.9 2.02

Kanad Village (SA - 6) 9 14 14 11.5 11.4 1.56 SO2

Core Zone (SA -1) 10.7 13.2 13.4 12.0 12.0 0.80

80

Nijai Village (SA - 2) 10.1 12.6 12.8 11.4 11.4 0.76

Pardi Village (SA - 3) 10.4 12.9 13.1 11.7 11.7 0.72

Mukat Village (SA - 4) 10.1 12.6 12.8 11.4 11.4 0.68

Marda Village (SA - 5) 12.0 14.5 14.7 13.3 13.3 0.79

Kanad Village (SA - 6) 9.5 12 12.2 10.8 10.8 0.63

NOX Core Zone (SA -1) 13.0 15.8 15.9 14.4 14.3 1.25

80

Nijai Village (SA - 2) 12.3 15.3 16.4 13.9 13.8 1.12

Pardi Village (SA - 3) 12.7 15.7 16.8 14.3 14.2 1.17

Mukat Village (SA - 4) 12.0 15.0 16.1 13.6 13.5 1.15

Marda Village (SA - 5) 14.3 17.3 18.4 15.9 15.8 1.22

Kanad Village (SA - 6) 11.3 14.3 15.4 12.9 12.8 1.02

Core zone

The Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) values were ranging from 83 µg/m3 to 182 µg/m3

PM10 and PM2.5 values are ranging from 36 µg/m3 to 67 µg/m3 and 11 µg/m3 to 18 µg/m3

respectively. SO2 and NOx values are varying between 10.7 to 13.4 µg/m3 and 13.0 to 15.9

µg/m3 respectively. The heavy metals like Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) were found to be

Below Detectable Limit (BDL) and other metals like Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr)

values are found to be very low and negligible. All the values are found to be well within the

NAAQ Standards prescribed by CPCB.

Buffer zone




µg/m3 respectively. The heavy metals values are found to be very low and negligible The

heavy metals like Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) were found to be Below Detectable Limit

(BDL) and other metals like Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr) values are found to be

very low and negligible. All the values are found to be well within the NAAQ Standards

prescribed by CPCB.


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Summary

In general, All the values are found to be well within the AAQM Standards prescribed by

CPCB

3.1.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT

The study of water quality the area under study has been conducted for assessing the water

environment and to evaluate anticipated impact due to the project activities. Understanding of

the water quality is essential for preparation of environmental management Plan and to

identify critical issues with a view to suggest appropriate mitigation measures for

implementation. The purpose of this study is to:

• Assess the water quality characteristics for critical parameters;

• Evaluate the impacts on agricultural productivity, habitat conditions, creational

resources and aesthetics in the vicinity ; and

• Prediction of impact on water quality by project activities.

METHODOLOGY

Grab sampling method was adopted for collection of ground water sample from hand-pump

etc., mine water and surface water samples from different sources of water bodies.

Two nos. of samples for ground water, two nos. of surface water and two numbers of mine

discharge water were collected as representative samples to assess water quality of the area

during study period. The sampling locations were selected in consultation with CMPDIL

representatives. Water samples were collected and analyzed as per procedures outlined in

IS-2488/ IS-3025 / AWWA / APHA. Sterilized bottles were used for collection of water sample

for bacteriological analysis, stored in icebox and transported to the laboratory for the analysis.

Parameters like pH, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Residual Chlorine, Conductivity, Free

Ammonia, Total Hardness, Calcium Hardness and Magnesium Hardness were analyzed in

the field while collecting the samples. MPN index of Coliforms are determined in the

laboratory as per standard methods.

The analyses were carried out as per the BIS & APHA standard methods.

RATIONALE BEHIND SAMPLING

Any adverse impact or pollution consequence of water will have serious effect on the

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area. Thus, to assess the water quality, Six locations are identified and samples (6 Nos.) were

collected and analyzed for physico-chemical and heavy metal parameters. Bacterial examination

was also carried out to find out the Coliform contamination (if any) at water sources. The water

quality assessment has been made from the following monitoring stations and is shown in

Appendix.

� Borewell Core Zone - W1

� Wardha River upstream - W2

� Wardha River Downstream - W3

� Drinking water, Niljai Village - W4

� Drinking water, Marda Village - W5

� Drinking water, Kanad Village - W6

5.2 Data presentation & analysis

The detailed water quality data generated are given Tables below:

WATER QUALITY DATA Location Name : Borewell Core Zone Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013

Sl. No.

Parameter Unit Result

IS: 10500-1991

Norms

Desirable/ Permissible

1 pH - 8.24 6.5 – 8.5/ 6.5-

8.5

2 Colour Hazen Units <5 5/25

3 Temperature oC 32.5 -

4 Turbidity NTU 4 5/10

5 Total suspended solids mg/l 1 -

6 Total dissolved solids mg/l 852 500/2000

7 Total volatile solids mg/l - -

8 Dissolved Oxygen mg/l 4.4 >3.0

9 BOD - 3 days at 27oC mg/l - -

10 COD mg/l 13 -

11 Oil & grease mg/l Nil -

12 Residual chlorine mg/l Nil 0.2 min.

13 Chloride (as CI) mg/l 164 250/1000

14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.07 1.0/1.5

15 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 133 200/400

16 Sulphide (as S) mg/l Nil -

17 Cyanide (as CN) mg/l Nil 0.05

18 Insecticides/pesticides mg/l Nil Absent

19 Phenols (as C6H5OH) mg/l <0.001 0.001/0.002

20 Chromium (as Cr) mg/l <0.01 0.05

21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 0.05


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22 Selenium (as Se) mg/l <0.01 0.01

23 Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.01 0.05

24 Barium (as Ba) mg/l <0.01 -

25 Cadmium mg/l <0.01 0.01

26 Nickel (as Ni) mg/l <0.01 -

27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.01 1.0/5.0

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 0.001

29 Silver (as Ag) mg/l <0.01 -

30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 0.05

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 5/15

32 Alkalinity to phenolphthalein mg/l Nil -

33 Alkalinity to methyl orange mg/l 240 200/600

34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.02 0.3/1.0

35 Total Hardness mg/l 289

300/600

36 Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 63 75/200

37 Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 32 30/100

38 Total Nitrogen (as N) mg/l Nil -

39 Percent sodium % 42.29 -

40 Coliform organisms MPN/100ml -0- Absent

41 Sodium,(as Na) mg/l 119 -

42 Potassium (as K) mg/l 51 -

WATER QUALITY DATA Location Name : Wardha River upstream Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013

Sl. No. Parameter Unit Result IS:2296-1982 Tolerance limits for Inland Surface

water (Class C)

1 pH - 8.26 6.5 – 8.5

2 Colour Hazen Units 8 300


4 Turbidity NTU 10 -


6 Total dissolved solids mg/l 452 1500


8 Dissolved Oxygen mg/l 6.2 4.0

9 BOD - 3 days, 27oC mg/l 1 3.0

10 COD mg/l 13 -


12 Residual chlorine mg/l Nil -

13 Chloride (as CI) mg/l 34 600

14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.05 1.5

15 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 21 400


17 Cyanide (as CN) mg/l <0.01 0.05


19 Phenols (as C6H5OH) mg/l <0.001 0.005


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21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 1.5




25 Cadmium mg/l <0.01 0.01


27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.01 -

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 -


30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 0.1

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 15


33 Alkalinity to methyl orange mg/l 238 -

34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.02 50

35 Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 39 -

36 Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 26 -

37 Total Nitrogen (as N) mg/l 2.5 -


39 Coliform organisms MPN/100ml 2100 5000

40 Sodium (as Na) mg/l 38 -


WATER QUALITY DATA Location Name : Wartha River Downstream Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013 Sl. No. Parameter Unit Result

IS:2296-1982 Tolerance limits for Inand Surface

water (Class C)

1 pH - 8.26 6.5 – 8.5

2 Colour Hazen Units 5 300


4 Turbidity NTU 7 -


6 Total dissolved solids mg/l 468 1500


8 Dissolved Oxygen mg/l 6.2 4.0

9 BOD - 3 days, 27oC mg/l 1 3.0

10 COD mg/l 12 -


12 Residual chlorine mg/l Nil -

13 Chloride (as CI) mg/l 36 600

14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.05 1.5

15 Sulphate (as SO4) mg/l 16 400


17 Cyanide (as CN) mg/l <0.01 0.05


19 Phenols (as C6H5OH) mg/l <0.001 0.005



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21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.001 1.5




25 Cadmium mg/l <0.001 0.01


27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.1 -

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 -


30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.001 0.1

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 15


33 Alkalinity to methyl orange mg/l 230 -

34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.02 50

35 Calcium (as Ca) mg/l 36 -

36 Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l 33 -

37 Total Nitrogen (as N) mg/l 2.8 -


39 Coliform organisms MPN/100ml 2100 5000

40 Sodium (as Na) mg/l 28 -


WATER QUALITY DATA Location Name : Drinking Water, Niljai Village Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013

Sl. No.


IS: 10500-1991

Norms


1 pH - 7.67 6.5 – 8.5/ 6.5-

8.5









10 COD mg/l 12 -




14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.06 1.0/1.5








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21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 0.05




25 Cadmium mg/l <0.01 0.01


27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.01 1.0/5.0

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 0.001


30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 0.05

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 5/15



34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.02 0.3/1.0


300/600








WATER QUALITY DATA Location Name: Drinking Water,Marda Village Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013

Sl. No.


IS: 10500-1991

Norms


1 pH - 8.13 6.5 – 8.5/ 6.5-

8.5




5 Total suspended solids mg/l Nil -





10 COD mg/l 14 -




14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.05 1.0/1.5





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21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 0.05




25 Cadmium mg/l <0.01 0.01


27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.01 1.0/5.0

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 0.001


30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 0.05

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 5/15



34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l <0.01. 0.3/1.0


300/600








WATER QUALITY DATA Location name : Drinking water,kanad Village Date of Sampling : 21.05.2013

Sl. No.


IS: 10500-1991

Norms


1 pH - 7.19 6.5 – 8.5/ 6.5-

8.5









10 COD mg/l 14 -




14 Flouride (as F) mg/l 0.07 1.0/1.5


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21 Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.01 0.05




25 Cadmium mg/l <0.01 0.01


27 Boron (as B) mg/l <0.01 1.0/5.0

28 Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 0.001


30 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 0.05

31 Zinc (as Pb) mg/l <0.01 5/15



34 Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.02 0.3/1.0


300/600









Ground Water quality status

Source pH

Turbidity (NTU)

TDS (mg/l) Total

Hardness (mg/l)

Iron (mg/l) Chloride

(mg/l) Sulphate

(mg/l) Fluoride

(mg/l)

Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max

Drinking / Ground Water

7.19 8.24 2 - 5 638 924 289 445 0.02 45 164 52 281 0.05 00.7

IS 10500 Norms


6.5-8.5 10 500-2000 300-600 0.3-1.0 250-1000 200-1000 1.0


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Surface water quality status

Source pH

Colour (Hazen Units )

TDS (mg/l) Iron (mg/l) Chloride

(mg/l) Sulphate

(mg/l) Fluoride (mg/l)

Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max

River 8.26 5 8 452 468 0.02 34 36 16 21 0.05

IS:2296-1982

6.5-8.5 300 1500 50 600 400 1.5

Summary

At all locations, Oil and grease, phenolic compounds, cyanides, sulphides and insecticides are

found to be absent and all heavy metal values except Iron and Zinc are found to be below the

detectable limit. In general, the water quality at all six locations are found to be well within the

prescribed norms of IS: 10500 – 1991(permissible limit) and IS: 2296 - 1982.

HYROGEOLOGY OF GANPATI U/G

HYDROGEOLOGICAL SET-UP :

The following hydrogeological regime has been projected from the limited available data and

may represent the existing hydrogeological set-up of Ganpati U/G and its buffer zone area

In the core zone, sand and sandstone horizons serve as aquifers and shale/clay acts as

aquicludes in alluvium/soil and Gondwanas formations respectively while in buffer zone the

sand in alluvium and the secondary porous zones in Basalts & Vindhyans act as aquifers.

The various hydrogeological units developed in the study area are in the following table.

Type of aquifers in Shivani OCM area

Sl. No.

Type of aquifer

Depth range (m)

Core zone Buffer zone

1.

Unconfined

0 - 20

Alluvium and Kamthis

Alluvium, and Weathered Basalts, and sandstone/limestone of Vindhyans.

2.

Semiconfined/ confined

Beyond 20

Sandstone horizons in Kamthi and Barakars

Secondary porus structures in Basalts, sandstones/lime stones of Vindhyans.


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The buffer zone is mostly covered by consolidated formations viz. Basalts, Vindhyans and

unconsolidated alluvium. In general, alluvium possess moderate to high porosity and

infiltration factor. Thus, the groundwater potential is generally moderate to high in alluvium in

the buffer zone area while it is poor to very poor in Basalts and Vindhyans.

The total sequence in turn overlained by thick alluvium possessing high to moderate primary

porosity and moderate infiltration factor (15 % to 20 %) thereby creating congenial

hydrogeological environment. It can be inferred that the aquifers in alluvium and Kamthi

formations in general possess moderate/high groundwater potential in the study area due to

an added advantage of physical setting with respect to Wardha river.

Ground water Levels

To collect the representative groundwater levels in the study area, CMPDI,RI-IV has

established a monitoring network with 25 dug wells (hydrograph stations) spread over the

buffer zone (10 km radius from the Shivani OC mine). Out of which 4 dug-wells (WN-97, WN-

98, WN-99 & M-46) are located in the core zone of the project area. Water level monitoring in

these hydrograph stations is being done as per MoEF guidelines (four times in a year) during

the period between May’06 and Jan’12 and data is furnished in Annexure-III.

The average water levels measured from the area in and around Shivani OC mine area are

given below.

Pre monsoon period Core Zone 5.98 m to 11.60 m

Buffer zone 5.20 m to 11.26 m

Post monsoon Core Zone 5.80 m to 7.25 m

Buffer zone 1.35 m to 8.25 m

WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION OF THE STUDY AREA

Period Core zone

Max Min Average

2008 8.65 .80 3.18

2009 5.60 1.40 3.05

2010 4.42 1.75 3.65

2011 4.35 0.80 3.00

Buffer zone

2008 9.05 0.85 3.40


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2009 7.06 1.11 2.66

2010 10.16 0.76 4.15

2011 7.85 0.80 2.98

Note-Water level in m below ground level

Water level trend:

Hydrographs of two permanent observation wells fixed by CMPDI, Regional Institute-IV are

presented in figures below to assess the water level trends from May’07 to Jan’12.

The water level trend of well No (WN-98) situated in the core zone (village Shioni) of Shivani

OC mine and about 0.80 km W of proposed Shivani OCM indicate no impact on water table

as given in the following figure.

A rising trend in both post and pre-monsoon water levels has been also observed at the

station Marda (M-60) situated in buffer zone of Shivani OCM (about 3.5 km S-E from the

project area) it also indicate that there is no impact on ground water level as shown in figure.


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General aquifer parameters:

The confined/semi-confined aquifer occurring at greater depth in Kamthis and Barakars is

mostly tapped by shallow/deep tubewells. The tubewells located in the project area tapping

the semi-confined aquifer in Kamthi and Upper Barakar formation down to a depth of about

100 m have registered better yield ranging from 3 to 6 lps. It may be appropriate to emphasis

here that Lower Barakar overlapped directly by Kamthis is a better environment due to direct

recharge /infiltration from the potential Kamthi formations. The shallow tube wells drilled in

Talchir have registered very poor yield and they are not sustaining for regular pumping.

No detailed hydrogeological investigations were carried out at Shivani OC Mine area.

However, the aquifer parameters evaluated by CMPDI at Warora (Anandwan camp of

CMPDI) have been considered and attributed to the study area. The projected aquifer

parameters of the aquifer in alluvium and Kamthi/Barakar formations are as follows:

Sl.No Parameters 1 Hydraulic conductivity 2.2 m/day

2 Storage co-efficient 1.57 x 10-4 to 1.10 x 10-3

3 Specific yield 0.05


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GROUND WATER RESOURCES IN THE AREA :

Ground water recharge

Rainfall is the main recharge source for groundwater. The study area receives an average

annual rainfall of 1130 mm. Additionally, groundwater is also being recharged from other

sources such as return flow from irrigation waters, ponds etc. The replenishable groundwater

recharge has been computed by rainfall-infiltration method in the absence of long term water

table fluctuation data of different formations in the area. The rainfall-infiltration factor for

Basalts/Vindhyan has been considered to be 7 % while it is about 15 % in alluvium & Kamthis

(GEC report-1997). The groundwater balance computation for this study area of 314 sq. km

has been done as per GEC -1997 norms and is furnished below :-

a) Recharge from rainfall : 39.66 MCM

i) Alluvium area (164 Sq.Km.) : 27.80 MCM ii) Basalt & Vindhyan area (150 Sq. Km.) - 11.86 MCM

b) Recharge from other sources : 0.29 MCM

i) Irrigation return flow - 0.29 MCM

c) Gross groundwater recharge (a+b) : 39.95 MCM

Ground water draft:

The groundwater withdrawal is generally for domestic, industry and irrigation requirement and

is quantified as under.

Sl No.

Purpose No./Area Water consumption

per capita

Total qty. of withdrawal

(MCM)

1.

a) Domestic (Human Population)

b) Domestic (Animals)

62100Nos.

28770 Nos.

70Lit/day

20 Lit/day

1.58

0.21

2.

Irrigation (for 120 days)

297.8 ha.

40000 Lit/ha/day

1.43

Total : 3.22


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Ground water balance : Gross groundwater recharge 39.95 MCM

ii) Natural discharge to drains & other

losses (Approx.10% of item (i) ) : 3.99 MCM

iii) Net annual groundwater availability 35.96 MCM

iv) Allocation/ projection upto next

25 years for domestic & industrial use : 2.43 MCM

v) Annual groundwater draft for all uses : 3.22 MCM

vi) Groundwater balance (Item iii-iv & v) : 30.31 MCM

Groundwater balance flow diagram is furnished in Figure Below:

Ground water stage of development :

Ground water withdrawal/ utilization is mainly for domestic and irrigation use in the study

area. It is seen from the figures of net ground water availability is 35.96 MCM and gross

annual ground water draft (3.22 MCM) that surplus ground water to the tune of 32.74 MCM is

available for future utilization and development. Thus, the present stage of ground water

development in and around the project is about 8.95% which can be categorized as "Safe"

with less than 70% value. As per CGWB report of Yeoatmal district of Maharashtra, the stage

of groundwater development in Wani tehsil in which Shivani OCM and its buffer zone located

is 11% and classified as "Safe" category.

WATER QUALITY:

Groundwater quality in the area is being monitored regularly by CMPDI, an ISO-9001

company and the results indicate the groundwater and mine water quality in the area is

potable and does not contain any toxic elements (Annexure-VI). Generally, the water quality

is mostly alkaline in nature with pH value of 7.87 to 8.27 of potable quality with low to medium

concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) are to the tune of 580 mg/l to780 mg/l. Normally,

the coal mining activity does not induce any unwanted chemical or elements into the

groundwater affecting the water chemistry except for total suspended solids (TSS); so it is

expected that no serious pollutant will be observed in the mine discharged water.

The mine water will be discharged onto surface after passing through the sumps and

sedimentation tanks. Hence, no quality degradation of mine water is anticipated.


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MINE DRAINAGE/PUMPING :

The mining area is mainly covered by Kamthis, Barakars and Vindhyan below the

soil/alluvium thickness of 0.50 to 16.70 m. These formations may possess moderate/high

groundwater potential due to high/moderate porosity and further enhances recharge to

underlying formations/aquifers. The semiconsolidated Gondwana are mostly stratified

formations underlying the Alluvium/soil. The permeable beds (Sandstone horizons) act as

individual hydrogeological units and develop multi-aquifer system. As such under these

circumstances, the groundwater flow/velocity along the bedding planes is higher than across

the plane. It is imperative that horizontal hydraulic conductivity is many folds higher than the

vertical hydraulic conductivity.

The opencast mine acts as large diameter well/sink resulted in by cutting /extraction

of different aquifer zones/formations overlying the working coal seam. As soon as depression

/ pit is created due to mine cut, the initial discharge is generally heavy due to concentration of

flow to that region thereby creating depletion/draw-down in water levels in the surrounding

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the semiconfined aquifer would also be exposed /punctured thereby the total system would

be converted into water table condition and a cone of depression would be formed by the

gravity drainage from different aquifer zones (Plate-III). In opencast mining, the unconfined

aquifer is the most affected and the semiconfined aquifer is least affected. The mine effluent

& influence is directly proportional to the mine area and depth.

The groundwater inflow computation has been done by utilising the above mentioned aquifer

and mine parameters. The groundwater inflow to the mine has been estimated to be around

7350 m3/day at the final quarry depth of 175m. However, the groundwater inflow may

stabilize/reduce to around 5000 m3/day due to partial desaturation of the potential

unconfined aquifer in alluvium / Kamthis over a period of progressive mining.

RADIUS OF MINE INFLUENCE AREA:

In the opencast mines, the different aquifers overlying the working coal seam would be

contributing groundwater to the mine by gravity drainage since they are exposed/removed at

the mine. The anticipated average groundwater inflow to the mine is to the tune of 5000

m3/day at the final quarry depth of 175m. As such due to this pumping, cone of depression

would be formed. The shape and extent of the cone would depend on mainly hydraulic

conductivity and specific yield of aquifers, mine depth & area etc.

Generally steep drawdown cone would be formed in poor potential aquifers thereby the

influence area is to small distance and reverse is established in respect of aquifers with high

hydraulic conductivity. The radius of mine influence area has been estimated for Shivani

OCM by using Sichardt formula based on the above mentioned aquifer and mine parameters

and works out to about 865 m at final mine depth of 175 m. It may be appropriate to

mention here that the presence of prominent boundaries/water bodies, faults and also

interfringing of sandstone and shale beds may restrict the propogation of drawdown cone. As

such, the anticipated mine induced effect would be confined to the area east of Wardha river

which is a major river controlling master drainage of the area.

Mine induced effect may be distinctly noticed within a distance of 500 m from the mine edge

in the down-dip side and becomes milder/ insignificant thereafter. However the effect is

limited/negligible in the up-dip side of the incrop zone due to shallow mine depth & area and

further mine development is towards dip-side only.


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3.1.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT

The physical description of sound concerns its loudness as a function of frequency. Noise in

general is unwanted/un-desired sound, which is composed of frequencies of different

loudness distributed over the audible frequency range. Various noise scales have been

introduced to describe, in a single number, the response of an average human to a complex

sound made up of various frequencies at different loudness levels. The most common and

universally accepted scale is the A weighted scale which is measured as dB (A). This is more

suitable for audible range of 20 to 20,000 Hz. The scale has been designed to weigh various

components of noise according to the response of a human ear.

Further, major mining activities like blasting, operation of heavy duty underground and

opencast mining machinery, drilling, and crushing, loading and unloading activities cause

serious noise pollution.

The impact of noise sources on surrounding community depends on:

• Characteristics of noise sources (instantaneous, intermittent or continuous in nature). It can

be observed that steady noise is not as annoying as one, which is continuously varying

in loudness;

• The time of day at which noise occurs, for example high noise levels at night in residential

areas are not acceptable because of sleep disturbance; and

• The location of the noise source, with respect to noise sensitive land use, which determines

the loudness.

As part of the occupational health and safety measures certain safeguards have been

incorporated to mitigate noise pollution in working environments. Thus, background noise

levels are measured at six locations at the rate of two readings per station on seasonal basis

during the study period.

METHODOLOGY

Rationale behind sampling

To know the background Ambient Noise level of the Project site and its surrounding

Environment, 6 locations (one in core zone and five in buffer zone) were identified for baseline

study. The noise level monitoring stations are given in Table below:


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AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL MONITORING STATIONS

SI. No.

Location Name Location Code

1. Core Zone N-1

2. Niljai Village N-2

3. Pardi Village N-3

4. Mukat Village N-4

5. Marda Village N-5

6. Kanad Village N-6

AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA

Project : SHIVANI OCP Season : Summer (April`13 – June`13)

Location : Near Core Zone (N-1)

Sl. No.

Time (Hrs.)

Leq Noise Level, dB(A)

May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 47.6 48.3

2. 10-14 48.2 49.5

3. 14-18 49.5 51.4

4. 18-22 47.6 48.3

Leq. Noise (Mean) 48.2 49.3

5.

Night

22-02 38.4 39.6

6. 02-06 37.1 38.2


Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time

Industrial Area 75 70

Commercial Area 65 55

Residential Area 55 45

Sensitive Zone 50 40


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Location : Nijai Village (N-2)

Sl. No.

Time (Hrs.) Leq Noise Level, dB(A)

May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 46.4 47.1

2. 10-14 47.0 48.3

3. 14-18 48.3 50.2

4. 18-22 46.4 47.1


5.

Night

22-02 37.2 38.4

6. 02-06 35.9 37


Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time







Location : Pardi Village (N-3)

Sl. No.

Time (Hrs.)


May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 42.2 44.0

2. 10-14 44.0 45.5

3. 14-18 43.3 44.7

4. 18-22 42.8 43.4


5.

Night

22-02 37.2 36.8

6. 02-06 36.1 35.4



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Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time







Location : Mukat Village (N - 4)

Sl. No.

Time (Hrs.)


May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 47.1 48.4

2. 10-14 48.8 49.2

3. 14-18 49.6 50.3

4. 18-22 46.2 48.5


5.

Night

22-02 38.5 39.4

6. 02-06 37.3 37.8


Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time






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Location : Marda Village (N-5)

Sl. No. Time (Hrs.)


May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 48.8 49.5

2. 10-14 49.4 50.7

3. 14-18 50.7 52.6

4. 18-22 48.8 49.5


5.

Night

22-02 39.6 40.8

6. 02-06 38.3 39.4


Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time







Location : Kanad Village (N - 6)

Sl. No. Time (Hrs.)


May`13 June`13

1.

Day

06-10 43.7 44.1

2. 10-14 45.8 46.4

3. 14-18 46.6 45.8

4. 18-22 45.0 43.6


5.

Night

22-02 37.8 38.1

6. 02-06 37.1 37.4



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Unit : dB(A)

CPCB Limits in

dB(A) Leq

Day

time

Night

time






The generated noise level data are given in tables below:.

Noise level status

Location

Noise level dB(A) Noise level Standards

Daytime Nighttime Daytime Nighttime

Core zone 48.2- 49.3 37.3 – 38.9 75 70

Buffer zone 43.3 - 50.5 36.5 - 40.1 55 45

Mean Leq noise levels at day time and night time are ranging from 48.2 to 49.3 dB(A) and

37.3 to 38.9 dB(A) respectively in the core zone. Mean Leq noise levels at day time and night

time are ranging from 43.3 to 50.5 dB(A) and 36.5 to 40.1 dB(A) respectively in the Buffer

zone. While comparing with IS: 4954 -1986 norms for acceptable outdoor noise levels all

values are found to be well within the prescribed limits

Summary

While comparing with IS: 4954 -1986 norms for acceptable outdoor noise levels the Leq values

are found to be within the limits.

3.1.5 SOIL QUALITY

Soil is one of the most significant ecological factor on which plants depend for their nutrients;

water and mineral supply. Indiscriminate deforestation, digging for minerals, destruction of

grazing lands for human habitation have done irreparable damage to the environment and

even led to harsh climatic change. Some of the dangers posed to soil pollution are due to the

fact that while numbers of the earth’s inhabitants are increasing, the earth’s natural resources

are by and large fixed as well as limited. Thus, soil gets heavily polluted day by day by

population explosion and industrialization.


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Further, major mining activities affect the natural status of soil regime of the surrounding

areas directly or indirectly. Hence, it becomes important to study the soil quality w.r.t. its

physico-chemical characteristic as knowledge of soil parameters is essential for the planning

of developmental work and implementation of afforestation. The purpose of this study is to:

• Assess the soil characteristics for critical parameters;

• Evaluate the impacts on agricultural productivity, habitat conditions, creational

resources and aesthetics in the vicinity ; and

• Prediction of impact on soil quality by project activities.

METHODOLOGY

Soil characteristics, erosion aspects, soil fertility etc., have direct bearing on the environment.

Knowledge of soil parameters is essential for the planning and implementation of afforestation.

Further, major mining activities affect the soil regime of the surrounding areas directly or

indirectly. Hence, it becomes important to study the soil characteristics.

By keeping the above aspects in view, Three locations are selected in the core and buffer zone.

Locations are selected in such a way that different type of soils for supporting different species of

vegetation are covered.

� Barren land ,Core zone S1

� Agriculture land, Niljai Village S2

� Agriculture land, Mukat Village S3


The soil quality data collected are given in tables below:

SOIL QUALITY DATA Location Name : Barren Land, Core zone (S1) Sampling Date : 22.05.2013

Sl.

No. Parameter

Depth, cm

0-30 30-60 60-90

1 pH 7.36 7.42 7.51

2 Temperature (oC) 34.0 35.0 34.5

3 Electrical conductivity (m-mhos/cm at 20°C) 165 169 172

4 Nitrogen, kg/ha 298 302 305

5 Phosphorus, kg/ha 5.3 5.5 5.5

6 Potassium, kg/ha 276 284 282

7 Calcium, kg/ha 522 584 575

8 Magnesium, kg/ha 318 336 322

9 Organic matter (%) 2.1 2.3 2.2


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10 Grain size distribution

Sand

Clay

Silt

15

70

15

12

73

15

10

80

10

11 Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) 0.13 0.15 0.15

12 Natural Moisture content (%) 2.2 2.7 2.6

13 Field Capacity (%) - 3.2 -

14 Wilting Co-efficient (%) - 1.20 -

15 Available Water Storage Capacity (%) - 6.8 -

16 Bulk Density (gms /cc) 1.22 1.54 1.65

17 Cation exchange Capacity (cm/hr) 1.38 1.42 1.39

18 Infiltration rate (cm/hr) - 2.9 -

SOIL QUALITY DATA

Location Name : Agriculture land, Niljai Village (S2) Sampling Date : 22.05.2013

Sl. No.

Parameter Depth, cm

0-30 30-60 60-90

1 pH 7.10 7.22 7.33

2 Temperature (oC) 33.5 33.0 33.5

3 Electrical conductivity (m-mhos/cm at 20°C) 250 270 260

4 Nitrogen, kg/ha 530 525 518

5 Phosphorus, kg/ha 5.4 5.5 5.6

6 Potassium, kg/ha 338 367 344

7 Calcium, kg/ha 426 442 416

8 Magnesium, kg/ha 426 442 419

9 Organic matter (%) 2.2 2.5 2.1

10 Grain size distribution

Sand

Clay

Silt

30

60

10

29

56

20

15

75

10










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SOIL QUALITY DATA

Location Name : Agriculture land, Mukat Village (S3) Sampling Date: 22.05.2013

Sl.

No. Parameter

Depth, cm

0-30 30-60 60-90

1. pH 7.18 7.19 7.58

2. Temperature (oC) 34.5 33.0 32.0

3. Electrical conductivity (m-mhos/cm at

20°C)

224 230 229

4. Nitrogen, kg/ha 586 692 508

5. Phosphorus, kg/ha 6.3 6.4 6.8

6. Potassium, kg/ha 195 215 215

7. Calcium, kg/ha 712 732 738

8. Magnesium, kg/ha 356 376 382

9. Organic matter (%) 3.4 3.3 3.2

10. Grain size distribution

Sand

Clay

Silt

50

41

9

48

40

12

50

45

5









Soil quality status

S.No. Parameters Range of

Concentration

1 pH 7.10 – 7.58

2. Organic Carbon (%) 2.1 – 3.4

3. Potassium (kg/ha) 195 – 367

4. Nitrogen (Kg/ha) 298 – 692

5. Magnesium (Kg/Ha) 318 – 442

6. Texture Class Clay Loam

Summary

The soil quality in the project area appears to be good and would support after suitable

reclamation measures.


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3.2 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Socio-economic condition of a locality is both a result of the nature and extent of its

development and a resource for its future development. The health, education and economic

condition of the population are not only the result of the type and pace of development efforts

undertaken there but also indicate the type of development which is required and can be

undertaken. A family’s socioeconomic status is based on family income, parental education

level, parental occupation and social status in the community.

Social development paves the way for economic development. Education is universally

acknowledged as one of the key inputs contributing to the process of individual and national

development. Shelter is a basic human need to food and clothing. Availability of potable

drinking water and proper sanitation are prerequisites for healthy human life.

SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY:

The study of Socio-economic environment is an integral part of Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA). The study includes the Social profile, Economic, Infrastructure facilities,

Occurrence of historical / Archaeological sites and presence of important features of the area

(Core zone and Buffer zone 10 Km radius from mine lease area). All this information is

collected from the census of 2013 and reported in this report.

In order to validate the census data , house hold survey of 250 house holds of 1195

population was made by floating questionnaire to the residence and local people of different

villages and village head (Sarapanch / Police Patil) etc. Sample size varies as per need, time

and convenience. Occupational health status of the same for the different age group and sex

is also collected.

LOCATION: Shivani OC falls in the Wani tehsil of Yeotmal district of Maharashtra State. It

falls on Topo sheet no. 55-L/15 & 55- L/16. It lies between 200 14’ 05” to 200 15’ 1” N

latitude and 780 54’ 23” to 780 55’ 25” E.

COMMUNICATION: State Highway No. 73 joining Wani with district headquarter Yeotmal,

passes about 10 Km. from the project. The Wani town is in turn connected with Nagpur via

Warora and Jam through State Highway No. 85. Thje distance between the project and

Nagpur is about 165 Km. The nearest railway station is Wani which is located towards

Southeast of project at a distance of 6 Km. It is on Majri-Rajur branch of central Railway.

Majri railway station is on Delhi-Chennai broad guage.


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DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA

The study area, Core and Buffer zone (10 Km) comprises of the following District and Tahsils

of Maharashtra State.

DISTRICT NAME TAHSIL NAME

YAVATMAL MAREGAON

CHANDRAPUR WARORA

VILLAGE DETAILS:

CORE ZONE: Shivani Dhobi is present within the core zone of the project. It is having 182

house hold with 708 populations with house hold size of 4 persons per family.

STUDY AREA: There are 62 villages with 12,129 house holds within the study area. The

house hold size varies between 3 and 5 with an average of 4 persons per family. The

population of the study area is 48,875. The information is given in table below:

Sl.No. VILLAGE DEATAILS

H.H. SIZE

DIST. SUB-DIST.

CODE

NAME POPULATION H H.

1

YA

VA

TM

AL

MA

RE

GA

ON

CORE 543743 Shivani Dhobi 708 182 4

2

BU

FF

ER

543775 Lakhapur 466 128 4

4 543737 Dapora 377 87 4

5 543738 Chinchmandal 1539 393 4

6 543739 Kegaon 504 153 3

7 543740 Gadegaon 386 103 4

8 543741 Chanoda 382 92 4

9 543742 Pardi 130 36 4

10 543745 Mukata 458 109 4

11 543746 Dandgaon 615 148 4

12 543747 Hiwara-Majara 1270 313 4

13 543748 Kanada 565 144 4

14 543749 Chopan 1248 322 4

15 543750 Majara 881 240 4

16 543751 Bodad 240 69 3

17 543752 Khairgaon 727 178 4

18 543754 Mardi 1980 532 4

19 543755 Bamarda 214 55 4

20 543756 Phefarwada 172 43 4

21 543757 Goraj 455 121 4

22 543758 Apati 490 134 4

23 543760 Wanoja 1223 306 4

24 543761 Machhindra 773 221 3

25 543764 Dongargaon 208 50 4

26 543765 Dewala 937 247 4

27 543770 Kinhala 611 152 4

28 543771 Wadgaon 126 33 4

29 543773 Dol.Dongargaon 684 173 4

31 543777 Pandharkawada 560 143 4


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32 543778 Chinchala 782 185 4

33

CH

AN

DR

AP

UR

WA

RO

RA

540162 Wadgaon 345 81 4

34 540165 Girsawali 422 102 4

35 540168 Ashi 1181 262 5

36 540169 Nandara 317 80 4

37 540170 Longadaga 283 69 4

38 540171 Wandhali 1009 223 5

39 540172 Madheli 4742 1173 4

40 540173 Bakharda 18 6 3

41 540174 Bamarda 422 108 4

42 540175 Dindoda Bk 249 66 4

43 540176 Soit 1641 415 4

44 540177 Kohapara 357 94 4

45 540178 Bori 901 207 4

46 540180 Amadi 857 202 4

47 540181 Niljai 1188 308 4

48 540182 Panzurni 1078 252 4

49 540183 Dahegaon 1447 323 4

50 540189 Nimsada 627 144 4

51 540190 Charurkhati 1716 428 4

52 540191 Ekona 1081 264 4

53 540192 Marda 979 250 4

54 540194 Naideo 257 64 4

55 540195 Mohabala 1253 297 4

56 540196 Chinora 2036 487 4

57 540203 Khanji 1353 327 4

58 540204 Wanoja 1080 262 4

59 540205 Ashti 320 76 4

60 540206 Tulana 751 180 4

61 540207 Karanji 945 220 4

62 540208 Kalamgavhan 309 67 5

TOTAL/ AVERAGE 48875 12129 4

SOCIAL PROFILE:

The total population of the study area is 48,875 with 51.28 % male and 48.72 % female

population. The percentage population of scheduled cast (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and

others are 6.66, 17.50 and 75.84 % respectively

The data is given table and fig. below:

TABLE SOCIAL PROFILE

SL.

NO. VILLAGE NAME

POPULATION SC ST OC

TOTAL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

1 Shivani Dhobi 708 379 329 6 4 94 81 279 244

2 Lakhapur 466 230 236 0 0 71 72 159 164

3 Dapora 377 193 184 0 0 88 83 105 101

4 Chinchmandal 1539 779 760 69 63 71 63 639 634

5 Kegaon 504 266 238 17 19 91 70 158 149

6 Gadegaon 386 203 183 9 7 85 76 109 100

7 Chanoda 382 199 183 0 0 48 44 151 139

8 Pardi 130 67 63 0 0 4 4 63 59

9 Mukata 458 237 221 0 0 23 23 214 198


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10 Dandgaon 615 327 288 11 10 15 12 301 266

11 Hiwara-Majara 1270 661 609 32 34 66 65 563 510

12 Kanada 565 284 281 1 1 39 38 244 242

13 Chopan 1248 655 593 16 13 80 70 559 510

14 Majara 881 461 420 0 0 146 129 315 291

15 Bodad 240 117 123 0 0 65 69 52 54

16 Khairgaon 727 379 348 2 0 149 133 228 215

17 Mardi 1980 1030 950 163 152 158 152 709 646

18 Bamarda 214 105 109 31 29 10 11 64 69

19 Phefarwada 172 85 87 0 0 20 24 65 63

20 Goraj 455 237 218 0 0 55 50 182 168

21 Apati 490 243 247 30 29 2 2 211 216

22 Wanoja 1223 642 581 53 55 19 21 570 505

23 Machhindra 773 397 376 3 4 141 144 253 228

24 Dongargaon 208 111 97 0 0 10 6 101 91

25 Dewala 937 474 463 120 103 50 44 304 316

26 Kinhala 611 298 313 0 0 109 117 189 196

27 Wadgaon 126 68 58 0 0 7 7 61 51

28 Dol.Dongargaon 684 340 344 7 7 77 91 256 246

29 Pandharkawada 560 287 273 9 5 96 79 182 189

30 Chinchala 782 399 383 12 10 59 53 328 320

31 Wadgaon 345 178 167 0 0 71 73 107 94

32 Girsawali 422 221 201 0 0 92 87 129 114

33 Ashi 1181 615 566 24 25 91 80 500 461

34 Nandara 317 166 151 0 0 30 27 136 124

35 Longadaga 283 148 135 8 3 86 82 54 50

36 Wandhali 1009 525 484 49 41 117 118 359 325

37 Madheli 4742 2318 2424 263 267 280 306 1775 1851

38 Bakharda 18 7 11 0 0 7 11 0 0

39 Bamarda 422 217 205 14 10 70 74 133 121

40 Dindoda Bk 249 133 116 0 0 43 44 90 72

41 Soit 1641 862 779 81 65 110 100 671 614

42 Kohapara 357 191 166 0 0 93 76 98 90

43 Bori 901 444 457 9 5 75 72 360 380

44 Amadi 857 440 417 36 32 112 96 292 289

45 Niljai 1188 615 573 131 115 40 41 444 417

46 Panzurni 1078 558 520 48 50 151 121 359 349

47 Dahegaon 1447 736 711 11 11 82 96 643 604

48 Nimsada 627 335 292 28 23 29 21 278 248

49 Charurkhati 1716 869 847 49 43 61 48 759 756

50 Ekona 1081 567 514 70 57 10 12 487 445

51 Marda 979 509 470 39 34 22 19 448 417

52 Naideo 257 129 128 0 0 13 9 116 119

53 Mohabala 1253 663 590 2 2 141 124 520 464

54 Chinora 2036 1013 1023 107 113 373 384 533 526

55 Khanji 1353 703 650 92 80 108 109 503 461

56 Wanoja 1080 557 523 15 16 48 50 494 457

57 Ashti 320 167 153 0 0 0 0 167 153

58 Tulana 751 383 368 1 0 13 12 369 356

59 Karanji 945 480 465 25 25 37 41 418 399


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60 Kalamgavhan 309 163 146 0 0 20 13 143 133

TOTAL 48875 25065 23810 1693 1562 4373 4179 18999 18069

PERCENTAGE 51.28 48.72 6.66 17.50 75.84

52.01 47.99 51.13 48.87 51.25 48.75

SEX RATIO:

Sex ratio is calculated as number of females per 1000 males i.e.

SEX RATIO = NUMBER OF FEMALES X 1000/ NUMBER OF MALES

The sex ratio varies between 853 and 1571 with an average of 952. There are quite a few

villages in the study area with sex ratio greater than 1000 for the age group of 0 to 6 years

with an average of 1013.

This trend is shown in table below:

SEX RATIO

SL. NO. NAME OF VILLAGE SEX RATIO =(F*1000/M)

TOTAL (0 - 6) SC ST

1 Shivani Dhobi 868 706 667 862

2 Lakhapur 1026 1611 0 1014

3 Dapora 953 1412 0 943

4 Chinchmandal 976 1074 913 887

5 Kegaon 895 1120 1118 769

6 Gadegaon 901 741 778 894

7 Chanoda 920 630 0 917

8 Pardi 940 600 0 1000

9 Mukata 932 647 0 1000

10 Dandgaon 881 943 909 800


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11 Hiwara-Majara 921 852 1063 985

12 Kanada 989 774 1000 974

13 Chopan 905 836 813 875

14 Majara 911 1000 0 884

15 Bodad 1051 1250 0 1062

16 Khairgaon 918 811 0 893

17 Mardi 922 881 933 962

18 Bamarda 1038 3000 935 1100

19 Phefarwada 1024 1833 0 1200

20 Goraj 920 955 0 909

21 Apati 1016 1412 967 1000

22 Wanoja 905 851 1038 1105

23 Machhindra 947 894 1333 1021

24 Dongargaon 874 733 0 600

25 Dewala 977 1140 858 880

26 Kinhala 1050 1154 0 1073

27 Wadgaon 853 500 0 1000

28 Dol.Dongargaon 1012 1160 1000 1182

29 Pandharkawada 951 1000 556 823

30 Chinchala 960 1022 833 898

31 Wadgaon 938 944 0 1028

32 Girsawali 910 750 0 946

33 Ashi 920 875 1042 879

34 Nandara 910 654 0 900

35 Longadaga 912 1700 375 953

36 Wandhali 922 841 837 1009

37 Madheli 1046 1071 1015 1093

38 Bakharda 1571 1000 0 1571

39 Bamarda 945 952 714 1057

40 Dindoda Bk 872 643 0 1023

41 Soit 904 807 802 909

42 Kohapara 869 1063 0 817

43 Bori 1029 1105 556 960

44 Amadi 948 1378 889 857

45 Niljai 932 1120 878 1025

46 Panzurni 932 1000 1042 801

47 Dahegaon 966 1086 1000 1171

48 Nimsada 872 765 821 724

49 Charurkhati 975 957 878 787

50 Ekona 907 1061 814 1200

51 Marda 923 880 872 864

52 Naideo 992 1333 0 692

53 Mohabala 890 981 1000 879

54 Chinora 1010 943 1056 1029

55 Khanji 925 1058 870 1009

56 Wanoja 939 984 1067 1042

57 Ashti 916 917 0 0

58 Tulana 961 935 0 923

59 Karanji 969 603 1000 1108

60 Kalamgavhan 896 850 0 650

AVERAGE 952 1013 554 940

LITERACY LEVEL:

The literacy status of the study area is 75.62 % with 55.06 % male and 44.94 % female.

The illiteracy status of the study area is 24.38 % with 39.59 % male and 60.41 % female.


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The literacy level of both male and female is given in table and in fig below:

TABLE 3.4 LITERACY LEVEL

SL.

NO. NAME OF VILLAGE TOTAL

LITERATES ILLITERATES

MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

1 Shivani Dhobi 708 320 247 59 82

2 Lakhapur 466 191 171 39 65

3 Dapora 377 153 121 40 63

4 Chinchmandal 1539 637 520 142 240

5 Kegaon 504 214 163 52 75

6 Gadegaon 386 155 123 48 60

7 Chanoda 382 166 133 33 50

8 Pardi 130 51 45 16 18

9 Mukata 458 206 170 31 51

10 Dandgaon 615 275 214 52 74

11 Hiwara-Majara 1270 563 432 98 177

12 Kanada 565 224 192 60 89

13 Chopan 1248 555 449 100 144

14 Majara 881 381 281 80 139

15 Bodad 240 88 73 29 50

16 Khairgaon 727 312 245 67 103

17 Mardi 1980 855 688 175 262

18 Bamarda 214 95 73 10 36

19 Phefarwada 172 76 67 9 20

20 Goraj 455 194 151 43 67

21 Apati 490 201 179 42 68

22 Wanoja 1223 519 426 123 155

23 Machhindra 773 321 257 76 119

24 Dongargaon 208 92 73 19 24

25 Dewala 937 401 327 73 136

26 Kinhala 611 261 248 37 65

27 Wadgaon 126 56 44 12 14

28 Dol.Dongargaon 684 284 249 56 95

29 Pandharkawada 560 242 211 45 62

30 Chinchala 782 328 266 71 117

31 Wadgaon 345 139 104 39 63

32 Girsawali 422 192 145 29 56

33 Ashi 1181 468 384 147 182

34 Nandara 317 116 98 50 53

35 Longadaga 283 119 73 29 62

36 Wandhali 1009 411 327 114 157

37 Madheli 4742 1852 1623 466 801

38 Bakharda 18 4 2 3 9

39 Bamarda 422 172 136 45 69

40 Dindoda Bk 249 103 76 30 40

41 Soit 1641 667 512 195 267

42 Kohapara 357 141 115 50 51

43 Bori 901 331 300 113 157

44 Amadi 857 368 278 72 139


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45 Niljai 1188 511 376 104 197

46 Panzurni 1078 436 329 122 191

47 Dahegaon 1447 592 467 144 244

48 Nimsada 627 273 198 62 94

49 Charurkhati 1716 678 572 191 275

50 Ekona 1081 421 327 146 187

51 Marda 979 425 337 84 133

52 Naideo 257 99 84 30 44

53 Mohabala 1253 569 458 94 132

54 Chinora 2036 791 729 222 294

55 Khanji 1353 638 558 65 92

56 Wanoja 1080 455 371 102 152

57 Ashti 320 143 103 24 50

58 Tulana 751 307 242 76 126

59 Karanji 945 382 343 98 122

60 Kalamgavhan 309 129 106 34 40

TOTAL 48875 20348 16611 4717 7199

PERCENTAGE 75.62 24.38

55.06 44.94 39.59 60.41

POPULATION CLASSIFICATION:

The total population is divided into workers and non workers. The workers are again

subdivided into main and marginal workers.

WORKERS: There are 56.22 % workers with 56.60 % male workers and 43.43 % female

workers.

NON-WORKERS: The % of non-workers is 43.78 with 44.46 % male and 55.54 % female.


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The population classification is given in detail in table and fig below:

TABLE POPULATION CLASSIFICATION

SL.

NO. NAME OF VILLAGE

POPULATION WORKERS NON_WORKERS

TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE

1 Shivani Dhobi 708 379 329 461 250 211 247 129 118

2 Lakhapur 466 230 236 298 165 133 168 65 103

3 Dapora 377 193 184 204 126 78 173 67 106

4 Chinchmandal 1539 779 760 916 510 406 623 269 354

5 Kegaon 504 266 238 325 176 149 179 90 89

6 Gadegaon 386 203 183 249 134 115 137 69 68

7 Chanoda 382 199 183 232 123 109 150 76 74

8 Pardi 130 67 63 86 44 42 44 23 21

9 Mukata 458 237 221 270 137 133 188 100 88

10 Dandgaon 615 327 288 377 200 177 238 127 111

11 Hiwara-Majara 1270 661 609 787 408 379 483 253 230

12 Kanada 565 284 281 369 196 173 196 88 108

13 Chopan 1248 655 593 740 406 334 508 249 259

14 Majara 881 461 420 461 308 153 420 153 267

15 Bodad 240 117 123 134 73 61 106 44 62

16 Khairgaon 727 379 348 436 237 199 291 142 149

17 Mardi 1980 1030 950 1031 632 399 949 398 551

18 Bamarda 214 105 109 133 70 63 81 35 46

19 Phefarwada 172 85 87 105 52 53 67 33 34

20 Goraj 455 237 218 271 142 129 184 95 89

21 Apati 490 243 247 309 162 147 181 81 100

22 Wanoja 1223 642 581 804 429 375 419 213 206

23 Machhindra 773 397 376 483 255 228 290 142 148

24 Dongargaon 208 111 97 133 77 56 75 34 41

25 Dewala 937 474 463 566 292 274 371 182 189

26 Kinhala 611 298 313 391 205 186 220 93 127

27 Wadgaon 126 68 58 72 40 32 54 28 26

28 Dol.Dongargaon 684 340 344 438 229 209 246 111 135

29 Pandharkawada 560 287 273 363 199 164 197 88 109

30 Chinchala 782 399 383 477 262 215 305 137 168

31 Wadgaon 345 178 167 218 114 104 127 64 63

32 Girsawali 422 221 201 265 136 129 157 85 72

33 Ashi 1181 615 566 742 396 346 439 219 220

34 Nandara 317 166 151 186 98 88 131 68 63

35 Longadaga 283 148 135 175 94 81 108 54 54

36 Wandhali 1009 525 484 580 324 256 429 201 228

37 Madheli 4742 2318 2424 2448 1406 1042 2294 912 1382

38 Bakharda 18 7 11 7 4 3 11 3 8

39 Bamarda 422 217 205 142 119 23 280 98 182

40 Dindoda Bk 249 133 116 85 77 8 164 56 108

41 Soit 1641 862 779 952 514 438 689 348 341

42 Kohapara 357 191 166 272 147 125 85 44 41

43 Bori 901 444 457 497 274 223 404 170 234

44 Amadi 857 440 417 484 269 215 373 171 202

45 Niljai 1188 615 573 571 373 198 617 242 375


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46 Panzurni 1078 558 520 594 347 247 484 211 273

47 Dahegaon 1447 736 711 840 461 379 607 275 332

48 Nimsada 627 335 292 335 192 143 292 143 149

49 Charurkhati 1716 869 847 935 533 402 781 336 445

50 Ekona 1081 567 514 658 363 295 423 204 219

51 Marda 979 509 470 564 319 245 415 190 225

52 Naideo 257 129 128 136 77 59 121 52 69

53 Mohabala 1253 663 590 588 379 209 665 284 381

54 Chinora 2036 1013 1023 846 571 275 1190 442 748

55 Khanji 1353 703 650 417 338 79 936 365 571

56 Wanoja 1080 557 523 650 353 297 430 204 226

57 Ashti 320 167 153 196 106 90 124 61 63

58 Tulana 751 383 368 442 237 205 309 146 163

59 Karanji 945 480 465 554 298 256 391 182 209

60 Kalamgavhan 309 163 146 177 93 84 132 70 62

TOTAL 48875 25065 23810 27477 15551 11926 21398 9514 11884

PERCENTAGE 51.28 48.72 56.22 43.78

56.60 43.40 44.46 55.54

OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE:

MAIN WORKERS: The % of main workers is 82.10 with 60.33 % male and 39.67 %

female.

MARGINAL WORKERS: The % of marginal workers is 17.90 with 39.49 % male and

60.51 % female.

The occupational structure is given in detail in table below:


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TABLE 3.6 OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE

SL.

NO. NAME OF VILLAGE

WORKERS MAIN MARGINAL

TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE

1 Shivani Dhobi 461 250 211 455 248 207 6 2 4

2 Lakhapur 298 165 133 102 65 37 196 100 96

3 Dapora 204 126 78 195 122 73 9 4 5

4 Chinchmandal 916 510 406 706 481 225 210 29 181

5 Kegaon 325 176 149 252 147 105 73 29 44

6 Gadegaon 249 134 115 249 134 115 0 0 0

7 Chanoda 232 123 109 232 123 109 0 0 0

8 Pardi 86 44 42 86 44 42 0 0 0

9 Mukata 270 137 133 258 133 125 12 4 8

10 Dandgaon 377 200 177 324 179 145 53 21 32

11 Hiwara-Majara 787 408 379 728 406 322 59 2 57

12 Kanada 369 196 173 367 194 173 2 2 0

13 Chopan 740 406 334 471 297 174 269 109 160

14 Majara 461 308 153 461 308 153 0 0 0

15 Bodad 134 73 61 134 73 61 0 0 0

16 Khairgaon 436 237 199 424 228 196 12 9 3

17 Mardi 1031 632 399 905 590 315 126 42 84

18 Bamarda 133 70 63 123 68 55 10 2 8

19 Phefarwada 105 52 53 95 48 47 10 4 6

20 Goraj 271 142 129 263 139 124 8 3 5

21 Apati 309 162 147 286 152 134 23 10 13

22 Wanoja 804 429 375 750 407 343 54 22 32

23 Machhindra 483 255 228 435 243 192 48 12 36

24 Dongargaon 133 77 56 121 76 45 12 1 11

25 Dewala 566 292 274 279 185 94 287 107 180

26 Kinhala 391 205 186 353 194 159 38 11 27

27 Wadgaon 72 40 32 59 36 23 13 4 9

28 Dol.Dongargaon 438 229 209 438 229 209 0 0 0

29 Pandharkawada 363 199 164 130 112 18 233 87 146

30 Chinchala 477 262 215 175 120 55 302 142 160

31 Wadgaon 218 114 104 217 113 104 1 1 0

32 Girsawali 265 136 129 257 131 126 8 5 3

33 Ashi 742 396 346 718 388 330 24 8 16

34 Nandara 186 98 88 186 98 88 0 0 0

35 Longadaga 175 94 81 174 93 81 1 1 0

36 Wandhali 580 324 256 560 313 247 20 11 9

37 Madheli 2448 1406 1042 1684 1080 604 764 326 438

38 Bakharda 7 4 3 5 3 2 2 1 1

39 Bamarda 142 119 23 103 96 7 39 23 16

40 Dindoda Bk 85 77 8 64 61 3 21 16 5

41 Soit 952 514 438 507 327 180 445 187 258

42 Kohapara 272 147 125 98 53 45 174 94 80

43 Bori 497 274 223 296 232 64 201 42 159

44 Amadi 484 269 215 314 207 107 170 62 108

45 Niljai 571 373 198 318 281 37 253 92 161

46 Panzurni 594 347 247 548 326 222 46 21 25


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47 Dahegaon 840 461 379 791 429 362 49 32 17

48 Nimsada 335 192 143 222 175 47 113 17 96

49 Charurkhati 935 533 402 840 496 344 95 37 58

50 Ekona 658 363 295 641 351 290 17 12 5

51 Marda 564 319 245 550 311 239 14 8 6

52 Naideo 136 77 59 57 40 17 79 37 42

53 Mohabala 588 379 209 464 300 164 124 79 45

54 Chinora 846 571 275 815 556 259 31 15 16

55 Khanji 417 338 79 412 335 77 5 3 2

56 Wanoja 650 353 297 580 324 256 70 29 41

57 Ashti 196 106 90 187 102 85 9 4 5

58 Tulana 442 237 205 400 232 168 42 5 37

59 Karanji 554 298 256 541 291 250 13 7 6

60 Kalamgavhan 177 93 84 154 84 70 23 9 14

TOTAL 27477 15551 11926 22559 13609 8950 4918 1942 2976

PERCENTAGE 56.22 82.10 17.90

56.60 43.40 60.33 39.67 39.49 60.51

OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION:

MAIN WORKERS:

The % of main causal workers is 35.53 with 67.99 % male and 32.01 % female.

The % of main agricultural workers is 50.71 with 48.69 % male and 51.31 % female.

The % of main house hold workers is 1.20 with 74.07 % male and 25.93 % female.

The % of main others workers is 12.57 with 84.30 % male and 15.70 % female.

MARGINAL WORKERS:

The % of marginal causal workers is 13.77 with 35.01 % male and 64.99 % female.

The % of marginal agricultural workers is 74.87 with 35.47 % male and 64.53 % female.

The % of marginal house hold workers is 1.18 with 62.07 % male and 37.93 % female.

The % of marginal others workers is 10.19 with 72.46 % male and 27.54 % female.

CLASSIFICATION OF MARGINAL WORKERS:

MARGINAL WORKERS (3 - 6 months)

The % of marginal cultivators is 13.47 with 34.11 % male and 65.89 % female.

The % of marginal agricultural labors is 76.06 with 35.61 % male and 64.39 % female.

The % of marginal house hold workers is 1.13 with 64.0 % male and 36.0% female.



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MARGINAL WORKERS (0 - 3 months)

The % of marginal cultivators is 16.56 with 41.77 % male and 58.23 % female.

The % of marginal agricultural labors is 63.73 with 33.88 % male and 66.12 % female.

The % of marginal house hold workers is 1.68 with 50.0 % male and 50.0 % female.


LANDUSE DETAILS (Hectares), AS PER 2001 CENSUS: The % land use of study area

given below and shown in fig. below:

LAND DETAILS

FOREST LAND

CULTIVATED AREA WASTE LAND

N. A. FOR CULTIVATION IRRIGATED

UN IRRIGATED

% 0.98 5.20 77.31 7.51 9.01

HOUSE HOLD SURVEY:

The locations of house hold surveyed villages are shown in tables below:

The house hold size of the surveyed houses is 2 to 9 persons per family, with 52.4% male

and 47.6% female population. The literacy level is 46.31%, with 60.15% male and 39.85 %

female. The maximum numbers of school going students are of primary and middle school.


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VILLAGE, POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE

Sl. No. Village Name Surveyed HH.

1 ASHTI 40

2 MARDA 42

3 WANOJA 42

4 CHARUKUTI 40

5 YEKONA 50

6 NANDARA 36

TOTAL 250

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

SL. NO. VILLAGE NAME NOS. OF PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 ASHTI 0 4 6 9 9 5 4 2 1 0

2 MARDA 0 3 7 8 12 6 2 3 1 0

3 WANOJA 0 3 9 10 9 3 3 4 0 1

4 CHARUKUTI 0 5 2 6 9 11 5 0 2 0

5 YEKONA 0 1 16 16 5 5 5 2 0 0

6 NANDARA 0 1 11 5 6 4 2 6 1 0

CASTE DISTRIBUTION & MINORITY POPULATION

Sl.

No. Village Name SC ST OBC MINORITY TOTAL HH.

1 ASHTI 0 0 40 0 40

2 MARDA 4 0 34 4 42

3 WANOJA 5 2 35 0 42

4 CHARUKUTI 0 15 25 0 40

5 YEKONA 19 0 22 9 50

6 NANDARA 6 0 20 10 36

TOTAL 34 17 176 23 250

% 13.6 6.8 70.4 9.2

Following is the percentage age wise population distribution of surveyed household

0 - 6 6 -14 15 - 59 > 60

8.12 18.16 66.61 7.11

AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE

Sl.

No. Village Name

0 - 6 6 -14 15 - 59 > 60 TOTAL TOTAL

M F M F M F M F M F

1 ASHTI 7 4 18 13 72 67 3 6 100 90 190

2 MARDA 10 10 22 20 68 61 5 6 105 97 202

3 WANOJA 11 10 19 20 69 60 4 6 103 96 199

4 CHARUKUTI 8 7 21 12 72 65 7 12 108 96 204

5 YEKONA 12 7 23 20 70 65 10 13 115 105 220


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6 NANDARA 4 7 19 10 67 60 5 8 95 85 180

TOTAL 52 45 122 95 418 378 34 51 626 569

1195 97 217 796 85 1195

PERCENTAGE (%) 8.12 18.16 66.61 7.11 52.4 47.6

LITERACY LEVEL

Sl.

No. Village Name

ILLITERATE LITTERATE TOTAL

M F M F LIT. ILLIT.

1 ASHTI 45 52 55 38 93 97

2 MARDA 49 55 56 42 98 104

3 WANOJA 28 56 75 40 115 84

4 CHARUKUTI 70 66 38 30 68 136

5 YEKONA 62 75 53 30 83 137

6 NANDARA 55 55 40 30 70 110

TOTAL 309 359 317 210

527 668 668 527

PERCENTAGE (%) 46.26 53.74 60.15 39.85 46.31 53.69

EMPLOYMENT PATTERN

Sl.

No. Village Name LABOUR

OTHER AGRICU

LTURE

BUSINESS/ UN-

EMPLOYED

TOTAL

EMPLOYED GOVT,/PSU TRADE

1 ASHTI 10 3 67 7 103 87

2 MARDA 20 6 60 4 112 90

3 WANOJA 26 4 55 0 114 85

4 CHARUKUTI 15 0 61 4 124 80

5 YEKONA 30 5 67 3 115 105

6 NANDARA 23 2 60 0 95 85

TOTAL 124 20 370 18 663 532

During the survey, it is observed that, people are very conservative towards informing their

income. Most of the respondents don’t have land or animal husbandry and working as a

laborer Their average annual income maximum 2 lakh. with 50% expenses on food, 20%

on clothing, 10% on schooling, 5% on social and 15% others. Basic civil amenities are

available within the distance of 5 to 10 kms.

Following is the percentage caste wise population distribution of surveyed household

SC ST OBC MINORITY

13.6 6.8 70.4 9.2

The houses are made of Bricks or earthen walls with cement or earthen flooring. The roofs

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made of Bricks or earthen walls with cement or earthen flooring. The roofs are tiled, sheets

and of terrace roof.

Most of the houses are without toilet facilities of their own and they use the open land in

the village for the purpose. There are no public toilets.

Tap, hand pumps and wells are the sources of water. The quality of water is reasonably

well. The villages are connected with Electric lines. The quality of roads is very bad.

LAND HOLDING

Sl.

No. Village Name

LAND HOLDING SIZE (ACRE) Surveyed

HH. NIL <0.5 0.5 - 1

1-

2

2 -

3

3 -

4 >4

1 ASHTI 20 5 4 7 3 0 1 40

2 MARDA 28 3 6 2 2 1 0 42

3 WANOJA 25 3 4 3 1 1 0 42

4 CHARUKUTI 18 5 7 6 2 0 2 40

5 YEKONA 15 7 9 10 7 2 0 50

6 NANDARA 11 6 4 6 5 3 1 36

TOTAL 117 29 34 34 20 7 4 250

HOUSE HOLD INCOME (P.A.)

Sl.

No. Village Name < BPL

1K -

2K

2K -

5K

5K -

10K

10K -

20K

20K -

50K

50K -

1L

1L -

2L

>-

2L

1 ASHTI 4 3 2 8 11 9 2 1 0

2 MARDA 2 4 7 5 15 7 1 0 1

3 WANOJA 4 9 8 9 5 1 1 0 0

4 CHARUKUTI 2 3 5 8 15 3 2 1 1

5 YEKONA 3 4 7 10 11 8 4 2 1

6 NANDARA 1 2 2 5 18 7 1 0 0

EXPENDITURE PATTERN

Sl.

No.

Village

Name

AVERAGE % INCOME SPENT ON

FOOD CLOTHING EDUCATION RECREATIONAL SOCIAL OTHER

1 ASHTI 53 27 9 3 2 6

2 MARDA 54 21 7 5 2 11

3 WANOJA 57 19 6 7 2 9

4 CHARUKUTI 57 19 6 8 4 6

5 YEKONA 66 15 7 2 1 9

6 NANDARA 59 23 9 2 1 6

AVERAGE 58 21 7 5 2 8

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Sl.

No. Village Name COW BUFFALO GOAT POULTRY

HH.

SURVEYED

1 ASHTI 0 0 2 0 40

2 MARDA 1 0 5 1 42

3 WANOJA 0 0 3 2 42


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4 CHARUKUTI 0 0 1 7 40

5 YEKONA 1 0 2 9 50

6 NANDARA 2 0 3 2 36

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY:

Most of the villages don’t have a permanent qualified doctor / dispensary. Inhabitants of

these villages have to travel for 5 to 10 Kms. for the same. The peoples don’t have proper

record of their health status.

Out of the surveyed villages nobody has reported chronic diseases like Cancer,

Tuberculosis and leprosy. The respondents have reported dissatisfaction over sanitation

particularly in the rainy season. The stagnation of water and garbage and menace of

mosquitoes is the major problem. The risk of tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue

fever, dysentery / diarrhea and skin disorders are common among all the sex and ages.

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OPINION ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Most of the respondents are aware about the project. 70% respondents have favorable

opinion, 25% have unfavorable opinion and 5% have not given any opinion.

The respondents were asked to opine about the project. They expected job opportunities,

improvement in educational, transport, medical, sanitation and housing facilities.

Unfavorable opinion can be attributed to increase in environmental pollution, crimes and

increase in the cost of commodities.

PROJECT BENEFITS:

The mining activities of the project will improve the socio-economic activities in the

adjoining areas. This will result in the following benefits:

• Improvement in social infrastructure

• Increase in employment potential

• Meet energy requirement and

• Post-mining enhancement of green cover

3.3 FLORA & FAUNA

INTRODUCTION

The Flora & Fauna study forms a part of the environmental data generation for the

preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management

Plan (EMP) for the proposed project. Evaluation of impending development project-related


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ecological impact is an essential pre-requisite for protection of environment from further

degradation. This necessitates determining the baseline status of Flora & Fauna. The study

for Flora & Fauna so carried out would be utilized by M/s CMPDIL, RI-IV, Nagpur for:

� Preparing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental

Management Plan (EMP) for obtaining environmental clearance from MoEF.

� For formulating strategies to improve and upgrade the environment from the

proposed mining project.

FLORA & FAUNA OF THE STUDY AREA

Shivani OC is situated about 20 km of Wani Town in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra State.

The area is bounded between North Latitudes 20O14’05” to 20O15’1” and East Longitudes

78O54’23” to 78O55’25” and is covered by Survey of India toposheet nos. 55L/15 & 55 L/16.

(1) The study area for the Flora & Fauna covers 10 KM radius of the Core and

Buffer Zone of the Shivani OC Project in the Wani north area of Western

Coalfield Limited (WCL) in Yavatmal District Maharashtra.

(2) Baseline status of Flora & Fauna was evaluated through field sampling,

reconnaissance surveys and from secondary sources. Important Flora & Fauna

species of the eco systems of the study area have been enumerated.

(3) The impact in the context of Flora & Fauna in the study area is not considered

to be significant as the proposed project area does not contain any endangered

and endemic Flora & Fauna.

(4) Stage-wise implementation of preservation and up-gradation of ecological

environment shall be carried out, if it requires, on regular monitoring during

operation of the proposed project.

VEGETATION PATTERN

Yavatmal District is situated in the eastern part of the state. Yavatmal is bordered by Amravati

district on the north, Wardha district on the northeast, Chandrapur district on the east, the

state of Andhra Pradesh on its south, Nanded on its southwest, to its west, Parbhani district

and the district of Akola on its north west.

The district’s climate is extreme and dry. The district has Wardha and Painganga as the main

rivers.

Nearly one-fifth of the total district are is forested and the forests are concentrated in the

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Bitargaon are well-known forests, while Tipeshwar and Painganga have been declared as

Sancturies. Wildlife in these forests includes birds like peacock, pigeon, partridge, quail and

animals like tiger, bear, sambar, chinkare, wild boar and blue antelope. High quality teakwood

is abundant in these forest furniture wood, bamboo, gum and tendu leaves are the main

forest produce.

Owing to the geographical location and physical features, the climate of the district can be

classified as tropical hot climate with high range of temperature through out of year. Primarily

there are two prominent seasons in the district - the very hot summer and moderate winter.

Yavatmal district is abundantly endowed with rich flora and fauna. The vegetation of the

district is characterized as southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest where teak is the

dominant species other associated species are Ain, Bamboo, Bijja, Dhada, Haldu, Semal,

Tendu etc. depending upon the physiographic features. Jamun, Mango, Arjun are found in

moist area. The slopes of the hills have poor and low density vegetation. The plains of the

tract have luxuriant forest. The district had about 3651 sq. km. forest cover in 1998-99, which

accounted for 33.44% of the total geographical area of the district. However according to

forest Dept. the district has an area 5005 sq. km under forest which works out to 46.80 %

against state averages 17.45%. The latest available figures (2001) indicate a forest cover of

4531 sq. kms which accounts for 41.5% of the total land in the district. The major forest area

is surrounded by the industrial activity.

Low land of the Shivani area was cultivated by Paddy, Maize Arhar, and Kulthi, Channa are

on the upper land. The vegetable like Brinjal, Tomato, Potato, Chilli, Bean (Sem) Jhinga,

Parol are cultivated.

Some fruit trees were also observed like Mango, Guwava, Orange, Jackfruit, Papaya, Among

them Orange is the main fruit tree for them.

METHODOLOGY OF FLORA-FAUNA STUDY

A natural eco system is a structural and functional unit of nature. It has components, which

exists in harmony and survives by inter dependents. Eco systems have self sustaining ability

and control the numbers of organisms at any level by cybernetic rule. The effects of these are

– that an eco system does not become imbalance. The proposed universe of the study,

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fauna of core and buffer zone of Shivani OC Project covering 10 KM radius has been carried

in Post-monsoon Season of 2013. Primary survey was conducted to:

� Walk through the areas to assess the biological resources which include plants &

animals.

� Study of fauna, and

� Collection of ethno botanical data

BASELINE STATUS OF FLORA & FAUNA

The data on flora & fauna was collected based on field survey in the core and buffer zone

(10 KM radius) and from local offices of forest department. The results of the study are given

in tables below separately for Core & Buffer Zone for flora & fauna.

FLORA OF CORE ZONE

Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family Agricultural crops

Cereals Makka (Maize) Zea mays Poaceae

Jawas Linum usitatissimum Linaceae

Pulses Tuar Cajanus cajan Fabaceae

Mung Phaseolus mungo Fabaceae

Commercial crops / Cash Crops

Onion/ Kanda Allium cepa

Baigan Solanum melongena Solanaceae

Tamator (Tomato) Lycopersicum esculentum Solanaceae

Bean Lablab purpureus Leguminosae

Band Gobi (Cobbage) Brassica spp. Cruciferae

Bhindi Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae

Pumpkin Cucurbeta moschata Cucurbetaceae

Karela Momordica charantia Cucurbetaceae

Oil yielding plants

Sarson (Mustard) Brassica compestris Brassicaceae

Cash Crops

Arandi Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae

Awala Phyllanthus emblica

Kappas Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae

Spices

Dhaniya Coriandrum sativum Umbelliferae

Lahsun (Garlic) Allium stivum Liliaceae

Mirchi Capsicum annum Solanaceae

Haldi (Turmeric) Curcuma domestica Zinziberaceae

Fruits

Jam (Guava) Psidium guajava Myrataceae

Bor Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae

Jackfruit (Kathal) Artrocarpus hetarophylla Moraceae

Bel Aegl marmalas Rutaaceae

Jambhul/Jamun Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae

Amba Magnifera indica Anacardiaceae

Lemon Citrus Lemon Rutaceae

Sitaphal Annona squamosa Annonaceae


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Plantation

Planted by WCL

Ashok Sarracca indica -

Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae

Karanj Pongamia pinnata Fabaceae

Babul Acacia nilotica Fabaceae

Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family Natural vegetation / Forest type

Herbs

Tulsi Ocimum sancturm Lamiaceae

Bhui neem Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae

Gajar gawat Parthenium hysterophorus Compositeae

Dhudhi Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae

Shrubs

Katumbar Ficus hispida Moraceae


Bhor Ziziphus jujuba Rhamnaceae

Trees

Sagwan Tectona grandis Verbenaceae

Amba Magnifera indica Anacardiaceae

Sisam Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae


Peepal Ficus religiosa Moraceae Maharukh Ailanthus excelsa Simarubiaceae

Ashok Sarracca indica -

Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Arjun Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae

Endangered species

Nil Nil Nil

Endemic species

Nil Nil Nil

FLORA OF BUFFER ZONE

Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family Agricultural crops

Cereals

Dhan (Paddy) Oryza sativa Poaceae

Makka (Maize) Zea mays Poaceae

Jewas Linum usitatissimum Poaceae

Ragi (Mundua) Eleusine coracana Poaceae

Pulses

Urad (Black Gram) Vigna mungo Fabaceae

Chana Cicer arietinum Fabaceae

Tuar (Red Gram) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae

Kulthi (Horse Gram) Dilichos biflorus Fabaceae

Mung (Green Gram) Vigna radiata Fabaceae

Commercial crops

Vegetables

Baigan Solanum melongena Solanaceae

Aloo (Sweet Potato) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae

Kanda (Onion) Allium cepa

Tamator (Tomato) Lycopersicum esculentum Solanaceae

Bean Lablab purpureus Leguminosae

Band Gobi (Cobbage) Brassica spp. Cruciferae

Bhindi Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae

Jhinga Luffa acutangula Cucurbetaceae

Karela Momordica charantia Cucurbetaceae

Kohra Benincasa hispida Cucurbetaceae

Kundri Coccinia grandis Cucurbetaceae


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Kaddu Hibiscus esculentus Malvaceae

Nenua Luffa cylindrica Cucurbetaceae

Kheera Cucumis stiva Cucurbetaceae

Kheera Cucrbaltus sativus Cucurbetaceae

Phool Gobi B. oleracea var, botrytis Cruciferae

Muli Raphanus sativus Cruciferae

Oil yielding plants

Sarson (Mustard) Brassica compestris Brassicaceae


Soyabean Glucine max Fabaceae

Cash Crops

Soyabean Glucine max Fabaceae

Kappas Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae

Spices

Mirch (Capsicum) Capsicum species Solanaceae

Dhaniya Coriandrum sativum Apiaceae

Lahsun (Garlic) Allium stivum Alliaceae

Haldi (Turmeric) Curcuma domestica Zingiberaceae

Adrak (Ginger) Zingiber officinale Zingiberaceae

Fruits

Aam Magnifera indica Anacardiaceae

Anar Punica granatum Lythraceae

Amrud (Guava Psidium guajava Myrataceae

Jamun (Black Berry) Sysygium jambolana Myrtaceae

Kathal (Jackfruit) Articarous heterophyllus Moraceae

Bel Angle marmelos Rutaaceae

Papaya Carica papaya Caricaceae

Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family

Plantation

Planted by WCL

Shisam Dalbergia sisso Leguminosae Mango Magnifera indica Anacardiaceae

Amaltas Casia fistula Leguminosae

Kathal (Jackfruit) Articarous heterophyllus Moraceae

Gulmohar Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae

Arjun Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae

Babul Acasia nilotica Momoseae



Natural vegetation / Forest type Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family

Trees (Top Story)


Sitaphal Annona squamosa Annonaceae

Bija Pterocarpus marsupium Leguminosae

Katang bamboo Bambusa arundinacea Graminae

Aam Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae

Bhilma Semicarpus ancardium Anacardiaceae

Mohwai Lannea coromandelica Anacardiaceae

Ashok Polythia longifolia -

Gulmohor Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae

Apta Bauhinia racemosa Leguminosae

Chinch (Imli) Tamarindus indica Leguminosae

Dhawda Anogiessus latifolia Combretaceae

Ain Terminalia alata Combretaceae

Arjun/kahu T. arjuna Combretaceae

Behada T. bellarica Combretaceae

Tendu Diospyros melanoxylon Ebenaceae

Awla Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae

Palas Butea monosperma Leguminosae

Sisam Dalbergia sissoo Leguminosae

Khair A. catechu Leguminosae


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Hiwar A. leucophloea Leguminosae

Babul A. nilotica Leguminosae

Sirish Albizzia lebbeck Leguminosae


Wad Ficus benghalensis Urticaceae

Neem Azadirachta indica Meliaceae

Pimpal F. religiosa Moraceae

Shevga Moringa oleifera Moringaceae

Sirish A. procera Leguminosae

Jambhul/jamun Syzygium cumini Myrtaceae

Bel Aegle marmelos Rutaceae

Kumbhi Careya arborea Myrtaceae

Limbu Citrus aurantifolia Rutaceae

Austrelian babul Acacia auriculoformis Mimosaceae

Flora Local Name Botanical Name Family

Herbs (Lower Story)

Kukada Celosia argentia -

Aradhi Achyranthus aspera -

Amaltas Cassia fistula Leguminosae

Tarota C tora -

Kamarmodi Tridax procumbens Astraceae

Gajar gawat Parthenium hysterophorus Astraceae Tulsi Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae

Ratantulsi O.bassilicum Lamiaceae

Kala dhotra Datura metal Solanaceae

Ratrani Cestrum nocturnum Solanaceae

Gokhru Tribulus teristris Zygophyllaceae

Shrubs (Middle Story)

Pandra kuda Holarrhena antidysenterica Apocynaceae

Kanher Nerium indicum -

Bharati Maytenus emarginata Celastraceae

Ratanjyoti Jatropha gossypifolia Euphorbiaceae

Katumbar Ficus hispida Moraceae

Lokhandi Ventilago denticulata Rhamnaceae

Bhor Ziziphus jujuba Rhamnaceae

Eroni Z. oenoplia Rhamnaceae

Mehndi Lowsonia immermis -

Nirgundi Vitex nigunda -

Climbers

Amar vel Cuscuta reflexa Convolvulaceae

Indrayani Citrullus calexynthis -

Jangli kundru Cephalandra indica Cucurbitaceae

Dudhi Cryptolepis buchanani Periplocaceae

Rabarachavel Cryptostegia grandiflora Asclepiadaceae

Arasphari Olax scandens Periplocaceae

Grasses

Doob Cynodon dactylum Gramineae

Bans/Bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus Gramineae

Sabai Eulaliopsis binata Gramineae

Munj Sacchanum munja Gramineae

Jharoo grass Thysanolaena agrostis Gramineae

Chor kanta Chrysopogon auciculatus Gramineae Endangered species

Nil Nil

Endemic species

Nil Nil


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FAUNA OF CORE ZONE

Fauna Common Name Zoological Name

LISTED UNDER WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT,1972

Terrestrial Fauna

Schedule-I Nil -

Schedule-II Nil -

Schedule-III Nil - Sch.-II, Part II, Sec. 2C Jungle cat Felis chaus

Schedule-IV, Section 6A Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi

Schedule-V, Section 6, Section 3

Indian Mouse Bandicota bengalensis House rat Rattus rattus

Schedule-V, Section 3 Fulvous Fruit Bat Rousettus Leschenaulti

Amphibians & Reptiles

Schedule-II Nil Calotes verosicolor

Schedule-IV Toad Bufo melanostictus Avi Fauna

Schedule-IV, Section 11

Bhagule Ardea purpurea

Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

Kabutar Columbia livia

House swift Apus affinis

Titavi Vanellus indicus

Bhardwaj Centropus sinesis

Pandubi Prodiceps ruficollis

Schedule-V Kavvwa Corvus splendens,

NOT LISTED UNDER WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT,1972

Mammals / (Domestic Animals)

Goat Capra species

Bull Bos indicus

Cow Bos indicus

Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Birds Tota (Parrot) Pisttaculus krameri

Aquatic fauna

Marad Channa punctatus

Magur Clarias batrachus

Katla Catla catla

Invertebrates

Cockroach Blata orientalis

Madhumakkhi Apis indica

Tilchatta Blata orientails

Chinti Solpopsis Spp.

Honey bee Apis dorsata

Lahi Kerria laxxa

Birni Polistis Spp.

Jugnu Photinus Spp.

Gojar Scolopendra Spp. ENDANGERED SPECIES Nil - ENDEMIC SPECIES Nil - MIGRATORY SPECIES Nil -

FAUNA OF BUFFER ZONE


LISTED UNDER WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT,1972

Terrestrial Fauna

Schedule-I Nil -

Schedule-II Lomdi (Common Fox) Vulpes bengalensis

Siyar (Jackal) Vulpes vulpes


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Jungle Cat Felis chaus

Common langur Presbytis chtellus

Ban suar Sus scrofa

Schedule-IV

Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi

Squirrel Funambulus pennanti House Rat Rattus species

Mice Mus Musculas

Schedule-V, Section 3 Fulvous Fruit Bat Rousettus Leschenaulti

Amphibians & Reptiles

Schedule-II

Common Garden Lizards Varanus species

Cobra Naja species

Dhamon or Rat Snake Ptyas Mucosus

Schedule-IV

Tode Bufo melanostictus

Karait Bungurus Caeruleaus

Water snake Natrix piscator

Dhorwa Natrix Sp.

Avi Fauna

Schedule-IV, Section 11

House swift Apus affinis

Bhagule Ardea purpurea

Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

Kabutar Columbia livia

Titavi Vanellus indicus

Bhardwaj Centropus sinesis

Pandubi Prodiceps ruficollis

Schedule-V Common Crow Corvus splendens

NOT LISTED UNDER WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT,1972

Mammals (Domestic Animals)

Goat Capra species

Bull Bos indicus

Cow Bos indicus

Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Dog Canis familaris

Sheep Capra Sp.

Pig Sus scrofa

Horse Equus Sp,

Birds (Domestic Birds) Sparrow Passer domesticus

Duck Nettopus

Coromandelianus


Amphibian

Frog Rana Tigerina

Tree frog Hyle Spp.

Flying frog Rhacopnonis Spp.

Aquatic fauna (Fishes)

Rohu Labco rohita

Catla Cyprindiae

Garai Channa punctatus

Mangoor Clarias batrachus

Pothia Punctius ticta

Bokwa Eutropichttys baacha

Zebra fish Danio rerio

Invertebrates

Birni Polistis Spp.

Grosshopper Hierogylphus banian

Tidha Schistocerca gregaria

Moth Antheria mylita

Black Bee Apis dorsata

Bee Apis indica

Stem Borer Chilo auricilia


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Cockroach Blata orientalis

Madhumakkhi Apis indica

Chinti Solpopsis Spp.

Lahi Kerria laxxa

Jugnu Photinus Spp.

Gojar Scolopendra Spp.

Aquatic Insect Daphnia Nepa Spp.

Prawn Chaetogaster

ENDANGERED SPECIES Nil - ENDEMIC SPECIES Nil -

MIGRATORY SPECIES Tree Pipit Anthus Trivialis

Cuckoo Cuculus Micropterus

OBSERVATION

The floristic component of the study area does not include any rare or endangered species.

Thus, impact on rare and endangered species of flora is not envisaged.

The proposed project does not envisage destruction or displacement of any fauna species.

Thus, indirect impact on fauna due to loss of habitat is not foreseen.

However, it is reported that animals like Langur, Jangli Billi, Jackal, etc. enter into the

agricultural field of the villages and needs conservation.

Common Species of Flora & Fauna observed in the study area are as follows:

Flora Local Name Agricultural crops Cereals Dhan , Makka

Pulses Urad (Black Gram), Chhana, Tuar (Red gram), Kulthi (Horse Gram), Mung (Green Gram)

Commercial crops Vegetables Baigan, Tamator, Cobbage, Bean, Jhinga, Kohra, Bhindi

Oil yielding plants Sarson, Arandi etc

Spices Mirch, Dhania, Adrak, Lahsun etc.

Fruits Aam, Amrudh, Jamun, Papita, Kathal, Ber, Orange etc Cash crops Kappas, Soyabean

Natural vegetation / forest type Herbs Amaltas, Dhudhi, Rantulsi, Ratrani etc

Shrubs Ratanjoyati, Katumber, Lokhandi, Bhor etc

Trees Aam, Sitaphal, Neem,Peepal, Mahua etc

Grasses Baans, Doob,etc

SL. NO. COMMON NAME SCHEDULE 01. House Rat V

02. Jackal II

03. Jungle Cat II

04. Fulvous Fruit Bat V

05. Common crow V

06. Common Langur II


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Results of study

From the above study, it is observed that there is no endangered and endemic species found

in the area as per Red Book of Botanical Survey and Zoological survey of India as per Wild

Life (Protection) Act 1972 and its subsequent amendments.

The main agricultural crops of the village area under study is Rice and Maize. The major

commercial crop grown here during the summer season is Lady Finger, Brinjal, Chilies,

Onion, Beans, Karela etc. The forest of the area is mainly southern Tropical Dry Deciduous

Forest. Yet, plantation has also been done by M/s WCL and Forest Department and is

categorized as B-Type forest. The main constituents of forest are Palash, Sisam, Bel, Babul,

Mango, Mahua, Jamun, Eucaliputas, Kathal, Neem etc.

Trees of terminalla species were found, besides, Palash, Sisam, Teak, Sal, Mango, Ashok,

Kathal, Gulmohar etc. are planted and maintained by M/s WCL and Forest Department.

The grass land vegetation mainly covered by Moraba, Chor kanta, Dubh, Munj species,

Bans/Bamboo etc.

As there is B-Type forest, hence major fauna elements were absent in this area. Mainly Fox,

Newla, Jungle Cat are observed/reported. No endemic and endangered species of fauna

elements has been reported as per Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 and its subsequent

amendments. No migratory species and there path/corridor have been found/reported in the

area.

FLORA AND FAUNA MITIGATION MEASURE FOR SHIVANI OC PORJECT AREA

The forest type of the project area is characterized as southern Tropical Dry Deciduous

Forest where teak is the dominant species other associated species are Ain, Bamboo, Bijja,

Dhada, Haldu, Semal, Tendu etc.

The buffer zone mainly consists of Protected Forest and open mixed jungle.

CONSERVATION PLAN FOR FLORA & FAUNA

No big game was reported or observed in the study area the terrestrial fauna in the study

area include common vertebrate and invertebrate. The important animal species for

conservation point of view in the study area which falls under schedule II part II of “The

wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 are Fox, Jungle cat and Common lizards, Common mongoose,

Cobra, Langur. This entire species are important to us for conservation point of view


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therefore, it is proposed that the WCL will take the following conservation measures for the

protection and improvement of the ecology in the study area.

All the fauna mentioned above are being beneficial to us in many ways, need sincere

attention for conservation and protection. M/s WCL will take the following measures for their

protection:

1] Protection Measures

With that help of local people and employees watch will be kept on bunting of

these animals. Forest and Police Department will be informed if such incident

happens to take action against the offenders. If necessary, with that help of forest

department, the stranded Jackal will be shifted to a safer place.

As a matter of practice now, WCL provides funds for fencing the forest land area

in the Core Zone. This will further strengthen our attempts towards conservation

of above indicated animals.

2] Strengthening of Water Bodies

Through community development work in villages in the Buffer Zone existing

water sources particularly the village tanks will be strengthened to provide water

to the local community so that biotic pressure on water resources presents in the

forest areas and used by wild fauna is gradually reduced.

3] Tree Planting

The geo-climatic conditions of the area will favour growth of the following tree

species. They will this be planted –

(i) Mahuwa (Madhuca latifolia) – For a shady tree.

(ii) Jamun (Syzigium cuminii) – For Monkey a shady tree.

(iii) Aonla (Emblica officinalis) – For the people of the area, a shady tree.

(iv) Aam (Mangifera indica) – For Monkey etc. and a shady tree.

(v) Sehtoot (Morus alba) – Different animals and the local people.

(vi) Guava (Psidium guajava) – Different animals and the local people.

(vii) Bad (Ficus benghalensis) – For other animals, a shady tree.

(viii) Peepal (Ficus religioso) – For other animals, a shady tree.

(ix) Imli (Tamarindus indica) – Many animals, the people and shady tree.


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As it is known, Jackal loves eating many fruits particularly Jamun (Sysygium

jambolana). Tendu is liked by Langur, Guava is also liked by Langur. These trees

will attract many animals and birds for feeding, perching and nesting. Also the

pleasing atmosphere created through tree planting will help in winning goodwill of

the local people who in turn will cooperate in conserving wild life.

4] Control of forest fire, fire in coal seam and coal stock

Fire can destroy the entire habitats (micro and macro) and its life supporting

potential in a forest area. Fire does not spare fauna also. WCL will implement

the existing DGMS stipulated fire protection norms on coal seams and coal stock.

This will ensure that a congenial atmosphere is created and fire does not affect

the fauna and flora as well. WCL will also encourage its employees and villagers

to report forest fires (if any) to Forest/Police department. WCL will also extend its

fire fighting capabilities whenever needed to forest department for fighting forest

fires.

Conservation Measures

1.0 Monitoring of the area on regular intervals. Adopt/prescribe mitigation

measures where ever/when ever detected.

2.0 Management of OBDs appropriately. Selection of plant for forestation on the

OB dumps and the periphery should be of mixed type having a combination

of fast and slow growing species with an ultimate aim to have triple storey

plantation i.e a combination of species of tall, intermediate and short height

plant may be planted all round the dump. At the top of OB dump slow and

short height plant should be planted while at the foot, fast growing and long

height plants should be planted. This will break the blowing of wind and

prevent the dust from being air born.

3.0 Greeting of peripheral areas will be done. There is need for creating green

belt of at least 30-40 meters width to provide and effective dust, noise and

sight curtain in the periphery of mining area. The trees to be planted in the

green belt area shall act as buffers and shock absorber against dust, noise

and stone flying. Trees in the green belt should be tall, wind firm, broad

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4.0 A green belt of 20-30 mts wide in triple storey fashion should be raised on

either side of the haul road to prevent migration of dust and noise far off

places. Besides, along the link road, access road, colony road, 3-4 rows of

evergreen and dust resistant plants should be raised in triple storey fashion.

5.0 With the help of the local people and employees watch will be kept on

hunting/killing of these animals. Forest and police department will be

informed if such incident happens to take action against the offenders. If

necessary help of forest department will be taken to shift any such stranded

animals to a safer place.

6.0 Awareness measures about preservation of wild life and biodiversity in

neighborhood villages will be brought through painted signboards and

slogans etc. Awareness programmes in local schools will be arranged every

year during Environment week, Wild life week and Van Mahotsava.

Conclusion





ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

AND MITIGATION MESURES CMPDI

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CHAPTER- IV


&

MITIGATION MEASURES

4.0 General

The environment quality of Shivani OC will be monitored as per Environment (Protection)

Amendment Rule, Sept. 2000 and Quarterly Report in respect of ambient air quality, water

quality and noise quality will be sent regularly to MPCB and MOEF after acquiring

Environmental Clearance (EC).

4.1 AIR POLLUTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The impact assessment has been carried out dealing with the following points:

(a) Phase-wise inventory of air pollution emission sources

(b) Impact assessment

a. Phase-wise inventory of air pollution emission sources

The pollution sources are obvious and to assess the impact, the project life is divided into

following time frames:

� Operation phase

� Post-operational stage

The activities associated with these time frames and having impact on the ambient air

quality along with the pollutants are enumerated in the following sections:

� Operational phase

During this phase, activities necessary for mining of coal, its handling and transport are taken

up. Such activities having impact on ambient air quality are detailed below:

(i) Drilling : Coal Dust confined to UG Workings and

controlled by spraying as per the

provisions of Coal Mines

Regulation,1957 and allied DGMS

Technical Circulars.

(ii) Blasting of coal : Dust and noxious gases confined to UG

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per the provisions of Coal Mines

Regulation, 1957 and allied DGMS

Technical Circulars.

(iii) Handling of coal : Dust on surface controlled by various

measures like water spraying, black

topping of road, avoiding overloading,

plantation/green barrier, covering of

coal trucks with tarpaulin.

(iv) Movement of vehicles : Dust and noxious fumes controlled by

proper maintenance.

� Post-operational stage

During this stage of the project, the activities related to the closure of mine are to be carried

out. Preparation of mine closure plan shall be carried out during the period four to five years

before the closure of the mine. Some of the activities for the closure are:

� Modifications in physical and biological reclamation of subsided area if any

� Salvaging and shifting operation of UG Machineries and other equipment

� Clearing of coal and other materials, restoration of infrastructure area & colony

area to the extent possible and necessary if not useful for other projects

� Management of hydrology and hydrogeology.

� Redeployment of workforce, etc.

� Arrangement & implementation of post-operation monitoring mainly keeping

watch, vigil, etc.

The activities having impact on the ambient air quality are enumerated below:

(i) Movement of HEMMs for physical

reclamation of backfilled area

: Dust and obnoxious

fumes

(ii) Movement of vehicles for shifting and

salvaging operation of HEMMs and other

equipment


fumes

(iii) Movement of vehicles for clearing of coal and

other materials


gases



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b. Impact assessment

The mining and its related activities create ambient air pollution. The impact of mining on

ambient air quality is highlighted in the following paragraphs:

(a) The ambient air quality is influenced due to the presence of RPM, SPM, SO2,

NOx, etc., which are generated due to various activities like drilling, blasting and

handling related to the project. Further, the ambient air quality is affected

marginally to a varying degree due to the mining activities of other nearby

opencast and underground coal mines of the same coalfield. The concentration of

pollutants may vary depending upon the various micro-meteorological parameters

and the seasons of a year. micro-meteorological parameters and the seasons of a

year.

Now, with the start of the proposed project, there is likelihood of addition of

pollution to the existing concentration level of different attributes of ambient air.

Efforts will be made by implementation of proper abatement measures so as to

maintain the sinking capacity of ambient air to absorb the additional load , if any ,

thereby maintaining the quality of ambient air to the pre – mining level to the

extent possible.

From past experience it can be presumed that the ambient air quality will have no

harmful effect on human being, flora and fauna, soil quality, surface structures and

aesthetic value of the surrounding environment as suitable mitigatory measures

will be taken to make the operation eco-friendly.

(b) The baseline ambient air quality data has been generated surrounding the site to

assess the present ambient air quality scenario corresponding to the existing status

of the proposed expansion project and discussed in detail in Chapter – III. It is seen

that the recorded values are well within the permissible limits.

(c) The routine monitoring data will be generated after grant of EC.

(d) Further, as per TOR received from MOEF, AQI Prediction modeling has been done

with AERMOD and incorporated in the subsequent pages.

Therefore, from the above paragraphs, it can be concluded that, the existing level of

pollutants generated out of day to day mining activities are within permissible limits and as

such the contribution to the ambient air quality in the surrounding is insignificant which is

corroborated by the routine ambient air quality data presented in Chapter – III. So the

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4.2 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

Since Shivani OC is a proposed mine, the environmental monitoring data generation will

be done after the mine starts on regular basis as per the Env (Protection) Amendment

Rule published Vide Gazette of dated 25.9.2000. In addition to data generation,

following abatement measures will be taken in order to suppress the dust and noxious

gases generation to the maximum possible extent.

4.2.1 Drilling Operations

In order to reduce dust generated by drilling operation wet drilling will be done.

4.2.2 Blasting Operation

In order to minimize the generation of dust during blasting, the following measures will be

adopted:

(a) Blast holes are properly placed/spaced/positioned.

(b) Blast is properly designed in respect of hole-spacing. Hole placing and blast design are

looked into as a fresh case every time, by a competent Blasting Officer who takes into

consideration the actual geo-mining conditions of the site.

(c) Blasting is being done between shifts or during the rest interval when the minimum

number of persons is present around the blast area. In order to quickly disperse the

dust generated in blasting operations, blasting is avoided when there is wind. Blasting

is avoided in the mornings and during cloudy situations.

(d) Adaptation of Controlled Blasting Technique as permitted by DGMS.

4.2.3 Loading & Transport

The loosened overburden material as well as coal, as far as possible will be wetted first with

help of water spray arrangements before the start of loading operations.

Movement of vehicles and HEMM on haul roads, particularly when they are un - metalled, is

another major source of dust generation. To minimize dust generation due to this operation,

the following abatement measures will be taken.

(a) All long-life haul roads and service roads will be properly constructed and metalled.

Unmetalled roads will be kept free of ruts, potholes etc.

(b) All haul-roads will be regularly sprayed with water. Water sprinklers will be regularly

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(c) Overloading of vehicles will be avoided.

(d) Covering of loaded trucks by tarpauline.

(e) Regular cleaning of transportation roads.

(f) Adequate green belt will be developed all along the coal transportation road on both

sides.

All the above-mentioned control measures will be continued during the entire life of the

project.

4.2.4 OB Dumps

On the dump slopes and top surface, plantation of grass and trees will be done in phases.

4.2.5 Coal Handling Plant

Lot of dust is generated in coal handling plant during operations like coal crushing, transfer

and conveying. Following abatement measures will be adopted for Coal Handling Plant.

i) Enclosure of the crusher house where maximum dust is generated. Also installation of

dust suppression system in the crusher house (specially above the hopper in such a

way that air borne dust is suppressed without adding much water to the coal).

ii) Minimising the height of coal-fall at transfer points (to reduce dust formation) and, if

necessary, installing dust suppression measures.

iii) Enclosure of the belt conveyor to reduce the generation of dust due to blowing wind.

iv) Creation of a green belt on both sides of belt conveyors and around coal stocks and

the CHP building.

Noxious gasses are emitted through exhaust fumes during the operation of diesel / petrol

operated equipment. In order to reduce such emission, regular maintenance of the diesel /

petrol operated vehicles will also be carried out so that the emissions from these vehicles are

under control. However, wherever, the condition will permit, petrol / diesel operated HEMM

will be replaced by electrically operated ones.

Water sprinkling on coal stock/face, blanketing of exposed surface will be carried out to avoid

spontaneous heating and minimize air pollution.



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windrose



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isopleth



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4.2.6 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

The ambient air quality monitoring will be carried out on regular basis as per the Env

(Protection) Amendment Rule, 2000 so as to ascertain the likely load of various air pollutants

and thereby suitably modifying the various control measures.

4.2.7 Plantation to Check Air Pollution

Plantation has been under taken in the mine area as mitigatives measure against air

pollution, noise pollution and to increase the aesthetic value. The plantation will be developed

at suitable places like overburden dump, along the road sides, unused land etc to arrest as

well as reduce the rate of dispersion of dust generated due to various mining operations viz.

quarrying, coal and OB transportation, OB dumping, CHP operation. Species to be planted

(recommended by Forest Department) in the area are as follow.

a) Ornamental trees viz Gulmohar, Eucalyptus and fruit trees like Mango, Guava, Jamun and

medicinal plant like Neem etc. will be planted in colony area, schools, dispensary, community

buildings, play ground etc.

b) Ornamental shady trees will be planted e.g. around colony along roads, haul roads, and

around industrial buildings etc.

c) The fast growing varieties of trees like Eucalyptus act as sound barriers where as

ornamental shady trees e.g. Subabul, Kikar and karanj will add to the aesthetic look of the

area.

d) The Species to be planted on OB dumps etc are: Gravalia, Robusia, Punis, Vanetis,

Semal, Karanj, Babul, etc

Stage-wise Land use and Reclamation Area (ha)

S.N. Land use

category

Present

(1st

year)

5th

year

10thyear 15thyear End of

mine life

Post

mining

1 Backfilled Area

(Reclaimed

with plantation)

0.00

(0.00)

0.00

(0.00)

15.00

(0.00)

55.00

(4.00)

108.00

(24.00)

108.00

(24.00)

2 Excavated

Area (Not

reclaimed)/void

0.00 40.00 95.00 120.00

106.00 106.00

3 External OB 0.00 139.85 154.85 201.00 201.00 201.00



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dump

(Reclaimed

with plantation)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(36.00)

(80.00)

(201.00)

4 Reclaimed Top

soil dump

0.00 0.00 0.00 49.85

(49.85)

49.85

(49.85)

49.85

(49.85)

5 Green Built

Area

(0.00) (8.00) (60.00) (156.00) (220.00) (374.85)

6 Undisturbed

area (brought

under

plantation)

780.00

(0.00)

498.15

(7.14)

413.15

(58.57)

252.15

(98.57)

213.15

(98.57)

213.15

(98.57)

7 Roads (avenue

plantation)

0.00

(0.00)

2.21

(0.86)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

8 Area around

buildings and

Infrastructures

0.00

56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32

9. Embankment

area

0.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00

Total

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

Stage-wise cumulative plantation

S.N. year Green Belt External Dump Backfilled

area

Others

(undisturbed

area/etc.)

Total

Area

(ha)

No.

of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

1 1st

year

2 3rd

year

3 5th 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20000 8.00 20000



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year

4 10th

year

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 150000 60.00 150000

5 15th

year

36.00 90000 4.00 10000 100.00 250000 140.00 350000

6 20th

year

96.00 240000 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 220.00 550000

7 3

years

after

end of

mining

250.85 587125 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 374.85 897125

4.3 WATER QUALITY

Impact Assessment on Water

Identification of the sources of water pollution

Likely sources of water pollution from this project along with the type of pollutants are

as follows:

(i) Sanitary (domestic) wastewater : Suspended solids and BOD.

(ii) Industrial wastewater from

workshop

: Suspended solids, oil & grease;

(iii) Wastewater from mine : Suspended solids of coal, clay and

oil;

(iv) Surface run-off passing through

coal stockpiles

: Suspended solids;

(v) Storm water from leasehold area

and built-up area

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� Impact assessment

Mining and its related activities may create water quality problems. The impact of

mining at the project on both surface and ground water sources has been assessed

and given below:

(a) Surface water sources

� Deterioration of water quality and pollution of water bodies due to discharge of

mine effluent, if not treated. Change in relief pattern due to mining may cause

flooding, siltation, choking and pollution. Mitigatory measures would involve

provision of

(i) garland drains on periphery to prevent surface run-off from entering into the

quarry,

(ii) catch drain around the dumps for avoiding siltation and

(iii) sedimentation ponds for reducing the pollution of surface water bodies.

� Possible overflow of water from nearby rivers/nallahs must be safeguarded by

stone pitching and strengthening the embankment along the side of the water

course

• However, due care will be taken to treat the mine water discharge by

sedimentation for the proposed project. Effluents from workshop is proposed to

be treated in ETP and moreover water will be mostly recycled in Workshop &

CHP. As such, possibility of adverse impact on natural watercourses after

mixing is very remote.

Garland drain around the OB dump & coal dump will be made to avoid siltation

of natural water course.

As indicated earlier, this being a proposed mine, the quality of mine pumped out water

will be monitored once in every fortnight. The base line data generated at Shivani OC in

respect of surface watercourses and at the ground water in the villages in the buffer zone

have revealed that all parameters are well within the permissible limits.

Based on the data collected at similar coal mine, it can be concluded that the impact due

to proposed mining operation, the adverse impacts on water both surface as well as

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4.3.1 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

Salient controls measures have been taken are as follows:

i) Industrial Effluent

The wastewater from workshop and CHP, which normally remain laden with oil and grease,

suspended and dissolved solids etc. will be treated in the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).

Clear water coming out from the treatment plant will be taken into the closed water circuit and

recycled for its reuse. All parameter of ETP waste discharge will be monitored regularly as

per Env. (Protection) Amendment Rule, 2000.

ii) Mine Water

Most of the suspended particles will be settled in the sump and the supernatant water will be

pumped out. This water will be passed through sedimentation pond on surface, before being

discharged in to natural drain.

iii) Surface Run-off

Adequate numbers of vegetation will be grown on the top surface and slopes of the dumps in

order to arrest the erosion of soil and it also reduces surface run-off, which helps averting

siltation of natural watercourses.

Catch drains of suitable size will be provided around periphery of the OB dump as well as soil

dumps to arrest site and sediment flows from the respective dump sites. In case of OB

benches in the quarry, cross drainage will be provided which will carry silt and sediments into

main sump made at the floor of the seam which will accumulate all the silts and act as first

stage settling pond. The water will then be pumped out through pumps on to the surface and

discharged in to surface settling tank/sedimentation pond. The clear water from the surface

sedimentation tank will be used for watering the mine area, roads and green belt

development. The catch drains mentioned above will be regularly desilted and maintained

properly. In addition, garland drains will also be provided around the periphery of the

excavated area, which will carry surface run off and the drains will be regularly desilted

before onset of monsoon. These drains will allow accumulation of silt materials and sufficient

retention time for settling of silt materials.

The domestic sewage disposal arrangement will be provided in the township.

Regular water quality/effluent quality monitoring will be carried out so as to ascertain the

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4.4 IMPACT ON HYDRO-GEOLOGICAL REGIME

The projections on ground water inflow to the mine and the mine influence on ground water

table for the final stage of the quarry. Therefore, change in mine production during

intermittent stage will not effect the assessment except for some local variation within the

predicted influence area.

4.4.1 IMPACT OF MINING ON WATER REGIME:

The mining activity creates dis-equilibrium in environmental scenario of the area and disturbs

the groundwater conditions/regime in particular. The impact on water regime due to mining

activity can be broadly classified as under:

i) Impact on topography & soil

ii) Impact on surface water and quality

iii) Impact on groundwater & quality

A brief description/out-line on these aspects are given below:

4.4.2 Impact on topography & soil :

A local change in ground topography will be created at Shivani OCM area due to mining

operations such as open pit, embankments, dumps of overburden and coal. As a result, there

would be marginal change in the drainage and surface run-off. During these courses, soil is

more susceptible for changes due to erosion, leaching phenomena/process etc. Further the

fine dust particles of coal & overburden may adversely affect the porosity of soils. The

external dumps will result in silting on soils and local drains thereby marginal change in

topography and drainage of the area.

Within the core zone area, cracks and loosening of soil would be resulted due to mining and

associated activities such as drilling, blasting etc thereby physical/texural changes would

occur in soil/formations. This mine-induced process increases the rate of infiltration and

recharge. The studies carried out in Wardha Valley Coalfield have established that rainfall-

infiltration rates have been increased by 100% (doubled) in the core zone area of opencast

mines thereby increasing the scope of groundwater recharge. So also the backfilled area may

be a good media for high groundwater recharge due to high-induced permeability. Further,

the void proposed to be left out would store substantial quantity of rain water which can be

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mine-induced effects may change the surface run-off in the core zone area resulting in a

difference in hydrological regime of local drains.

It may be appropriate to high light the fact that temporary groundwater loss/deficit created

during active mining stage would be compensated by these different means in the post

mining stage so that the initial groundwater levels are regained to normalcy at the earliest for

the utility of the area.

4.4.3 Impact on surface water & quality :

As mentioned earlier, there would be minor change in the ground topography and infiltration

capacity/rate of soil/formation due to mining operations resulting in some local change in

drainage pattern and surface run-off in core zone. It is established that high infiltration zone

would serve as good media for high groundwater recharge and reduces the surface run-off

considerably in the core zone. In view of this, the mine has to handle more water in the

monsoon besides the additional contribution from the surface run-off from the catchment

area. As such the surface run-off contribution to the natural drains from the mining area

would be reduced / minimum thereby some minor change is expected in hydrologic regime of

the river system.

4.4.4 Impact on groundwater & its quality :

Mining is associated with groundwater problems, particularly when it is below water table.

The impact of mining on groundwater is dependent mainly on mine and aquifer parameters,

groundwater recharge-discharge process etc. In opencast mining, the unconfined aquifer

gets affected more whereas the semiconfined aquifers are least affected due to continuous

gravity drainage and conventional sump pumping or advance dewatering schemes for

efficient and safe working. As such, during this exercise, basically the water level is to be

depressed/depleted below the working seam depth in which case large scale mine water

pumping cannot be avoided. Consequently the mine dewatering would drain out some area

around the mine with decline in groundwater levels. However, these mine-induced effects are

temporary. Further, the mine effluent would contaminate the other resources of water if

discharged untreated. It is expected that the mine effluent from proposed Shivani OCM will

not contain toxic elements as geological and hydrogeological set-up is almost similar to

existing mines present nearby. The water quality monitoring would be continued at the

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roundwater inflow and mine influence area have been estimated and the groundwater

monitoring would be undertaken as corrective measure to avoid adverse effects. The mine

discharge after passing through sedimentation pond / tank would be discharged onto

land/natural drains with earthen check dam at suitable locations so that the groundwater gets

additional recharge by the return flow. The artificial recharge by water conservation structures

in mine influence area proper may not be a viable solution because of the reason that

recharged water would drain to the mine at a faster rate due to the steep hydraulic gradients

resulted in during mining activity. As mentioned earlier the mine impact may be for temporary

period during mine life and the area would regain the normalcy/benefits in many ways by

appropriate reclamation measures during post-mining period. However, the water shortage in

the mine influence area would be supplemented from the treated mine water discharge for

both domestic & irrigation use of affected villages if any.

Impact on Hydrogeological Regime has been given as under through graphics:



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4.4.5 Augmentation of Ground water recharge potential

As a part of environmental protection, the project has been adopting all possible measures to

increase the ground water recharge potential in the influenced and nearby areas.

4.4.6 Afforestation and Plantation

To improve the environment and greenery in the area, WCL has taken up plantation on a

larger scale in the coal mining area. Physical reclamation is the first stage of reclamation in

which geometrical shapes of the dumps are made suitable for biological reclamation and

make it stable and safe. Biological reclamation involves growing of grasses and trees that

can check the soil erosion from the dump. The improvement in vegetation cover has a

direct bearing on augmentation of ground water recharge

4.4.7 Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge

By nature, mine is a big rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge structure. Rain is a

seasonal occurrence, whereas, mine water discharge is a continuous process. Hence,

priority is given for mine water harvesting. The mine water discharge into the local ponds

converts them into as recharge pits and augments the source availability. The surplus mine

water, during monsoon period will be discharged into the nearby fields not only improves

irrigation potential but also increase the ground water recharge (spreading method) in the

area. The ponds/tanks/stop dams constructed in the rehabilitated and affected villages also

augment the groundwater recharge.

4.4.8 Remedial measures to control ground water depletion

• The mine discharge will be utilized to meet the mine’s domestic, dust

suppression, fire fighting and other industrial water needs.

• After the cessation of mining, with copious rainfall and abundant

groundwater recharge, the water levels will recoup and attain normalcy.

Thus, the impact of mining on groundwater system may be considered as a

temporary phenomenon. The old mine workings also behave as water

pools and improves the resource availability in the area.

• The construction of surface tanks and desiltation/deepening of existing low-

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nearby villages. Utilization of mine water for irrigation use will also enhance

the ground water recharge potential through artificial recharge in the area.

Thereby, in post-mining condition, the recharge and source potential in core

zone will be much higher than the existing.

• The discharged mine water would be available for the local people to utilize

in irrigation and domestic use. Thereby the mine water will be a resource

for many of the local villagers.

4.4.9 Future Strategy

• To create the water source and to increase ground water recharge, under

community development, tanks/ponds/dugwells will be constructed in the

nearby villages.

• Increase vegetative cover by plantation in the mine areas. This will contain

the surface runoff and increase the ground water recharge.

• Monitoring of water quality of mine water discharge, local river/nala and

domestic water (dug well/hand pumps) will be continued under routine

monitoring.

• On analyzing the field data if any area receiving the maximum impact,

suitable controls measures will be adopted by the project authorities.

4.5 NOISE QUALITY

The proposed project is in green area and no mining/Industrial activity exist in core

and buffer zone, as such, it can be presumed that the noise levels are well within the

permissible limit.

Proposed mine would be associated with following activities that may generate noise

during operation :

(a) Drilling

(b) Blasting

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(d) Dozing

(e) Movement of dumper

(f) Operation of CHP / Workshop

The following are some of the important activities responsible for high noise level

generation, with their expected noise levels :

a. All mining activities i.e. drilling, blasting, shoveling, dozing and dumping are

associated with high noise level [about 100 dB(A)].

b. Operation of most HEMMs produce high noise level. The noise level are in

range of 80 – 100 dB(A). Noise level have been found to be related to engine

capacity.

c. Crusher – General noise level due to crusher ranges from 90 dB(A) –

105 dB(A). Some of noisy equipment produce noise whose level is

around 120 dB(A).

The average sound pressure level of some of the HEMM associated with mining

operation which are responsible for high noise level generation are as follows :

EQUIPMENT NOISE LEVEL

[dB(A)]

Dozer 98

Dumper 92

Power shovel 93

Drilling machine 96

ACCEPTABLE INDUSTRIAL NOISE LEVEL

As per Env. (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2000 the ambient air quality standards in

respect of noise in industrial , commercial , residential and silence zones area as

follows :

Sl.

No.

Category of

area

Limits [dB(A)]

Day time

(6.00 AM to 10.00

Night time

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PM ) AM )

1. Industrial 75 70

2. Commercial 65 55

3. Residential 55 45

4. Silence zone 50 40

Assessment of the degree of noise to which a workplace noise is harmful, is done by

comparing the values measured at workplace to the permissible limit adopted by statutory

bodies like DGMS.

The Director General of Mines Safety vide their circular no. DG (Tech.)/18 of 1975 has

prescribed the permissible limit for noise level as 90 dB(A) , for the workers engaged in

mining occupation likely to be exposed to in an 8 hour shift period with unprotected ear .

Whereas, the following table shows the maximum permissible noise exposure levels , as per

American Standards , for the industrial workers.

Exposure time

(Hrs./day)

Noise level

[dB(A)]

8 90

6 92

4 95

3 97

2 100

1.5 102

1 105

0.5 108

0.25 or less 115

EXPOSURE TO PULSE OR IMPACT NOISE

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With the opening of the proposed Shivani OCP, the expected noise level in the mine activity

area will be within the permissible limits.

4.5.1 NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

Monitoring of the noise control will be carried out on regular basis as per the Env

(Protection) Amendment Rule 2000. While planning for an effective noise attenuation

measures, the concept of source, path and receiver has been considered.

(A) Noise Control at Source

There are two areas where the noise generation can be checked at source.

(i) Proper Design

Since the generation of noise can be reduced by reducing the vibration amplitude, the area of

vibrating part and frequency of vibration will be taken care that all loose contact between

metal parts avoided.

Shock absorbing pads will be fixed in the foundation of vibrating equipment / machines. In

case of aerodynamic noise producing sources, mufflers will be provided with the machines.

(ii) Proper Maintenance

All machines and equipment will be properly maintained. Sound muffler system and bearing

lubricating system etc. of equipment will be kept in proper condition.

(B) Noise control in Transmission Path

The measures are to be taken for control of noise along the transmission path have been put

in following two categories:

(i) Air borne path

(ii) Ground borne path

(i) Air Borne Path

The control in air – borne path has been planned in a number of ways as:

(a) The crusher house, screen house etc., which are source of high level noise generation

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(b) Planting of furrows of trees along the thick foliage around the compound and wall of

CHP, workshop and other industrial buildings. This will reduce the spread of noise. It

can be also used as an acoustic enclosure to reduce ambient noise.

(ii) Ground Borne Path

It has been proposed to provide vibration isolators in the form of vibration absorbing pads

placed at the base of vibrating equipment.

(C) Noise Control at Receiver End

Even after adopting above measures, if desired noise level is not achieved at receiver end, in

that case, following measures are suggested:

(a) The workers exposed to high noise level are provided with earplugs.

(b) Provision of enclosed booths at the worksite to protect worker from noisy environment.

4.6 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH:

Periodical Medical Examinations are carried out on employees once in five years with the

purpose of detecting and keeping records of diseases with specific importance to Coal

Worker's Pneumoconiosis.

During P.M.E., the candidates are subjected to a complete clinical examination, (including

acuity of vision and hearing), radiological examination of chest and routine examination of

blood and urine.

In case some abnormality is detected during the course of the above examination, further

investigations are carried out, as required.

When a person is diagnosed as having a certain disease, he is referred to the concerned

specialist for confirmation and initiation of treatment.

If, on radiological examination, a person is suspected to be having Coal Worker's

Pneumoconiosis, he is referred to WCL Pneumoconiosis Board. There is a team of

specialists specially trained in Pneumoconiosis, examine his x-rays and come to a conclusion

as to whether he is having Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis or not, compensation to be paid

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Various National and International Days are observed to increase awareness and educate

general population (e.g. No Tobacco DAY / No Smoking day, World AIDS day, World Breast

Feeding Week etc.).

Regular Family Welfare (L.T.T.) Camps are organized with the help of State Govt.

Full co-operation is extended to State Govt. for Pulse Polio immunization.

Medical facilities are being extended to non-employees in all sorts of acute emergencies.

Present set up of Occupational Health Services At WCL:

WCL is having occupational health committee at the corporate (HQ) level as well

as at the unit (Area /Projectlevel).

At corporate level, the committee consists of the following: -




The committee scrutinizes the report of the area every quarter.

At Unit level, the committee consists of the following: -




• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Incharge of Area.

The above committee takes the review at area level every month. There are 11 hospitals

having PME Centres in the hospitals. The PME Centres are well equipped with Spirometry

(Lung Function test), Audiometry (for testing hearing impairment) along with the facilities for X

– Ray & other bio – chemical tests.

The details are as follows: -

• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Centres – 11

(Occupational Health Centres)

• Nos. of Doctors engaged in

Periodical Medical Examination - 11

• Nos. of Doctors trained in

Periodical Medical Examination - 22



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• Nos. of Audiometer units - 7

(4 units are under process of procurement)

• Nos. of Spirometer units - 8

(3 units are under process of procurement)



• Nos. of Laboratory Technicians - 22

All the PME Centres are fully computerised.

As per the Statute / Mines Act, 1952, all the workers are examined every five years and the

disease profile is maintained in PME Centres in different colour codes as given below: -



• Red Card - Ischaemic Heart Disease

The pneumoconiosis cases are also followed up regularly by the PME Centres. Recently

WCL has started PME every two & half years for underground workers between the age

group of 50 to 60 years.

The mineworkers who have been detected with Hypertension or Diabetes or Ischaemic Heart

Disease, the records of those workers are well maintained are advised to attend OPD

regularly. Attendants of the patient are also advised to take care regarding the diet and

medication of the patient.

Workers exposed to high decibel machineries i.e. more than 90 decibels and are found to

have developed hearing impairment, are subjected to repeated audiometric tests. Chronic

obstructive Pulmonary disease cases are followed by regular Pulmonary functions tests.

In suitable cases, as per the recommendation of the Apex Medical Board, the change of job

is also suggested and implemented accordingly.

In addition, the Welfare Board of WCL time to time makes visits to different area hospitals &

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WCL is one of the nominees in the Governing Body of the National Institute of Miners Health

(NIMH) An autonomous institute under Ministry of Coal & Mines Govt. of India, Nagpur.

Recently, NIMH has asked WCL for intervention study in coalmines of WCL.

WCL has already given consent to NIMH regarding carrying out the above-mentioned study.

The subject work by NIMH has already been started in two mines of WCL.

The workers, those are detected having lung diseases and hearing impairment, they are kept

on constant monitoring & supervision under physicians and they are advised for periodical

check – ups and necessary Pulmonary function tests & Audiometry tests are done time to

time.

NIMH is also going to help WCL in such cases.

In order to assess the effect of coal mining activities on the health of people in the

surrounding area a pilot study was conducted by NGO named Bhartiya Adim Jati Sevak

Sangh, Nagpur in association with GMCH, Nagpur wherein it was concluded that the health

status of people living in the vicinity of mining activities is similar to that in control areas e.g.

in Sindewahi, which is about 100 Km from Chandrapur city.

In continuation of this pilot health study a comprehensive study as a part of directives in

Petition Committee has been taken up by District Health Officer, Chandrapur worth Rs. 3.65

lakhs to be funded by WCL which will cover about twenty villages adjoining the mining

projects located in Chandrapur district.

4.7 IMPACT ON LAND

Stage-wise Land use and Reclamation Area (ha)

S.N. Land use

category

Present

(1st

year)

5th year 10thyear 15thyear End of

mine life

Post

mining

1 Backfilled Area

(Reclaimed

with plantation)

0.00

(0.00)

0.00

(0.00)

15.00

(0.00)

55.00

(4.00)

108.00

(24.00)

108.00

(24.00)

2 Excavated

Area (Not

reclaimed)/void

0.00 40.00 95.00 120.00

106.00 106.00

3 External OB

dump

0.00

139.85

154.85

201.00

201.00

201.00



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(Reclaimed

with plantation)

(0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (36.00) (80.00) (201.00)

4 Reclaimed Top

soil dump

0.00 0.00 0.00 49.85

(49.85)

49.85

(49.85)

49.85

(49.85)

5 Green Built

Area

(0.00) (8.00) (60.00) (156.00) (220.00) (374.85)

6 Undisturbed

area (brought

under

plantation)

780.00

(0.00)

498.15

(7.14)

413.15

(58.57)

252.15

(98.57)

213.15

(98.57)

213.15

(98.57)

7 Roads (avenue

plantation)

0.00

(0.00)

2.21

(0.86)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

3.68

(1.43)

8 Area around

buildings and

Infrastructures

0.00

56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32 56.32

9. Embankment

area

0.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 42.00

Total

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

780.00

4.7.1 LAND RECLAMATION / LAND MANAGEMENT

The following activities have been proposed for reclamation of land.

1. Backfilling of the excavated area to the extent possible.

2. Leveling of the backfilled area and carpeting with the topsoil.

3. Creation of garland drains in order to arrest the silt load, due to erosion, to enter into

natural watercourses during surface run-off.

4. Grass, legumes and different types of plants etc. will be planted on such reclaimed

land in order to make it, as far as possible, conducive to agricultural growth.

5. Technical and biological reclamation of external OB dump.

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Body Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump

201.00 - - - 201.00

2 Top soil dump 49.85 - - - 49.85 3 Excavation 24.00 108.00 - 82.00 214.00 4 Roads 1.43 - 2.25 - 3.68

5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32 6 Green Belt - - - - - 7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15 8 Embankment

area 42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00 Stage-wise cumulative plantation

S.N. year Green Belt External Dump Backfilled area Others (undisturbed

area/etc.)

Total

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

1 1st year

2 3rd year

3 5th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20000 8.00 20000

4 10th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 150000 60.00 150000

5 15th year 36.00 90000 4.00 10000 100.00 250000 140.00 350000

6 20th year 96.00 240000 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 220.00 550000

7 3 years

after end

of mining

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FINAL STAGE QUARRY LAYOUT PLAN

F2

F2

F5 F5

F4

F4

F1

F1

X

X

X

XX

X

X

XX

X XX X

X

X

X

X

XX

F1F1

F3F3

FINAL STAGE POST MINING DUMP PLAN

F5F5



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4.8.2 PROGRESSIVE & FINAL MINE CLOSURE PLAN

A. OBJECTIVES OF CLOSURE PLANNING

Mine closure planning has to be carried out at the starting of the mine and needs periodic

reviewing and revision during its life cycle to cope with the geo-technical constraints, safety

and economic risks, social and environmental challenges. Various other objectives are as

follows:

To allow a productive and sustainable after-use of the site which is acceptable to

the mine owner and the regulatory authority;

(a) To protect public health and safety;

(b) To alleviate or eliminate environmental damage and thereby encourage

environmental sustainability;

(c) To minimize adverse socio-economic impacts.

B. DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF MINE CLOSURE PLANNING

The mine closure planning broadly involves the following aspects:

(a) Technical aspects;

(b) Environmental aspects

(c) Social aspects;

(d) Financial aspects.

C. MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

There is need to define the liabilities, responsibilities and authorities of the mine

management, other regulatory bodies, Central and State Governments after mine closure.

Some obligations relating to the Mine Management Companies are as follows:

(a) Health & Safety: Regulation Nos. 6, 61, 106, 112 of Coal Mines Regulations,

1957 and its related DGMS Circulars;

(b) Environment

(i) Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;

(ii) Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;

(iii) Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Environmental

Protection (Amendment) Rule , 2000;

(iii) DGMS Directives on Noise & Ground Vibration;

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(d) Rehabilitation : As per Company Policy.

(e) Decommissioning/asset disposal, etc.

D. CLOSURE ACTION PLAN

Closure planning is a whole-of-life exercise that begins at the start of a mine and continues

till post-closure. The dynamic nature of closure planning requires regular and critical

review to reflect changing circumstances as a result of any operational change, new

regulation, new technology and remain flexible enough to cope with unexpected events.

The following steps have to be undertaken in relation to Mine Closure Planning:

(a) Prior to the surface demolition/restoration a surface audit should be undertaken on

all surface structures, spoil heaps, lagoons, etc. to assess whether there are any

hazardous materials that could cause problems; viz. explosives, chemicals, etc. A

list of surface assets should be prepared and made available to potential

purchasers, prospective purchasers could be invited and asked to submit sealed

bids, this could ensure that the sale of assets give better financial gain.

(b) In order to identify potential impact, necessary hydro-geological studies into post-

mining ground water recharge has to be done. The void of the mine can be

proposed as a water resource to be utilized for aqua-culture.

(c) Work force on roll of WCL may be re-deployed for gainful utilization of employees of

WCL.

(d) As a detailed component of the Closure Plan, a Decommissioning Plan is to be

developed towards the final stages preferably 5 years prior to tentative closure of

the mine. Once established, it may be updated annually.

E. PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN

Protective measures must include the following:

(a) The protection of mine boundary, building and other structure on the project site

against access by unauthorized persons;

(b) The maintenance of all mechanical, hydraulic and waste management system;

(c) The continuation of all monitoring programmes;

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(f) The rendering of all tailings, dams and piles of earth, rock and waste resulting from

work done on the project site in a stable and safe condition.

F. CLOSURE COSTS

The proposed Shivani OC mine has been planned upto 175 m depth and it is most likely

that this will be extended further in dip side in future.A financial provision of Rs. 1.00 per

tonne has been provided in the approved project report for the entire life of the mine to

undertake mine closure activities(for plantation in slope of dumps & quarry, for

protection of mine boundary and continuation of monitoring programme and control of

contaminated effluents). Closure cost may be reviewed under the changing

circumstances and new legislative requirements.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME CMPDI

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CHAPTER- V

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING The environmental monitoring programme is programmed to be carried out at the mine as per details given below: - SN

Items Parameters Frequency No. of Stations

1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

SPM, RPM, SO2, Nox, CO & Fugitive dust

Every Fortnight as per EPA, Rule 2000

4

2 Water Quality Monitoring

1) 4 Parameters viz. p H, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) & Oil and Grease. 2) 35 Parameters

Every Fortnight Once in a Year

2

3 Noise Quality Monitoring

Noise Levels Every Fortnight 2

4 Environmental Statement

Annual

5 Ground Water Level Monitoring & Quality

Water Level & Quality Parameters.

Water Level – Quarterly. Water Quality – Yearly.

In Buffer Zone Villages.

6 Compliance Report of EC Conditions

All conditions both Specific & General

1st June & 1st December

Not Applicable

ADDITIONAL STUDIES CMPDI

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CHAPTER- VI

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

6.0 INTRODUCTION:

Mining is a hazardous industry. There is risk to life and property associated with various

mining and allied activities of the project. As such a detailed study has been carried out

covering identification and assessment of risk, and recommendation of measures to prevent

damage to life and property against such risks. They are discussed below.

6.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The public hearing as per EIA Notification, 2006 has been completed on 23/10/2013. The

details are given in Annexure-II

6.2 Disaster Management Plan The project report has been drawn in conformity with the prevailing statutory provisions as

per Mines Act 1952, CMR 1957 applicable for safety in Opencast Mines. However, the

following matters related to safety during opencast operations has to be given a special

consideration.

The rain water falling within the project area would be diverted from quarry area providing

garland drains and shall be collected towards low lying area.

The bench height and width would be kept as per the Statute. The gradient of haul road

should not be steeper than 1 in 16. Adequate care must be taken for proper construction and

maintenance of haul road.

The HEMM deployed in the project would be equipped with suitable in-built safety devices

like audio-visual alarm, fire extinguishers, etc.

The fencing should be erected round the quarry surface so that entry to unauthorized

persons is checked. Hard hat, safety boots, dust respirators, etc. has to be provided for safe

working. Necessary fund provision has been made for the same.

SAFETY ASPECTS FOR BLASTING OPERATIONS

As explosives are required in bulk for blasting in opencast mines, provision of Regulation-16A

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All blasting operations shall be carried out in day light. Suitable precautions shall be taken as

per the Statute before and after blasting operations. Controlled blasting technique has to be

practiced to minimize fly off rocks and ground vibrations and keep them within safe limits. In

order to keep the ground vibrations within the permissible limit as per DGMS Circular No. 7 of

1997 to avoid flying of rock fragments and also to achieve satisfactory blasting results,

optimized drilling/blasting parameters depending upon rock formation using combination of

relays/delays will have to be evolved. It is further recommended that at the time of actual

execution, proper study for controlled blasting and ground vibration is done with scientific

body in order to evolve site specific charge distance relationship.

SAFETY ASPECTS FOR OUTSOURCING/HIRING OF HEMM Special precaution should be taken while deploying workers in the mine. Before

employing any labour to the mine proper vocational training should be imparted

and recommendations of VIII Safety Conference should be strictly followed. Terms

and conditions shall be fixed by management for deployment of labours by leaser of

HEMM as well as machineries. Some of the major aspects are as follows :

A) For persons:

i) No persons shall be deployed unless he is trained at VTC

ii) Records in Form-B & Form-D shall be maintained.

iii) Records of Vocational Training Certificate and driving license of operators shall

be kept by HEMM outsourcing agency and shall be made readily available for

inspection by management

iv) Salaries shall be distributed in front of management representative

v) No person shall be employed unless person holds VTC certificate and

Management is informed. A record of it shall be maintained.

vi) Adequate supervision shall be maintained by qualified competent

Persons.

B) For Machineries as recommended by DGMS Cir. (Tech) 1 of 1999:

i) All the machineries to be deployed in mines should be checked

before deployment.

ii) Regular checking of machine deployed by leaser of HEMM shall be done. No

unfit m/c shall be deployed before the defect is rectified.


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iii) A proper record of repair and maintenance alongwith inspection done by

management and defect pointed out shall be maintained and signed by

authorised person.

iv) The trucks deployed by leaser of HEMM shall be provided with Audio visual

alarms, proper light for use at night and period when natural light is not

sufficient. Also audio visual alarms for reversing on trucks shall be provided.

Other precautions for machines

i) RTO certificate photo copies of all vehicles shall be submitted to

management.

ii) Daily welding, monitoring, inspection shall be done by the HEMM outsourcing

agencies mechanic as directed by management.

iii) Machine manufacturers should be asked to give risk analysis.

iv) Suitable type of the fire extinguishers shall be provided in machines.

C) General :

No person/vehicle shall be deployed at any place other than authorised place.

All workers should obey lawful instruction of mine management.

Risk Management Plan of tipper/pay loader shall be made and implemented.

All drivers shall obey systematic traffic rules prepared by management.

Before deploying workers they must be trained and briefed about safety aspects in

opencast mine. However during course of execution of the work, if any accident

occurs whether major or minor, the matter shall have to be immediately informed to

mine management i.e., Colliery Manager/Agent/GM of Area so that Notices of

accidents in accordance of (Reg. 9 of CMR 1957) and Section 23 of Mines Act 1952

may be given and other necessary steps may be taken in accordance of Section 23 of

Mines Act 1952 & Reg. 9 of CMR 1957 and other relevant laws.

MODEL TRAFFIC RULES FOR HEMM & LIGHT VEHICLES

Suitable traffic rules as per recommendations of VII Safety Conference may be framed by

Manager and implemented to ensure safe operation of dumpers, light vehicles and other

HEMM deployed in the project.


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6.2.1 PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRE

(1) Wild or herbaceous plants shall be removed from the mine.

(2) No person shall deposit heated material or ashes on any opencast working.

Also no person shall light a fire or permit a fire to be lighted in any OC working

except by the permission in writing of the Manager and only for a special

purpose specified therein.

(3) No coal shall be left exposed in coal benches more than its incubation

period to avoid fire in seam due to spontaneous heating.

(4) Proper type of the extinguisher to be kept in each HEMM ready for use in case

of emergency.

(5) In coal stock coal shall be despatched on the basis of first in first out .

6.3 GENERAL LIGHTING

The standards of lighting to be provided in opencast coal mines during working hours at

different places or areas where natural light is not sufficient has been specified in

notification as GSR 804 Dt.18.6.75[Cir.(legis)1/1976] under regulation 154 of CMR

1957. The standards are summarised below.

Sl.

No.

Location Minimum

standard

of illumination

(LUX)

Level in which

illumination is

to be provided

1. Operational area of Dragline &

Shovel

5

10

Horizontal

Vertical

2. Operational area of drills 10 Vertical

3. Operators cabin of shovel,

dragline

drill etc.

30 Horizontal

4. Dumper haul road 0.5 to 3.0 Horizontal

5. OB & Coal Dumps 3.0 Horizontal

6. Roadways & foot path from

bench to bench

3.0 Horizontal

7. Coal handling plant, workshop &

service buildings.

As per BIS

Specification


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8. Picking conveyor of CHP 50 Horizontal at

level of belt

at work site

9. Working area of Dozer 10 Horizontal at

level of

crawler

Lighting near the faces and haul road may be arranged by cluster of high pressure sodium

vapour lamps/metal halide/HPMV lamps located on the top of an adjustable telescopic

mast, mounted on a platform with rubber tyred which or skids and having portable diesel

generating set.

6.4 DUST SUPPRESSION

For suppression of dust water sprinkler has to be provided. Suppression of mine dust

may be done by using suitable bond, for methodology of application DGMS Circular

No.8 of 1997 may be referred.

6.5 SLOPE STABILITY

It is suggested that following action may be taken to deal with slope stability problem.

i) Vulnerable area may be identified and marked on quarry plan. ii) Observation of actual alignment of fault, its throw, joints, etc. may be recorded

during the process of exploitation. iii) Water drainage system may be properly implemented to prevent accumulation

of water in cracks. Also dumps shall be leveled to prevent accumulation of water over it. Proper drainage in dumps shall be also provided to prevent erosion of toe of dump.

iv) Regular monitoring of tension cracks, horizontal and vertical movement of

strata in critical area may be done.

v) Rise side slope to be reinforced if required because it has to stand through out quarry life. No dumps/surface structures to be located within 15m of quarry edge as it will act as surcharge there by destabilizing the slope.

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should be brought down by using submersible pumps to prevent hydrostatic pressure.

viii) Proper selection of site for dumping to be done before dumping place shall be

made free from loose material. Dumping shall not be done at an angle more than angle of repose of material being dumped .

ix) After completion of dumping operations dumps to be stabilized by growing

vegetation. x) Every person deployed by leaser of HEMM must be trained & briefed about

aspects related to slope stability.

6.6 HEIGHT & WIDTH OF BENCHES & MANNER OF EXTRACTION Height of benches (both in coal & OB) shall in no case be more than cutting/digging

height of excavation.

Width of bench in coal & OB shall not be less than :

Widest equipment + 5m Ht of bench

3x largest dumper’s width.

Width of bench adopted as the maximum value amongst (a), (b) & (c)

Each cycle of operation shall consist removal of overburden followed by extraction of

the exposed coal. After extraction of coal no body shall be employed/no work to

be done at any of the benches or bottom of quarry till benches in OB & coal are

provided again from top downwards and coal is again exposed.

6.7 RISK MANAGEMENT :

Ninth Conference on Safety in Mines recommended to adopt Risk Management as a tool for

development of appropriate health & safety management in Indian Mines.

The Safety Management System established by a mine must ensure all risk are identified

and critical risks are controlled to ensure long term health and safety.

A Safety Management System should set the culture, framework and actions

necessary to ensure that mining operations are carried out safely.

In order to turn these commonly agreed principles into an effective safety management

system for the mine, the system may include the following elements:

- Health & Safety Policy of the company and the mine

- Roles and Responsibilities of all levels in the organization

- Specified competencies of staff

- Safety Committee, formation and role


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- Method to identify and control high risk

- Forward Programme to ensure actions to control hazards are carried out

- Emergency prepardness to cope with a hazard if it should occur

- Monitoring processes for all identified hazards with or without residual risks

- Identification of trigger points and resultant actions if these are reached

- Safety clearance for new equipment, work methods and materials used

- Accidents Statistics collection, analysis & Actions.

- Reporting and record keeping requirements

- Auditing and review process.

6.8 CONSERVATION

Quarry limits are finalized in such a way to exploit maximum possible coal. Although for

calculation of mineable coal reserves, 10% mining losses has been taken into account, but, in

practice, all efforts would be made to minimize the losses. If these losses are minimized to

4.5% (15 cm at each contact zone of coal & OB + 0.5% due to blasting + 1% due to

transportation of coal) then coal reserves may increase by about 0.84 Mt, which, in turn, may

reduce stripping ratio by about 0.57 m3/t.

Separate excavator will be engaged for mining coal. OB benches would be kept sufficient

advanced to avoid mixing of coal and OB.

6.9 Socio-economic Impact

The socio –eonomic impacts of the proposed project is given below.

A) Population Growth and Migration

The opening of this project will be having an impact on the people inhabitting

surrounding the project area. There will be migration of people from outside due to

more job opportunities in the project area. Thus, the population in this area is likely to

increase.

B) Resettlement & Rehabilitation.

There is one village named Shivani exists in the core zone. Hence, resettlement of

Shivani village has been proposed.

In addition, 780 ha of tenancy land will be acquired.

Rehabilitation of land & house oustees will be done as per Company’s norms.


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C) Transport and Communication

The provision of metalled approach road to the place of work and other places of

public interests like shopping, education, medical services etc. is going to improve the

existing transport & communication net work.

D) Health

With the opening of this project, the facilities created in the project are likely to be

extended for neighboring population also.

E) Literacy

After coming up of this project, educational facilities developed in the project area will

help to improve the literacy of the rural areas also around this project.

F) Economic Impacts

Most of the people are non-workers. Remaining are engaged in Cultivation and

Agriculture. With the opening of the proposed project the occupational structure of the

area is going to change further and many people are likely to be involved in the job of

mining and allied activities. Hence, income level of these people are likely to improve

to significant level.

Employment opportunities both direct & indirect in this project is likely to cause

migration from outside. Amenities like medical educational, recreational etc. will be

available to local people and their quality of life will definitely improve.

CONCLUSION

From earlier paragraphs, it can be inferred that the adverse impact on physical environmental

attributes due to proposed mine is almost insignificant/ negligible.

6.10 Peripheral development:

As per the present practices in WCL coal mines, adequate steps are being taken for

the local villagers by providing various infrastructural and welfare facilities and

giving assistance in health care in Wani Area of WCL, under which the proposed

Shivani OC project will be opened.

The various development works like construction of Primary, School, Post office, Shopping

center, diversion of cart track for villagers, establishment of bank, diversion of irrigation

canal etc; have been completed, mainly for catering to the needs/socio-economic

upliftment of the neighbouring population.


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6.11 REHABILITATION SCHEME Shivani village is to be re-located at new site on mutual agreement and consent of the

concerned Gram Panchayat, WCL and State Govt. Authorities as per company R&R

policy.Land oustees will be also compensated as per Company’s policies. A brief

description of CIL’s latest R&R policy has been given as under :

Category of persons

affected by the

Project

Compensation and Rehabilitation entitlement option

Provisions

i) Persons (including

tribals cultivating

land under traditional

rights) from whom

land is acquired.

All land owners with titles will receive monetary compensation for the land acquired from them. The value of the land is determined on the basis of prevailing legal norms. In respect of tribals cultivating land under traditional rights, authentication of land held under traditional rights by State Authorities will be necessary. In addition to above the following shall apply.

A) Land Compensation:- Land compensation shall be paid as per the provisions of the concerned Act or State Govt. notification. Where no notification of the State Govt. is available the concerned subsidiary Board may decide on the rate of compensation keeping in view the compensation provided by the neighboring states. Authentication of land held under traditional rights by state authorities will be necessary.

In addition to above Solatium will be paid as per provisions of the concerned Act / as imposed by the concerned state Govt. Escalation of land compensation:- Escalation will be paid as per provisions of the concerned Act / as imposed by the concerned state Govt. or Escalation at the rate of 12% per anum for a maximum period of three years. B) Employment Provision;- Apart from payment of the land

compensation employment may be given in the following manner:- 1) The maximum total number of employment that may be provided to the

land losers would be limited to the total no. of acres of land acquired divided by two. However, employment will be released in proportion to the land possessed.

2) For every two acres of land one employment may be considered. Subsidiaries of CIL may give an option to the them. 1) Annuity – All land losers who are entitled to get lump sum monetary

compensation may opt for payment of compensation amount in the form of annuity made payable to the land losers monthly, annually or at such intervals (not less than one year) as may be opted for by them. The annuity be paid for a maximum period extending to 60 years of age or the life of the project for which the land has been acquired, whichever is earlier.

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(ii) Person whose

homestead is

acquired.

i) Compensation for homestead shall be paid as per the standard valuation method of the LA Act of the concerned State Govt.

ii) One time lump sum payment of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Three lakhs) shall be paid in lieu of alternate House site. Assistance in designing Shifting Allowance compensation for construction of cattle shed. Monetary compensation for construction of work shed etc. The compensation shall be paid to displaced persons only after vacation and demolition of the homestead / work shed etc.

iii) Subsistence allowance:- Each affected displaced family will get subsistence allowance at the rate of 25 days (Minimum Agricultural Wage) per month for one year.

(iii) Sharecroppers,

land lessees, tenants

and day labourers.

The subsidiary will assist PAP to take up non farm self employment through petty contracts or formation of co-operatives. If such co-operatives will not be entitled for awarding work as per Manual for lack of experience, the said co-operative will be facilitated by awarding small jobs to acquire experience after relaxation of the provisions of the Manual pertaining to experience with the approval of the Subsidiary Boards. Subsequent jobs may be awarded after getting report of the timely completion / quality / of the awarded jobs from the concerned Department or contractors.

Contractors will also be persuaded to give job to eligible

PAPs on a preferential basis where feasible as per terms of

contract.

iv) Landless tribal,

Tribal dependent on

forest produce

The subsidiary will assist PAP to establish non farm self employment through the provision of infrastructure, petty contracts or formation of co-operatives and encourage provisions of Jobs with contractors. Contractors will be persuaded to give job to eligible PAPs on a percentile basis, where feasible.

- In addition, the subsidiaries will shift the tribal community as a unit and provide facilities to meet the specific needs of the tribal community that will allow them to maintain their unique cultural identity.

- Tribal affected family will be given one time financial assistance of 500 days of MAW for loss of customary right or usages of forest produce. Loss of customary rights needs to be authenticated by the district authority.

- Tribal affected families resettled out of the district shall be given 25% higher rehabilitation and resettlement benefit.

SHIVANI VILLAGE IS PROPOSED TO BE RELOCATED AT A NEW SITE (UNDER

MUTUAL AGREEMENT & CONSENT AND AS PER CIL’S R&R POLICIES

AS THE VILLAGE IS LOCATED CENTRALLY IN THE PROPOSED MINE AREA. RS

21.2369 CRORES IS PROPOSED FOR SHIFTING AND REHABILITATION OF SHIVANI

VILLAGE.

PROJECTS BENEFITS CMPDI

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CHAPTER – VII

PROJECT BENEFITS

7.0 PROJECT BENEFITS

The benefits of the project can be summarized as below:-

- The physical infrastructure in the area will be improved substantially by following ways:-

a) Development of road, thereby improving the communication.

b) Improvement in Power, Telephone (including Mobile) facility.

c) Improvement in Health Care facility & Educational facility.

d) Improvement in Market / Trade & Business.

- The social infrastructure by way of cultural mixing of people of other states with local

community glorifying “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”.

- Substantial employment in the project & indirect employment for business & trading,

contractor, transportation, vehicle contractor, nursery development.

WCL as a responsible corporate organization in Central India is playing a significant role in

developing the region around its mines in the States of Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra.WCL

takes up various infrastructural development works in the surrounding area covering the felt

needs of the local community.

ENVIRONMENTAL COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CMPDI

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CHAPTER - VIII

ENVIRONMENTAL COST – BENEFIT ANALYSIS Ministry of Environment & Forests while issuing TOR has not specifically indicated for

carrying out “Cost Benefit” Analysis, hence the same has not been carried out.

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CMPDI

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CHAPTER - IX

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9.0 GENERAL

Close monitoring of the environment and implementation of various protective measures

discussed in the report forms an important part of EMP. In the earlier chapters the causes of

various pollutions along with the preventive and mitigating measures have been discussed.

In this chapter description of the administrative aspects of ensuring that mitigative measures

are implemented and their effectiveness monitored, after approval of the EIA is being

discussed.

9.1 MONITORING ORGANISATION

To have a close watch on the environmental condition and implementation of the various

measures suggested, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential.

(a) WCL headquarter acts as an apex body which supervises the activities relating to

environment at project level through the Chief General Manager.

(b) General Manager of the area coordinates the activities of various disciplines in the area to

render all necessary assistance at the implementing level i.e. the Project. Area Nodal Officer

(Environment) monitors all aspects of environment on behalf of the Chief General Manager.

He also takes suitable steps for generation of environment data along with its analysis and

interpretations.

As far as plantation is concerned horticulturist with suitable backup staff shall be provided in

the area for undertaking the plantation jobs including raising of a nursery. Plantation will have

to be done on a large area. Therefore, it may be desired that an outside agency may have to

be employed for this purpose. The horticulturist along with the supervisor shall only monitor

and guide the agency for selection of site, treatment of soil, selection of species etc.

(c) Sub Area Manager is responsible for mechanical reclamation of the area. He is also

responsible for biological reclamation with the assistance of CGM's office.


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ORGANISATION FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

SN Measures/Actions Agency

1. Environmental Control 1 General Manager, Wani-North Area 2 Nodal Officer, (Environment), Wani-North Area 3 Sub Area Manager, Shivani OC Project 4 Staff Officer (Civil), Wani-North Area 5 Environmental Cell (WCL H.Q.)

2. Environmental Monitoring 1 General Manager, Wani-North Area

2 Staff Officer (Civil), Wani-North Area

3 Nodal Officer (Environment), Wani-North Area 4 Sub Area Manager, Shivani OC Project 5 Environment Cell of WCL Headquarters 6 Environmental Laboratory of CMPDI, RI-IV

3. Reclamation 1 Sub Area Manager, Shivani OC Project

2 Nodal Officer (Environment), Wani-North Area 3 Environmental Supervisor 4 Horticulturist

9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL COST PROJECTION

The expenditure incurred on environmental protection measures including afforestation has been detailed out as below ;-

(in Rs. Lakh) a) Capital Requirement for Environmental Protection Measures :

ENVIRONMENTAL COST PROJECTION (CAPITAL)

SL. NO.

PARTICULARS TOTAL AMOUNT

( IN Rs. LAKHS)

1 SEDIMENTATION POND FOR MINE DISCHARGE

20.0

2 EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT FOR WORKSHOP

15.0

3 BASELINE DATA GENERATION 10.0

4 DUST SUPPRESSION ARRANGEMENTS 10.0

5 THEMATIC MAPPING FOR LAND USE THROUGH REMOTE SENSING

5.0

TOTAL 60.0

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE A PROVISION OF Rs. 3/te HAS BEEN MADE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL UNDER REVENUE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE MINE LIFE.

b) In addition Rs. 3.00/t (every year ) of coal under revenue head has been kept to cater

for—

i. Plantation

ii. Env. Monitoring / auditing

iii. Social Development

iv. Misc. pollution control measures.


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v. Compliance for statutory obligations like Consent fee , Water Cess payment

etc.

vi Compliance for statutory obligations like Consent fees, Water Cess

payment , Authorization etc.

It is felt that the above provisions are adequate to handle the existing pollution load.

However, if need arises, necessary action along with provision of fund shall be accordingly

taken.

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION CMPDI

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CHAPTER – X

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 10.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10.1 Introduction The proposed Shivani OC mine is Yekona – II Extension block. The Yekona-II Extension

block assessed in the present report forms the northern part of the Wardha Valley Coalfield.

Yekona-I & II were identified by CMPDI for detailed exploration.

Yekona-II Extension Block is located to the west of Yekona-II Block across Wardha river. The

area falls in the Wani tehsil of Yeotmal district of Maharashtra State and is located about 20

km north of Wani Township. The Yekona –II Extn. Block extends over an area of about 2.7

sq. km (3.5 sq.km. including Wardha River section).The Project Report of Shivani OC was

approved by WCL Board and FORM – I was prepared and submitted to MoEF for TOR.

Ministry of Environment & Forests has issued Terms of Reference (TOR) vide letter dated

23.03.2012. As directed in the TOR, this draft Environment Impact Assessment &

Environmental Management Plan has been prepared as per generic structure of the EIA

Notification, 2006 for submission to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for conduction of

Public Hearing.

10.1.1JUSTIFICATION & LINKAGE

In order to meet the ever-increasing demand for non-coking coal, WCL must expand within its

command area and lead the industry by successfully introducing new and viable technology

for underground and opencast mines. PR of Shivani OC proposes to mine coal from half

incrop to maximum depth of about 175m. The target of the proposed mine is kept 1.25

Mty(Normative), 1.4375 Mty(Peak) for a mine life of 16 years. it would be linked to nearby

power station, cement plant and other consumers already benefiting from Wani North group

of mines.

10.1.2 LOCATION & COMMUNICATION

Location of the mine

i. Village : Shivani

ii. Tehsil : Wani

iii. District : Yeotmal

iv. State : Maharashtra


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Geographical location

i. Latitude : 20014’05” to 20015’1” N

ii. Longitude : 780 54’23” to 78055’25” E

iii. Topo sheet no : 55- L/15 , 55- L/16

COMMUNICATION :-

The Block is connected by a 20 km long fair-weather road from Wani Tehsil township towards

south.

The State Highway No.73 joining Wani with district headquarters Yeotmal, passes about 10

km from the project. The Wani town is in turn connected with Nagpur via Warora and Jam

through State Highway No.85. The distance between Nagpur and the proposed Project is

about 165 km.

The nearest railway station is Wani which is located towards south-east of Project at a

distance of 6 km. It is on Majri-Rajur branch of central Railway, the crowfly distance between

Majri and Wani being 15 Kms. Majri railway station is on Delhi-Chennai broad gauge railway

line.

10.1.3PHYSIOGRAPHY & DRAINAGE The entire area is covered with black cotton soil and generally exhibits a gently

undulating topography with general slope towards the central part of the block where an east

– west flowing nallah controls the drainage of the block. This nallah drains into Wardha river

on the east of the block. The topography exhibits rugged and steep terrain in the north and

east along the river bank. The narrow valley created by the east-west flowing nallah also

exhibit steep banks.

The altitude of the area ranges between 188.25 m (Reduced Level of borehole CMWY-167)

and 206.77 m (Reduced Level of borehole CMWY-188) based on borehole data. The

minimum and maximum surface elevation of the area varies between 188 m to 208 m based

on surface contours. Since the HFL data of the proposed block is not available hence the

HFL of adjacent Yekona -II block across Wardha river is considered which is 198m.

10.1.4 GEOLOGY Yekona-II Extn. Block is located in the northern part of the eastern limb of Wardha Valley

Coalfield. It is located west of Yekona-II Block and is the western continuity across the Wardha

River. The entire area of the block is covered by black cotton soil. Hence, the geological


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sequence is deciphered from the sub-surface data generated from the boreholes drilled in

the block.

The geological succession in the block as worked out from the borehole data and the

thickness range of different formations are given in the following Table

Geological succession, Yekona-II Extn. Block, Wardha Valley Coalfield Age Formation Drilled Thickness Range (m) Lithology

Minimum Maximum Recent to Sub - Recent

Soil 0.50 (CMWY-184)

16.70 (CMWY-169)

Black cotton soil / sandy soil


Deccan trap 1.50 (CMWY-151)

37.80 (CMWY-150)

Basalt

--------------- Unconformity ------------------------

Upper Permian to Lower Triassic

Kamthi 9.00 (CMWY-150)

42.00 (CMWY-164)

Yellow to brown fine to coarse grained sandstones, shale and clay.

--------------- Unconformity ------------------------

Middle Permian Motur 47.00 (CMWY-149)

192.00 (CMWY-163)

Fine to medium grained variegated sandstones, clay and shale.

Lower Permian Barakar 21.00 (CMWY-162)

245.32 (CMWY-149)

Grey to white fine to coarse grained sandstones, shale, carbonaceous Shale, shaly coal and coal.


Talchir 4.68 (CMWY-149) (drilled in only 1 BH)

Grey and greenish shale and sandstone.

Structural setting within the project area

The area under report is covered by thick black cotton soil and Kamthi Formation. Therefore,

the geological structure lay and disposition of coal seam and faults are interpreted on the

basis of sub-surface data obtained from the boreholes drilled by CMPDI.

Dip and Strike

The general strike of the coal seam as determined from the floor contour plans of

Composite Seam is East - West with a tendency to change to NW-SE in the western part of

the project area. However, local variations in the strike have also been observed in the rest

of the area. The dip of the formation is steeper in the central part of the area as compared to

eastern, northern, western and southern parts . The gradient of the seam varies from 1 in

9.25 in central part to 1 in 16.5 in the southern part. In northern part gradient is 1 in 13.

Localised steeping upto 1 in 7.75 is observed near boreholes CMWY-154 and localised

flattening is observed near borehole no. CMWY-183 in south-western part.


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The number of faults and their characteristic features like location, direction, amount of throw

etc in the proposed project area are given below :

Brief Description of faults in the proposed project area SL. No.

Fault Name Trend Amount &

direction of throw EVIDENCES

1. F1 - F1 North SSE

(Amount Not known)

Easterly

This fault is the western boundary of the block. Boreholes CMWY -163 and CMWY -149 located on the upthrown side have not intersected coal seams upto 361.80 m and 325.80 respectively there by marking limit of coal bearing area.

As per the regional geological plan, Vindhyan exposures are located about 800 m further west of this fault.

2.

F2 – F2

NW –SE

0 -110 m

due S.W.

1) Abuts with fault F1 in N.W. and dies out

in the S.E. near borehole CMWY -187. 2) Difference in floor reduced level values

between CMWY -162, 164, 186, and 154 on upthrow side and CMWY -168, 159 and 150 on down throw side.

3. F3 – F3 Curvi- linear

Almost E - W

0 - 70 m due

South

1) Abuts against fault F1 in the west and dies out in the east.

2) Difference in floor reduced level values between CMWY - 183 & 156 on the upthrow side and 184 & 171 on downthrow side.

4. F4 – F4 NW -SE

0 -20 m due N.E.

1) This fault extends from the adjacent Yekona-II Block in the east and dies out in the north near CMWY-152.

2) Difference in floor reduced level values between CMWY -165 & 153 on upthrow side and CMWY -158,169 & 155 on down throw side.

5. F5 – F5 E -W

5 -10 m due

North

1) This fault extends from the adjacent Yekona –II Block in the east and abuts against fault F2 in the west.

2) Difference in floor reduced level values between CMWY -186, 170, & 166 on the upthrow side and CMWY -151 & 153 on downthrow side.

6. F6 – F6 NW -SE

20 m due N.E.

1) Abuts against F1 in NW and against F2

in SE 2) Difference in floor reduced level values

between CMWY-185 & 176 on the up throw side and CMWY-168 & 159 on the downthrow side.

7. F7 – F7 NW -SE

30 m due N.E.

1) Difference of RL in BH No.CMWY-71 in the upthrow block and cmwy-188 in the downthrown side

Presence of dykes, sills (igneous intrusives) etc.

Deccan Trap has been encountered in 6 boreholes in the proposed project area ranging in

thickness from 1.50 m (CMWY -151) to 37.80 m (CMWY -150).


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GEO – MINING CHARACTERISTICS The seam characteristics and the profile of the quarries are as given below in Table:

Sl.No. PARTICULARS TOTAL

1 Area of the Quarry

(a) On floor (ha) 126

(b) On surface (ha) 214

2 Average length (m) 1050

3 Average width (m)

(a) At surface 1500

(b) At floor 1400

4 Depth (m)

(a) Initial 60

(b) Final 175

5 Gradient of seam 1 in 10 to 1 in 13

6 Average thickness of Composite seam (m) 11.36

7 Average parting between sections (m) NIL

8 Mineable reserves (Mt) 18.90

9 Total OB including access trench (Mm3) 171.32

10 Average SR (m3/t) 9.07

11 Grade/UHV (k.cal./Kg.) E/3649

10.1.5 Reserves & Mining Details:

a. Breakup of Mineable Reserve The Summary of Coal Reserves are tabulated as under :-

Name of Seam

Area Considered in Ha.

Thickness Variation

(m)

Geological Reserves

Mt

Geological Losses

Mt

Mining Losses

Mt

Mineable Reserves

Mt

1 2 3 4 5 6 8

Composite Section

126 9.0-12.91 23.33 2.33 2.10 18.90

TOTAL 126 9.0-12.91 23.33 2.33 2.10 18.90

b. Type and Method of Mining Operations :

Type

Method

Opencast

Semi- mechanized (Shovel- Dumper Combination)

Considering flat gradient of seam which falls in the range of 1 in 7.5 to 1 in 14, surface miner

is proposed for extraction of coal in Shivani OC mine. Since gradient is flat, combined seam

thickness is ranging from 17.5m to 20.5m and strike length is ranging from 550m to 1550m,

hence the target capacity of the proposed Quarry is kept at 3.0Mty.

For overburden, keeping the bench height of 13 m, the width of working and non working

benches are kept as 40 m and 25 m respectively. Haul road would be constructed on the

floor of the quarry at a gradient of 1 in 16 with a width sufficient for dumper/trucks

movement, dozer path, drainage and electrification etc. Flank roads shall be developed

on side batter for transport from different horizons.


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c. Total Land area : 780.00 ha Land use details;



Total

1 Agricultural land 708.60 30.00 738.60

2 Forest land Nil Nil Nil

3 Waste land/Govt land 39.08 Nil 39.08

4 Grazing land Nil Nil Nil

5 Surface water bodies Nil Nil Nil

6 Settlements 2.32 Nil 2.32

7 Others (specify) Nil Nil Nil

Total 750.00 30.00 780.00



Land use (ha)


Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump 201.00 - - - 201.00

2 Top soil dump 49.85 - - - 49.85

3 Excavation 24.00 108.00 - 82.00 214.00

4 Roads 1.43 - 2.25 - 3.68

5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32

6 Green Belt - - - - -

7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15

8 Embankment area 42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00

d. Drilling & Blasting A powder factor of 7 t/kg has been considered for blasting in coal for planning purpose.

However at the time of operation of mine, drilling parameters have to be optimized on the

basis of actual field trial depending upon joint pattern, bedding plane and local geology of the

blast site and accordingly powder factor for OB & coal may be deviated after final trial of

blasting. 3 Nos. Service Magazines of about 3t capacities has been proposed for catering the


Chikalgaon Amalgamated OC mine

f. Shifting of Shivani village –

Shivani village which is on the Eastern rise side of the proposed access trench (shown in

quarry layout plan) is to be shifted & rehabilitated. Rs 21.2369 Crores is proposed for

shifting and rehabilitation of Shivani village.

g. Man Power - The total manpower proposed is 463.


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10.2 Description of Environment The baseline data has been collected for various environmental components such as, Air,

Water, Noise and Soil for Expansion of Shivani OC mine. Baseline data collection has been

carried out within 10 KM radius from the boundary of the core zone during 1st April 2013 to

30th June 2013 (Pre monsoon Season). The statutory guidelines and practices with present

norms for coal mine projects have been followed during the baseline data generation/

collection.

10.2.1 Micrometeorological data generation

A meteorology station has been set up at core zone and micrometeorological parameters like

wind velocity, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover etc. are recorded on

hourly basis for Pre Monsoon season. Daily rainfall also has been recorded and reported.

The wind velocity readings were ranging from 1.0 - 19.8 m/sec. Predominant wind was from

North-West direction. The maximum temperature recorded was 46.5°C and the minimum was

22.5 °C. The relative humidity ranges from 26% to 98% and 29.0cm rainfall was recorded

during the study period.

10.2.2 Ambient Air Quality in Core & Buffer zone

Ambient air quality was monitored at 6 locations i.e. one in core zone and the remaining five

in buffer zone. A total of 24 samples (24-hrly) for SPM, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx and heavy

metals samples were collected from each location during the study period.

Core zone




µg/m3 respectively. The heavy metals like Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) were found to be

Below Detectable Limit (BDL) and other metals like Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr)

values are found to be very low and negligible. All the values are found to be well within the

NAAQ Standards prescribed by CPCB.

Buffer zone

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µg/m3 respectively. The heavy metals values are found to be very low and negligible The

heavy metals like Arsenic ( As) and Mercury ( Hg) were found to be Below Detectable Limit (

BDL) and other metals like Nickel ( Ni), Lead ( Pb) and Chromium ( Cr) values are found to be

very low and negligible. All the values are found to be well within the NAAQ Standards

prescribed by CPCB

10.2.3 Water quality monitoring

Representative water samples 6 nos. one in surface water and five from ground water i.e. dug

well and tube well in buffer zone have been collected, preserved and transported to R&C

Environmental Egg. Laboratory, Chennai and analyzed as per standard methods.

The water samples (6 Nos.) collected from different water sources i.e. Surface & ground

water etc. are analyzed as per procedures outlined in IS: 2488 / IS: 3025 /APHA.

At all locations, Oil and grease, phenolic compounds, cyanides, sulphides and insecticides are

found to be absent and all heavy metal values except Iron and Zinc are found to be below the

detectable limit. In general, the water quality at all six locations are found to be well within the

prescribed norms of IS: 10500 - 1991 (permissible limit), GSR 422 E and IS: 2296 - 1982

Ground Water: The Physico-chemical characteristics of the ground water samples collected from both the

locations during Post - monsoon (Oct’2010-Dec’2010) are in good agreement with IS:10500.

TDS, Alkalinity and Total hardness are above the desirable limits but are within the

permissible limits specified under Drinking Water Standard (IS: 10500). As regards heavy

metals, except Iron and Zinc, the others were not traceable. The ground water after proper

disinfection and filtration can be safely used for potable and drinking purposes.

10.2.4 Ambient Noise Level in Core & Buffer zone

Noise levels were recorded by using CYGNET Integrated sound level meter (100X) from Six

ambient air quality locations during day time and night time at an interval of four hours for one

day for two months.

Mean Leq noise levels at day time and night time are ranging from 48.2 to 49.3 dB(A) and 37.3

to 38.9 dB(A) respectively in the core zone. Mean Leq noise levels at day time and night time

are ranging from 43.3 to 50.5 dB(A) and 36.5 to 40.1 dB(A) respectively in the Buffer zone.


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While comparing with IS: 4954 -1986 norms for acceptable outdoor noise levels all values are

found to be well within the prescribed limits.

10.2.5 Soil quality

Soil samples from three locations, one in core zone, two in buffer zone were collected at depths

of 30, 60 and 100 cms and analyzed for various physico-chemical, engineering and fertility

parameters.

The soil quality of the project area appears to be good and would support vegetation after

suitable reclamation / modification.

10.2.5 Socio-Economic

The Socio-economics study was done as per 2011 census and house hold survey collected

during April, 2013. Details are mentioned in Chapter-III.

10.2.6 Flora-Fauna Study





10.3 Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Identification of impact is an important task in any EIA study. This helps in focusing attention

upon relevant environmental parameters and relating them with the activities involved. As far

as mining projects are concerned, the following parameters are important in the

Environmental Impact Assessment.However the detailed impact assessment study has been

carried out and the same is incorporated in Chapter – IV.

a. Impact on Air Quality :

The mining and its related activities create ambient air pollution. The impact of mining

on ambient air quality are highlighted as under:

(e) The ambient air quality is influenced due to the presence of RPM, SPM, SO2, NOx,

etc., which are generated due to various activities like drilling, blasting and handling

related to the project. Further, the ambient air quality is affected marginally to a

varying degree due to the mining activities of other nearby opencast and


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underground coal mines of the same coalfield. The concentration of pollutants may

vary depending upon the various micro-meteorological parameters and the

seasons of a year.

Based on the data collected at similar nearby mines it can be considered that the

impact of the proposed mine will have no harmful effect on ambient air quality,

human being, flora and fauna, soil quality, surface structures and aesthetic value of

the surrounding environment as suitable mitigatory measures will be taken to make

the operation eco-friendly.

b. Impact on Water Quality :

� Impact assessment

Mining and its related activities may create water quality problems. The impact of

mining at the project on both surface and ground water sources has been assessed

and given below:

(a) Surface water sources

� Deterioration of water quality and pollution of water bodies due to discharge of

mine effluent, if not treated. Change in relief pattern due to mining may cause

flooding, siltation, choking and pollution. Mitigatory measures would involve

provision of (i) garland drains on periphery to prevent surface run-off from

entering into the quarry , (ii) catch drain around the dumps for avoiding siltation

and (iii) sedimentation ponds for reducing the pollution of surface water bodies.

� Possible overflow of water from nearby rivers/nallahs must be safeguarded by

stone pitching and strengthening the embankment along the side of the water

course

• However, due care will be taken to treat the mine water discharge by

sedimentation for the proposed project. Effluents from workshop is proposed to

be treated in ETP and moreover water will be mostly recycled in Workshop &

CHP. As such, possibility of adverse impact on natural watercourses after

mixing is very remote.

Garland drain around the OB dump & coal dump will be made to avoid siltation

of natural water course.

As indicated earlier, this being a proposed mine, the quality of mine pumped out water will be

monitored once in every fortnight.


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Based on the data collected at similar coal mine, it can be concluded that the impact due to

proposed mining operation, the adverse impacts on water both surface as well as ground

water will be insignificant..

IMPACT OF MINING ON WATER REGIME :

The mining activity creates dis-equilibrium in environmental scenario of the area and disturbs

the groundwater conditions/regime in particular. The impact on water regime due to mining

activity can be broadly classified as under:

i) Impact on topography & soil ii) Impact on surface water and quality iii) Impact on groundwater & quality

A brief description/out-line on these aspects are given below: Impact on topography & soil : A local change in ground topography will be created at Shivani OC mine area due to mining

operations such as open pit, embankments, dumps of overburden and coal, diversion of

nallah and roads, mine voids etc. As a result, there would be marginal change in the drainage

and surface run-off. During these courses, soil is most susceptible for changes due to

erosion, leaching phenomena/process etc. Further the fine dust particles of coal &

overburden may adversely affect the physical & chemical characteristics of soil.

Within the core zone area, cracks and loosening of soil would be resulted in due to mine and

associated activities such as drilling, blasting etc thereby physical/textural changes would

occur in soil/formations. This mine induced process increases the rate of infiltration and

recharge. The studies carried out in Wardha Valley coalfield have established that rainfall-

infiltration rates have been increased by 100% (doubled) in the core zone area of opencast

mines thereby increasing the scope of groundwater recharge. So also the back filled area

may be a good media for high groundwater recharge due to high induced permeability.

Further, the void proposed to be left out would store substantial quantity of rain water which

can be utilised for domestic & agriculture use and also for recharging the groundwater

source. It may be appropriate to high light the fact that temporary groundwater loss/deficit

created during active mining stage would be compensated by these different means in the

post mining stage so that the initial groundwater levels are regained to normalcy at the

earliest for the utility of the area. Appropriate reclamation measures would be adopted to


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normalize the ground topography and soil as far as possible. However, overburden dumps;

embankments etc. are unavoidable structures to be left in the post mining stage.

Impact on surface water & quality:

As mentioned earlier, there would be minor change in the ground topography and infiltration

capacity/rate of soil/formation due to mining operations resulting in some local change in

drainage pattern and surface run-off in core zone. It is established that high infiltration zone

would serve as good media for high groundwater recharge and reduces the surface run-off

considerably in the core zone. In view of this, the mine has to handle more water in the

monsoon besides the additional contribution from the surface run-off from the catchment

area. As such the surface run-off contribution to the natural drains from the mining area

would be minimum thereby some minor change is expected in hydrologic regime of the

river/nallah system.

The surface run-off from the dumps of overburden material and coal and mine water

discharge/effluent are laden with suspended particles of coal and other associated materials.

This water is collected by foot drains with stoppage arrangement and passed through

sedimentation tank/pond. This treated water will be utilised for mine site requirement and the

surplus would be utilised to supplement the water shortage for domestic & agriculture use of

villages if required or otherwise discharged into land surface/natural drains. Further, the

groundwater quality is also satisfactory / good and its mixing is not going to adversely affect

the quality of surface water.

Impact on groundwater & its quality:

Mining is associated with groundwater problems, particularly when it is below water table.

The impact of mining on groundwater is dependent mainly on mine and aquifer parameters,

groundwater recharge-discharge process etc. In the opencast mining, the unconfined aquifer

gets affected more whereas the semiconfined aquifers are least affected due to continuous

gravity drainage and conventional sump pumping or advance dewatering schemes for

efficient and safe working. As such, during this exercise, basically the water level is to be

depressed/depleted below the working seam depth in which case large scale mine water

pumping can not avoided. Consequently the mine dewatering would drain out some area

around the mine with decline in groundwater levels. However, these mine induced effects are

temporary as increased infiltration rate at as rain water harvesting to balance the mine


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dewatering. Further, the mine effluent would contaminate the other resources of water if

discharged untreated. However, water quality monitoring would be undertaken at the

stipulated intervals immediately after the mine development starts and continued during the

mine life.

Groundwater inflow and mine influence area have been estimated and the groundwater

monitoring would be undertaken as corrective measure to avoid adverse effects. The mine

discharge after passing through sedimentation pond / tank would be discharged into

land/natural drains with earthen check dam at suitable locations so that the groundwater gets

additional recharge by the return flow. The artificial recharge by water conservation structures

in mine influence area proper may not be a viable solution because of the reason that

recharged water would drain to the mine at a faster rate due to the steep hydraulic gradients

resulted in during mining activity. As mentioned earlier the mine impact may be for temporary

period during mine life and the area would regain the normalcy/benefits in many ways by

appropriate reclamation measures during post-mining period. However, the temporary water

shortage in the mine influence area would be supplemented from the treated mine water

discharge for both domestic & irrigation use of affected villages if any.

c. Impact on Noise Level: Proposed mine would be associated with following activities that may generate noise during operation :

(a) Drilling (b) Blasting (c) Shovel operation (d) Dozing

(e) Movement of dumper (f) Operation of CHP / Workshop

The following are some of the important activities responsible for high noise level generation, with their expected noise levels :

a. All mining activities i.e. drilling, blasting, shoveling, dozing and dumping are associated with high noise level [about 100 dB(A)].

b. Operation of most HEMMs produce high noise level. The noise level are in range of 80 – 100 dB(A). Noise level have been found to be related to engine capacity.

c. Crusher – General noise level due to crusher ranges from 90 dB(A) – 105 dB(A). Some of noisy equipment produce noise whose level is around 120 dB(A).

The average sound pressure level of some of the HEMM associated with mining operation which are responsible for high noise level generation are as follows :


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EQUIPMENT NOISE LEVEL [dB(A)]

Dozer 98 Dumper 92

Power shovel 93 Drilling machine 96

d. Impact on Land:- The total land involved in Shivani OCP is 780.00 ha. The land is mainly cultivated or revenue land. This land is free from forest land and there is one village shifting involved.

PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN DURING OPERATION OF THE PROJECT 780.00 hectares of land proposed for the project would be utilized for different purposes to carry out the project operation as stated below:-

Post-mining Land use pattern of ML/Project Area (ha) S.N. Land use during

mining Land use (ha)


Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump

201.00 - - - 201.00


5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32 6 Green Belt - - - - -

7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15 8 Embankment

area 42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00

Details waste generation-OB & Top soil Project Total waste

generation (Mm3)

Top soil (Mm3)




Original Project (ha)

171.32 13.00 158.32 119.11 52.21


Total (Mm3) 171.32 13.00 158.32 106.11 52.21


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Plantations on external OB dumps will start tentatively after 12th year and over internal dumps

after 15th year . Till 12th year plantation activity will be along roadside , in slopes of

embankment, around service buildings & infrastructures and in land for rationalization for

finalising lease hold boundary of the mine(strictly in non coal bearing area). Presently

backfilling is about 31 % of total OB. This would increase, if quarry is extended in future

f. Impact on socio-economic profile of the area

The activities listed under the two phases of this running project are likely to affect the

environment to varying degrees. The environment is a very complex system and so many

factors are interlinked and interdependent of each other, that any prediction concerning the

impact on the environment as a whole may not always be very precise. So relevant aspects

of environment are isolated as parameters and the impact due to various activities on the

parameters has been identified as project activities.

Socio-economic Impact

There will be positive impact due to community development activities already undertaken

and/or to be undertaken by WCL. The opening of mine shall pave way for general

improvement of economy of the area, besides, increase in revenue of the state exchequer.

The impacts on socio-economic profile can be categorized and studied under the following

heads:

i) Population Growth and Migration

The opening of this project will be having an impact on the people inhabiting surrounding the

project area. There will be migration of people from outside due to more job opportunities in

the project area. Thus, the population in this area is likely to increase.

ii) Transport and Communication

The provision of metalled approach road to the place of work and other places of public

interests like shopping, education, medical services etc. is going to improve the existing

transport & communication net work.

iii) Health

With the opening of this project, the facilities created in the project are likely to be extended

for neighboring population also.

iv) Literacy

After coming up of this project, educational facilities developed in the project area will help to

improve the literacy of the rural areas also around this project.


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v) Econmic Impacts

Opening of Shivani OC will definitely affect its surroundings and the employment scenario.

With the proposed project the occupational structure of the area is going to change further

and many people are likely to be involved in the job of mining and allied activities. Hence,

income level of these people is likely to improve to significant level.

There will be creation of direct and indirect new employment opportunities in long term. The

mining activities will accelerate the economic activities and urbanisation in the region with the

creation of new employment opportunities including growth of other ancillary industries.

Maharashtra Government will be benefited through financial revenues in crores of rupees by

way of royalty, sales tax etc. from the direct and indirect operations in the project area.

Central exchequer will also have flow of funds through financial revenues by way of Income

tax, Central Sales Tax etc.

vi) Rehabilitation & Resettlement

The total land involved in Shivani OCP is 780 ha. Shivani village which is on the Eastern rise

side of the proposed access trench (shown in quarry layout plan) is to be shifted &

rehabilitated . `21.2369 Crores is proposed for shifting and rehabilitation of Shivani village.

g. Effects of Traffic Movement

The following impacts are anticipated.

• Increased level of RPM & SPM in ambient air

• Noise nuisance due to movements of trucks.

• Creation of ruts and potholes on the surface of the road

• Road accidents

h. Impact on flora & fauna

o There is no forest land in core zone.

o There is no endangered and endemic species in core and buffer zone .

o The area is not the migratory route for any wild animal.

o Both core and buffer zones are found to be free from ecologically sensitive and

biologically rich areas/habitats, such as, national parks, sanctuaries, biosphere

reserves etc.

o WCL in association with local people will make all efforts to conserve the flora & fauna

in the immediate surrounding of the mine area.


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i. Visual/Aesthetic Impacts

Suitable mitigatory measures will be taken to eliminate spots of eyesore due to excavation of

coal and OB as well as transportation, water logging by provision of proper drainage, land

reclamation (both technical and biological) and afforestation.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES

Since Shivani OC mine is yet to start the following abatement measures will be taken in

order to suppress the dust and noxious gases generation to the maximum possible extent.

Drilling Operations

In order to reduce dust generated by drilling operation, dust extractors/wet drilling in drills will

be used.

Blasting Operation

In order to minimize the generation of dust during blasting, the following mitigative measures

are suggested:

(a) Blast holes are properly placed/spaced/positioned.

(b) Blast is properly designed in respect of hole-spacing. Hole placing and blast design

are looked into as a fresh case every time, by a competent Blasting Officer who takes

into consideration the actual geo-mining conditions of the site.

(c) Blasting is being done between shifts or during the rest interval when the

minimum number of persons is present around the blast area. In order to quickly

disperse the dust generated in blasting operations, blasting is avoided when there is

wind. Blasting is avoided in the mornings and during cloudy situations.

(d) Adaptation of Controlled Blasting Technique as permitted by DGMS.

Loading & Transport

The loosened overburden material as well as coal, as far as possible is being wetted first with

help of water spray arrangements before the start of loading operations.

Movement of vehicles and HEMM on haul roads, particularly when they are un - metalled, is

another major source of dust generation.

(a) All long-life haul roads and service roads have been / are being properly constructed

and metalled. Unmetalled roads are being kept free of ruts, potholes etc.


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(b) All haul-roads are being regularly sprayed with water. Water sprinklers are regularly

used in the project.

(c) Overloading of vehicles are avoided.

(d) Covering of loaded trucks by tarpauline.

(e) Regular cleaning of transportation roads.

(f) Adequate green belt has already been developed all along the coal transportation road

on both sides.

All the above-mentioned control measures will be continued during the balance period of the

project.

OB Dumps

On the dump slopes and top surface, plantation of grass and trees will be done when the

dumps become and around the dump areas a green belt have been already created.

Noxious gasses are emitted through exhaust fumes during the operation of diesel / petrol

operated equipment. In order to reduce such emission, regular maintenance of the diesel /

petrol operated vehicles is being carried out so that the emissions from these vehicles are

under control. However, wherever, the condition will permit petrol / diesel operated HEMM

will be replaced by electrically operated ones.

Water sprinkling on coal stock/face, blanketing of exposed surface is being carried out to

avoid spontaneous heating and minimize air pollution.

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

The ambient air quality monitoring will be carried out on regular basis as per the Env

(Protection) Amendment Rule, 2000 so as to ascertain the likely load of various air pollutants

and thereby suitably modifying the various control measures.

Plantation to Check Air Pollution

Plantation will be under taken in the mine area as mitigatives measure against air pollution,

noise pollution and to increase the aesthetic value. The plantation has already been taken

place at suitable places like overburden dump, along the road sides, unused land etc is being

done to arrest as well as reduce the rate of dispersion of dust generated due to various

mining operations in the neighbourhood viz. quarrying, coal and OB transportation, OB

dumping, CHP operation. The plantation is being carried out through Forest Development

Corporation of Maharashtra and the same will be done in Shivani OCP also.


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ii. Water pollution control measures :

The major source of water pollution in the opencast mine is mine pumped out water. The

other sources are effluent from Workshop and residential colony. An independent Workshop

Effluent Treatment Plant (WETP) has been provided with sufficient capacity to handle the

requirement.

The impact prediction on ground water made in the approved EMP is for the final depth of the

quarry. To assess the likely impact of opencast coal mining on ground water, regular

monitoring of ground water level will be carried out as per MOEF guideline.

However, monitoring will be done as per Environment Protection (Amendment Rule, 2000)

and in case, any undesirable element noticed, immediate corrective action will be taken.

Salient controls measures have been taken are as follows:

i) Industrial Effluent

The wastewater from workshop which normally remains laden with oil and grease,

suspended and dissolved solids etc. will be treated in the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)

proposed in PR. Clear water coming out from the treatment plant is taken into the closed

water circuit and recycled for its reuse. All parameter of ETP waste discharge will be

monitored regularly as per Env. (Protection) Amendment Rule, 2000.

ii) Mine Water

Most of the suspended particles will get settled in the mine sump made at the floor of the

seam and the supernatant water will be pumped out. This water will then be passed through

sedimentation pond at surface before being discharged in to natural drain.

iii) Surface Run-off

Adequate numbers of vegetation is proposed to be grown on the top surface and slopes of

the dumps in order to arrest the erosion of soil and it also reduces surface run-off, which

helps averting siltation of natural watercourses.

In order to arrest siltation from OB dump, catch drains of adequate size will be provided

around the periphery of external OB Dumps. Further, garland drains will also be provided

around the quarry edges.

Water/Effluent Quality Monitoring

Regular water quality/effluent quality monitoring as being done in all the operating mines is

being started (as this mine has just been started) so as to ascertain the likely load of

pollutants and thereby suitably modifying the control measures. As seen from Analysis Data


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of the neighbouring mine, the pumped out water does not contain significant pollution load

and the discharge water quality even without treatment is quite satisfactory. The same

fortnightly monitoring of mine pumped out will be carried out in the proposed mine also during

the entire life of the mine.

Remedial measures to control ground water depletion

The following methodology and remedial measures will be taken to minimize the mine

induced impact on ground water levels and also adverse effects in the area.

(i) The water shortage in the villages, if any, in the influence area can be supplemented

by supply of water from the mine water after treatment.

(iv) While reclamation of the mined area, void at the deepest portion of the pit has to be

left. This residual pit void would initially serve as access for future expansion and

subsequently it could be backfilled.

(v) Well water monitoring in nearby villages is being carried out quarterly as per MoEF’s

guidelines. No adverse remarks have so far been observed.

(vi) Regular water quality/effluent quality monitoring will be carried out so as to ascertain

the likely load of pollutants and thereby suitably modifying the control measures.

NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES

Monitoring of the noise levels as being done in all the operating mines will be done for this

mine also after opening on regular basis as per the Env (Protection) Amendment Rule 2000.

While planning for an effective noise attenuation measures, the concept of source, path and

receiver has been considered.

(A) Noise Control at Source

There are two areas where the noise generation can be checked at source.

(i) Proper Design

Since the generation of noise can be reduced by reducing the vibration amplitude, the area of

vibrating part and frequency of vibration is being taken care that all loose contact between

metal parts avoided. Shock absorbing pads are being fixed in the foundation of vibrating

equipment / machines. In case of aerodynamic noise producing sources, mufflers are

provided with the machines.

(ii) Proper Maintenance

All machines and equipment is being properly maintained. Sound muffler system and bearing

lubricating system etc. of equipment is being kept in proper condition.


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(A) Noise control in Transmission Path

The measures are to be taken for control of noise along the transmission path have been put

in following two categories:

(i) Air borne path

(ii) Ground borne path

(i) Air Borne Path

The control in air – borne path has been planned in a number of ways as:

(a) The crusher house, screen house etc., which are source of high level noise generation

are to be enclosed.

(b) Planting of furrows of trees along the thick foliage around the compound and wall of

CHP, workshop and other industrial buildings. This will reduce the spread of noise. It

can be also used as an acoustic enclosure to reduce ambient noise.

(ii) Ground Borne Path

It has been proposed to provide vibration isolators in the form of vibration absorbing pads

placed at the base of vibrating equipment.

(C) Noise Control at Receiver End

Even after adopting above measures, if desired noise level is not achieved at receiver end, in

that case, following measures are suggested:

(a) The workers exposed to high noise level are provided with earplugs.

(b) Provision of enclosed booths at the worksite to protect worker from noisy

environment.

Regular monitoring of ambient noise level in core zone as per Env.(Protection) Amendment ,

Rule,2000.

iv. Blasting vibration control measures

� All provisions of Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 will be followed.

� The quantity of explosive will be decided as per condition imposed by DGMS.

� Blasting will be done in daytime during the shift change over period as per requirement

keeping in view DGMS permission, meteorological conditions, geo-mining condition and

method of mining.


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� Proper conformation to measures for safe blasting, to avoid damage to any structure or

annoyance to the people in the colony area or neighbouring villages.

� A safe blasting zone is kept around the periphery of the quarry. This zone will be kept free

from village habitation and community infrastructure and thus impact of vibration after

blasting on the surface structures is avoided.

� Controlled blasting will be done near built-up areas and surface features, as and when

required as per DGMS permission.

PLANTATION / GREEN BELT AS A MITIGATIVE MEASURE AGAINST

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION:

Plantation is an important tool to combat air pollution & noise pollution, for development of

ecosystem, waste water reuse, use of waste land to improve environmental quality and soil

erosion etc. In addition to these it gives an aesthetic look to the area.

• Plantation should be multipurpose which plays an important role for greening,

pollution attenuation and for satisfying local demands and the proposed stage wise plantation

programme is as under:


S.N. year Green Belt External Dump Backfilled area

Others (undisturbed area/etc.)

Total

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

Area (ha)

No. of trees

1 1st year

2 3rd year

3 5th year

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20000 8.00 20000

4 10th year

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 150000 60.00 150000

5 15th year

36.00 90000 0.00 0.00 100.00 250000 136.00 340000

6 20th year

96.00 240000 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 220.00 550000

7 3 years after end of mining

250.85 587125 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 374.85 897125


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vi. Occupational Health & Safety

The circulars and orders of DGMS including the rules and regulations under Mines Act, 1952

are being and will be adhered to in respect of occupational health and safety during balance

life with enhanced production capacity. However, some measures regarding occupational

health and safety are:

a. Periodical medical examination of work force.

b. First aid facilities.

c. Refresher training to workforce as per statute.

vii. Traffic movement effect control measures

� Plantation on both sides of the roads on the surface.

� Proper maintenance of road to remove ruts and potholes.

� Proper illumination of roads including haul road.

viii. Visual/aesthetic effect control measures

� Physical and biological reclamation of mined out area to the extent possible to

ameliorate the environment.

� Regular supervision to detect the spots of eyesore and to remove the same

immediately.

ix. Control measures to reduce the impact on flora & fauna

� The enhancement of green belt/ afforested area will occur due to measures like

biological reclamation, arboriculture/afforestation, and creation of greenbelt and

avenue plantation.

� The water body created by the final voids will be beneficial to flora & fauna.

� Adequate measures for conservation/protection will be taken.

� Water will be discharged only after treatment only after suitable treatment. So, no

adverse impact on downstream aquatic life of surface water courses is expected

during balance life with enhanced production capacity.

� The expansion project is not likely to have any impact on the floral & faunal species

diversity within the terrestrial and aquatic habitats.


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x. Blasting vibration control measures

� All provisions of Coal Mines Regulations will be followed.

� The quantity of explosive will be decided as per condition imposed by DGMS.

� Blasting will be done in daytime during the shift change over period as per requirement

keeping in view DGMS permission, meteorological conditions, geo-mining condition and

method of mining.

� Proper conformation to measures for safe blasting, to avoid damage to any structure or

annoyance to the people in the colony area or neighbouring villages.

� A safe blasting zone will be kept around the periphery of the quarry. This zone will be

kept free from village habitation and community infrastructure and thus impact of

vibration after blasting on the surface structures is avoided.

• Controlled blasting will be done near built-up areas

xi. Peripheral Development

As per the present practices in WCL coal mines, adequate steps are being taken for the local

villagers by providing various infrastructural and welfare facilities and giving assistance in

health care under CSR Programme.

However, further community development works will be taken up as directed by MOEF and

after survey of the "felt needs" of the community around the project.

xii. MINE CLOSURE PLANNING

Mine closure planning has now become an essential part of mine planning and operation (i)

to allow a productive and sustainable after-use of the site which is acceptable to the mine

owner and the regulatory authority, (ii) to protect public health and safety, (iii) to alleviate or

eliminate environmental damage and thereby encourage environmental sustainability and (iv)

to minimise adverse socio-economic impacts.

Mine closure planning covers the mining and post-mining phase of project. Several attribute

of progressive mine closure planning have to be implemented and introduced during the

period of mine operation. Progressive mine closure process is undertaken concurrently with

mine development/production activities. Mine closure planning has to be carried out at the

starting of the mine and needs periodic reviewing and revision during its life cycle to cope

with the geo-technical constraints, safety and economic risks, social & environmental

challenges.


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10.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME The environmental monitoring programme will be as per details given below: -

10.5 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 10.5.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION To ascertain the concern of local affected and others who have a plausible stake in

environmental impacts of the project / activity public consultation will be done at project site

or close proximity for local affected persons with the following activities.

The process in which public would be directly involved or participate and indirect responses

would be received through different modes of communications.

District Magistrate will preside over the Public Hearing process to get public concerns

incorporated in the EIA report.

Videography of proceedings would be done and would be enclosed with the application for

Expert Committee.

The proceedings will be signed by DM/ADM in the same day of hearing. The proceedings will

be displayed in web site and other Govt. offices.

SN

Items Parameters Frequency No. of Stations

Submission

1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

SPM, RPM, SO2, Nox, CO & Fugitive dust

Every Fortnight as per Environment Protection (Amendment), Rule 2000

4 Quarterly Report will be submitted to SPCB & MOEF

2 Water Quality Monitoring

1) 4 Parameters viz. p H, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) & Oil and Grease. 2) 35 Parameters

Every Fortnight Once in a Year

2 Quarterly Report will be submitted to SPCB & MOEF

3 Noise Quality Monitoring

Noise Levels Every Fortnight 2 Quarterly Report will be submitted to SPCB & MOEF

4 Environmental Statement

Annual Annually Report will be submitted to SPCB before 30th September.

5 Ground Water Level Monitoring & Quality

Water Level & Quality Parameters.

Water Level – Quarterly. Water Quality – Yearly.

In Buffer Zone Villages.

Quarterly Report are submitted to SPCB & MOEF

6 Compliance Report of EC Conditions.

All conditions both Specific & General

1st June & 1st December

Not Applicable

Half yearly Report will be submitted to & MOEF


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10.5.2 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

The mine will be worked with due permission from DGMS as per statute. All provisions of the

statute will be followed to avoid any eventuality. Mine Emergency Response Plan shall be

prepared and mock rehearsal will be done regularly.

10.6 PROJECT BENEFITS

The benefits of the project can be summarized as below:-

- The physical infrastructure in the area has already been improved substantially by following

ways:-

a) Development of road, thereby improving the communication.

b) Improvement in Power, Telephone (including Mobile) facility.

c) Improvement in Health Care facility & Educational facility.

d) Improvement in Market / Trade & Business.

- The social infrastructure by way of cultural mixing of people of other states with local

community glorifying “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”.

- Substantial employment in the project & indirect employment for business & trading,

contractor, transportation, vehicle contractor, nursery development.

10.7ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN:

In order to effectively implement the programme of plantation , land reclamation and other

control measures for maintaining the environmental quality of air, water , noise, soil etc. the

project personnel in close co-ordination with Area General Manager , Wani North Area ,

along with General Manager ( Environment ) , WCL (HQ) , will make concerted effort to carry

out and monitor progress at each level and effectively implement the various control

measures for environmentally sustainable mining in the area. This has been discussed in

detail in the relevant chapter in the EIA/EMP.

10.8 Conclusion

In view of the above and as per the Terms of Reference (TOR) dated 23.03.2012 for

proposed Shivani OC project, Tahsil – Wani, Dist. – Yeotmal for production capacity

1.25 MTPA (Normative); 1.4375 MTPA (Peak) and Land area 780 ha, Public Hearing is

conducted on 23/10/2013 at Shivni Tal. Maregaon, Dist. Yawatmal as per EIA

Notification 2006.

DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED CMPDI

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CHAPTER-XI

DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED

11.1 Name of Consultant

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited. Briefly, it is called as ‘CMPDI’. It is an ISO

9001 Company.

Its registered corporate office is situated at Gondwana Place, Kanke Road, Ranchi – 834008,

a capital city of Jharkhand State. It operates through seven strategically located Regional

Institutes over six states territories of India. Details of all seven Institutes including its

corporate office are given as in Table-11.1.

Table-11.1

SN Offices Addresses Tel/Fax

Postal E-Mail Website 1 Corporate Gondwana

Place, Kanke Road, Ranchi-834008, Jharkhand

[email protected], [email protected]

http://www.cmpdi.co.in

+916512230483,2230116 /+916512231447, 2232249

2 Regional Institute-I

West End, GT Road, asansole – 713301, West Bengal

- - +913412253504/ +913412250935

3 Regional Institute-II

Koyla Bhawan, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad- 826005, Jharkhand

+913262230850,2230789/ +913262265575

4 Regional Institute-III

Gondwana Place, Kanke Road, Ranchi-834008, Jharkhand

+916512231506/ +916512231501

5 Regional Institute-IV

Kasturba Nagar, Jaripatka- 440014

http://www.cmpdi.co.in

+917122642134/ +917122643231

6 Regional Institute- V

SECL Complex, Seepat Road, Bilaspur,

+917752246482/ +917752246481


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Chhatisgarh. 7 Regional

Institute-VI CWS Colony, P.O. Jayant Colliery, Sidhi- 486890, M.P.

+917805222329, 222172/ +917805222330

8 Regional Institute-VII

Griha Nirman Bhawan, Sachiwalaya Marg, Unit 3, Bhubaneshwar-751001, Orissa

+916742394357, 2394760/ +916742395128

All the above Regional Institutes are dedicated to render services to seven subsidiaries of the

CIL AS follows:

Table-11.2

Sl. No. Institutes Dedicated to

1 Regional Institute-I Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL)

2 Regional Institute-II Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL)

3 Regional Institute-III Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL)

4 Regional Institute-IV Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL)

5 Regional Institute-V South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL)

6 Regional Institute-VI Northern Coalfields Ltd. (NCL)

7 Regional Institute-VII Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL)

Hqrs. Ranchi is committed to render services to NEC & Non-CIL clients and specialized

assignments for both CIL & Non-CIL clients.

11.2 Brief Resume of the Consultants:

11.2.1 Establishment Background:

The company was formerly known as Coal Mines Authority Limited. And, the Central Mine

Planning & Design Institute Limited (herein after called as CMPDI) is a planning & design

division of Coal India Limited (herein after called as CIL) as per Memorandum of Association

of the company. The CIL is a holding company since November 01, 1975, and the CMPDIL is

one of its subsidiaries since then. It is under Ministry of Coal, Government of India.

11.2.2 Strength & Resources

a) Manpower:


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CMPDI has more than 800 multidisciplinary technical executive professionals who combine

innovation and initiative to deliver faster and effective solutions in planning, implementation

and management of projects.

b) Resources:

CMPDI is equipped with modern laboratory facilities for undertaking various analytical works

to supplement its services. It has well equipped network of six environmental laboratories

located in various coalfields to regularly monitor air, water and noise parameters. The central

unit at Ranchi is accredited with Central Pollution Board, New Delhi. Besides its own

strength, CMPDI has access to the vast resources with its principal, CIL, India’s largest coal

producer and a Maharatna Company.

11.2.3 Recognition:

CMPDI is recognized as preferred consultant by India and overseas clients, United Nation

agencies and international financial institutions and the company is registered with

• World Bank

• Asian Development Bank

• African Development Bank

• United Nations Development Programme

11.2.4 Main Functional Area:

The main functional area of the CMPDI is to provide adequate and up-to-date planning,

design and technological supports to the CIL and its coal producing subsidiaries to enable

them to produce the planned quantity of coal efficiently and economically with due attention

to safety, conservation, quality and environment. In addition to these, CMPDI also provides

necessary consultancy for clients outside the CIL in India and abroad. The Quality

Management System of CMPDI, Ranchi is certified under international standard – ISO-2000

by UKAS (UK). Services covered under are as follows:

• Consultancy in Mineral Exploration and Environmental Management.

• Planning & Design in Mining, Civil & Architectural Engineering, Coal Preparation &

Utilization, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Mining Electronics, Geomatics and

Mine Construction.

• Laboratory testing facilities for the above

• Technical & Management Training in Mineral & Mining Sector


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11.3 Nature of consultancy rendered:

CMPDI has been offering services in the fields enumerated in Table – 11.3

Table – 11.3

Sl. No. Services Offered

1 Exploration & Resource Evaluation

2 Mine Planning & Design Services

3 Infrastructures Engineering

4 Environmental Services

5 Beneficiation Services

6 Management Services

7 Specialized Services

8 Laboratory Services

9 ITC in Mining

10 Research & Development

11.3.1 Exploration & Resource Evaluation:

New generation exploration technology coupled with skilled manpower has made CMPDI a

twenty first century leader in mineral exploration, deposit modeling, resource evaluation,

resource management, mining geology, hydro-geological & geophysical studies, engineering,

geological investigations etc. Services rendered under this head are described in brief in

Table-11.3.1 hereinafter.

Table-11.3.1

Sl.No. Sub-heads of

Services

Services Rendered in

1 Geological

Support for

mining

• Production support or mine development drilling and prediction

of faults and pinch / wash outs.

• Delineation of roof / floor and dirt bands

2 Drilling • Coring-Diamond rotary drills up to a capacity of 1280 m depth

• Non-coring-Direct rotary and DTH drills for geophysical logging,

hydro-geological investigations, dewatering, etc.

3 Deposit Using geo-statistical and geological software packages including


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modeling MINEX and in-house developed CEMPGEODOC and SASLINT

software

4 Resource

Evaluation

Deposits of coal, lignite, manganese, iron ore (magnetite and

hematite), phosphorite, coal bed methane etc.

5 Resource

Management

• Strategic planning for future exploration depending upon market

demand.

• Updating of reserve / resource of individual blocks or coalfields.

6 Hydro-

geological

studies

• Systematic ground water investigations.

• Mining hydro-geological studies

7 Geo-

engineering

works

Determination of strength properties of rocks and coal and RQD (Rock

Quality Designation) to assess strength characteristics of strata

8 Master planning

for assessment

of resource

potential with

respect to CBM,

globally an

emerging

environment

friendly

alternate energy

source.

• Creation of data packages of potential CBM blocks.

• Resource evaluation of CBM / CMM / AMM.

• Formulation of policy guidelines for harnessing CBM resources.

• Implementation of CIL-ONGC Consortium’s venture in

developing CBM in coalfields.

To provide quality services, CMPDI is effectively utilizing technology like remote sensing,

combination drilling (coring and non-coring), multi-probe geophysical borehole logging,

seismic refraction survey etc.

CMPDI has already undertaken over 500 integrated exploration projects in varying geological

and terrain conditions.

11.3.2 Mine Planning & Design Services:

CMPDI is a premier consultant in open pit and underground mine planning & design in coal,

lignite and other minerals. It has prepared more than 950 mining project reports with


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individual capacity up to 35 Million ton per annum. CMPDI uses advance software like MINEX

for resource modeling; mine planning and scheduling of open cast and underground mine

projects. It has helped its subsidiaries to achieve unprecedented growth from open cast

mines in their organizations. Its experience in mechanized underground mining technology

spans exploitation of coal seams from 1.00 m to 20 m thickness, at different gradients from

flat to 750, with soft to extremely hard coal, liable to spontaneous heating and gassiness and

under varying roof strata conditions. Services offered to be manifold and are enumerated

briefly in Table-11.3.2.

Table-11.3.2 Sl. No. Services Offered

1 Master planning of coalfield

2 Perspective planning 3 Conceptual engineering studies 4 Techno-economic feasibility studies 5 Detailed project reports 6 Detailed engineering with working drawings 7 Mine ventilation & transport planning

8 Operational planning 9 Mining plans for mining lease 10 Mine capacity assessment 11 Performance analysis of equipment 12 Prediction of surface subsidence through numerical modeling software

13 Geophysical logging, Seismic survey, Resistivity Survey.

11.3.3 Infrastructure Engineering:

CMPDI provides engineering logistic or support services for development of infrastructure. It

has developed multi-disciplinary engineering skills for implementing projects of various

complexities. In particular, it has offered complete planning & design services for architectural

planning, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering in various projects. A few of

them are enumerated in Table-11.3.3.

Sl. No. Services Offered 1 Planning of large capacity, high speed bulk material handling plants 2 Turnkey execution of coal handling plants 3 Planning of high voltage sub-stations 4 Planning of workshops of various types and capacities

5 Township planning including roads, water supply, water supply system, drainage, Water / sewerage treatment plants and detailed planning and design of all township infrastructure

6 Site selection of pit head thermal power plants based on remote sensing data

7 Rail corridor alignment through remote sensing

8 Techno-economic feasibility study of captive power plants based on pulverized coal and FBC technology


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11.3.4 Environmental Services:

CMPDI holds a position of eminence in the field of environmental planning, impact

assessment, management and environmental engineering in coal and other sectors. It is the

nodal agency for co-ordination and monitoring of ongoing environmental up-gradation

schemes sanctioned by Ministry of Coal and Mines under the head “Environmental Measures

and Subsidence Control”. It undertakes technical scrutiny of new proposals, visits to project

sites and disbursement of funds to the implementing agencies.

A few of the new areas in which CMPDI has diversified are environmental and hydro-

geological studies for disposal of fly ash, development of air quality model, bio-treatment of

industrial effluents, carrying capacity base development planning, watershed modeling and

rain water harvesting. Services offered with respect to environmental quality monitoring,

engineering, management and planning are briefly given in Table-11.3.4.

Table-11.3.4

Sl. No. Sub-heads of Services Services rendered 1 Environmental

Monitoring • Air quality

• Water quality

• Noise level

• Soil quality

• Micro-meteorological studies

• Stack monitoring

2 Environmental Engineering

• Industrial/ Municipal effluent treatment and recycling plants

• Hazardous waste disposal site engineering

• Municipal effluent disposal site engineering

3 Natural resource management

• Land use planning

• Rain water harvesting

• Watershed management plans

4 Regional planning • Regional environment management plans

• Regional environment status plans 5 Environment assessment

plans Environment assessment plans

6 Special studies • Review of existing mining and environment policies, legislations, standards and mechanisms for monitoring compliance, institutional strengthening for regulatory and counterpart institutions.

• Study of environmental problems and action plan for restoration of environmental quality.

• Mine closure planning


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11.3.5 Beneficiation Services:

CMPDI specializes in planning, design and construction of new washeries and modification of

existing washeries for coal and mineral beneficiation. Services with respect to beneficiation

offered to are given in Table-11.3.5.

Table-11.3.5

Sl. No. Services Offered to for 1 Planning of coal and mineral beneficiation plants 2 Preparation of feasibility / project reports including macro level analysis,

washability studies, environmental impact assessment and techno-economic analysis.

3 Technical studies, performance evaluation and operation and maintenance related consultancy for existing washeries.

11.3.6 Management Services:

Management services enumerated in Table-11.3.6 have been offered by CMPDI to different

organizations or bodies. Table-11.3.6

SN Sub-heads of Services Services rendered for 1 Coal Investment promotion

Services Assistance to Government of India in identification and assessment of coal mining properties for investments through private sector participation.

2 Quality Management Services Consultancy for implementation, certification and maintenance of ISO 9001 Quality Management System and its industry specific translations, ISO 14001 Environment Management System and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Assurance System.

3 Human Resource Services Creating knowledge and skill based workforce, CMPDI through its Staff Training College (STC) imparts training to its clients’ personnel. Under UNDP, CMPDI has trained professionals from Nigeria, Sultanate of Oman and North Korea. Through its STC it has organized training programmes under five major categories such as (i) Technical, (ii) Managerial, (iii) Computer application, (iv) Quality Skills, (v) Quality System, etc. It has also organized and conducted off-campus training programmes with respect to Quality System at various subsidiaries of CIL.

CMPDI diversified into management system consultancy in 1998. While continuing to provide

consultancy for ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO 14000 Environmental

Management System (EMS), it made forays into consultancy for ISO 17025 (Testing and

calibrating laboratories) under consultancy scope as:

• Creation of Management system

• Providing training support

• Implementation, certification and post certification support


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11.3.7 Specialized Services:

With a view to catering to specific requirements of clients, CMPDI has been providing field

oriented specialized services to its clients. Descript services rendered under this category

have been remote sensing, terrestrial survey, blasting, ventilation design & gas assessment

in underground mines, energy audit and non-destructive testing. Main services rendered are

described in brief in Table-11.3.7.

Table-11.3.7

SN Sub-heads of Services Services rendered in 1 Geomatics Geomatic services in mining sector ranging fro topographical

survey, baseline data generation and monitoring of land use / land cover for environmental management, water resource survey and coal mine fire mapping. It has also imparted expertise services in the field of remote sensing applications, terrain mapping, co-relation survey for underground mines, GPS / GIS survey, cartography and digital image processing.

2 Blasting Carrying out controlled blasting and ground vibration study, vibration monitoring, fragmentation improvement studies, random sampling & testing of explosives and accessories and performance evaluation of new explosives with sophisticated testing equipment, in both coal and non-coal sectors.

3 Non-destructive Testing (NDT) Services for non-destructive testing of components of machinery, installations and other structural elements have been provided at site during periodic maintenance to avoid accidental failure.

4 Ventilation and Gas Survey CMPDI has been offering services for ventilation monitoring, planning & design of ventilation system including gas assessment and testing for underground mines.

5 Energy Audit CMPDI is empanelled as an accredited energy auditor with Govt. of West Bengal and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India. Over 130 reports on electrical and diesel energy conservation have been prepared.

6 Inspection services CMPDI has been rendering pre-dispatch third party inspection services for plants and equipment at the manufacturers’ workstations for materials procured by its clients.

7 Captive power plants Reports on optimum utilization, conceptual notes and tender documents

11.3.8 Laboratory Services:

CMPDI has well equipped laboratories for carrying out investigations and analysis for geo-

chemical, petrography coal washability and geo-mechanical properties.

For coal and lignite characterization, CMPDI has laboratories with highly skilled manpower

and state of art equipment. The data generated by these laboratories form basis of

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and down stream utilization. Brief description of Laboratory Services rendered by CMPDI is

given in Table-11.3.8.

Table-11.3.8

SN Sub-heads of Services Services rendered in 1 Geo-chemical Laboratory CMPDI has been rendering services like geo-chemical

analysis like proximate & ultimate analysis, GCV determination of coal and lignite and other special test through microprocessor based automatic calorimeter and analyzer.

2 Petrographic Laboratory CMPDI has been carrying out evaluation for hydro carbons, oil shales and coal bed methane for coal coke and source rock through sophisticated microscopes, identifying mineral phases in coal, rocks and metal through X-Ray diffractometer, and micro-area analysis and cleat studies for CBM through Scanning Electron Microscope accredited by International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP).

3 Mining Laboratory CMPDI has been determining physico-mechanical properties of rocks for design inputs for mine planning and other technical services and undertaking testing of roof supports and building materials for design support systems for underground workings.

4 Washery Laboratory CMPDI has been determining washability characteristics of coarse, small and fine coal and shattering & pulverized characteristics of coal for assistance in planning and design of coal beneficiation plants.

7 Captive power plants Reports on optimum utilization, conceptual notes and tender documents

11.3.9 IT Services in Mining:

CMPDI has been gearing up itself fully to meet challenges of IT sector requisite for mining

industries as per IT implementation scheme with a view to revolutionizing mining industry and

mining operations in coming years. IT services provided by CMPDI have been tabulated in

Table-11.3.9.

Table-11.3.9

Sl. No. Services Offered to for

1 Mine communication and mine safety systems

2 Establishing internet and internet facilities

3 Real time fleet management system for large OC mines using GIS &

GPS.

4 Land information system using enterprise GIS.


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11.3.10 R & D Services:

The Research & Development activities in coal and lignite are being administered through the

Scientific Advisory Committee (SSRC) with Secretary (Coal) as its Chairman. The committee

is entrusted with the task of planning, budgeting and overseeing the implementation of R & D

programme in coal and lignite sector and also for application of research findings. And,

CMPDI is the Nodal Agency to co-ordinate S & T / R & D activities in coal and lignite sectors

and assist SSRC in areas mentioned herein after.

CMPDI applied research and development in the field of mining, beneficiation, utilization,

environment, exploration, etc. serving as nodal agency for all S & T schemes funded by

Ministry of Coal and R & D schemes funded by R & D Board of CIL (constituted in August

1995).

Field oriented research projects including transfer and absorption of new technology

concerning main areas of coal research have been as follows:

• Production, productivity and safety.

• Coal beneficiation and utilization.

• Environment and Ecology.

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PORFORMA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF MINING PROJECTS CMPDI

ANNEXURE - II

PROFORMA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF MINING PROJECTS (MINING SECTOR PROJECTS)

1.General Information (a) Name of the project : Shivani OC (1.25 Mty (Normative), 1.4375 (peak)) Name of the proponent : M/s WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED Mailing Address : C/O CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER

WANI-NORTH AREA , WCL, DISTT. YAWATMAL ( M. S.) E- Mail : ---- Telephone : 07239-241347 Fax No. : 07239 - 241357 ( CGM Office ) (b) Objective of the project : To meet the increasing demand of Coal. (c) Location of mine(s)

Village(s) Tehsil District State

Shivani Maregaon Yavatmal Maharashtra

(d) Does the proposal relate to

(i) New mine : Yes

(ii) Expansion : No

Increase in ML area : Not applicable Increase in annual production : Not applicable

(iii) Renewal of ML : No

(iv) Modernisation : No


ii

e) Site information

(f) Geographical Location

Latitude : 20014’05” to 200 15’11”N

Longitude : 78 0 54’23” to 78055’25" E Survey of India Topo sheet number : 55 L/15 and 55 L/16 Elevation above Mean Sea Level : 188.00 m to 208.00 m Total mining lease area (in ha) : 780.00

(ii) Dominant nature of terrain :

� Flat � Undulated : Yes, Gently undulating. � Hilly

2. Land usage of the mining lease area (in ha).

(a) Agricultural : 708.60 Ha (b) Forest : NIL (c) Waste land (Govt. land) : 41.40 Ha (d) Grazing : Nil (e) Surface water bodies : Nil (f) Others (Specify) : 15 Ha Colony Area,

15 Ha for Shivani village rehabilitation

Total : 780.00 Ha

3. Indicate the seismic zone in which ML area falls. In case of zone IV & V, details of earth quakes

in last 10 years. : Seismic zone no. - II

(a) Severity (Richter Scale) (b) Impact i.e. Damage to

Life : No Property : No Existing mine : No


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4. Break-up of Mining lease area (in ha.) as per approved PR/Scheme:

Purpose Mining Lease Area

Total Area acquired Area to be acquired

Government Private Government Private Government Private Forest Others Agri. Others Forest Others Agri. Other Forest Others Agri. Others

1. Area to be excavated

NIL - 214.00 - 214.00 - - - - - - 214.00 -

2. Storage for top soil NIL - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Overburden/Dumps NIL - 250.85 - 250.85 - - - - - - 250.85 - 4. Mineral storage Included in 13(ii) below * 5.Infrastructure(Work- shop, Administrative Building)/ Roads

NIL 30.00 - - 30.00 - - - - - 30.00 - -

6. Railways Not applicable

7. Green Belt Included in 5, 6, 12 & 13(i & ii) * 8. Tailings pond Not Applicable - - - 9. Effluent treatment

Plant Included in 5 above * -

- -

10.Coal handling plant/mineral separation plant

Included in 5 above * - - -

11. Township area 15.00 (Agricultural land) - 15.00 - 12.Others ( Specify ) i.) Danger Zone ii) Rationalisation area iii) Rehabilitation of Shivani Village iv) Embankment

- - - -

-

11.40 - -

-

201.75 15.00

42.00

- - - -

-

213.15 15.00

42.00

- - - -

-

11.40 - -

-

201.75 15.00

42.00

- - - -

Total - 41.40 738.60 - 780.00 - - - - 41.40 738.60 -

* Details have been discussed in Chapter – IV of EIA / EMP


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5. Township (outside mining lease) : Yes

(a) Total area (in ha) : 30 Ha (b) No. of dwelling units : (c) Distance from mine site : will be decided by area authorities

6. Distance of water bodies (in km)

Distance from River Bank* Other water bodies* Sea / Creek /Lake / nalla etc. (specify)

Mining lease boundary The river Wardha is the only surface water body available adjacent to the block and is perennial in nature.

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Ancillary facilities - - [* from highest flood line/high tide line] 7. For projects falling within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) : Not applicable

Whether the mineral to be mined is of rare nature and not available outside CRZ? If yes, annex a scaled location map showing low tide line (LTL), high tide line (HTL) duly demarcated by one of the authorized agencies*[*Director, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad: Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, Thiruvananthapuram: Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai, Institute of Wetland Management & Ecological designs, Kolkata, Naval Hydrographer’s Office, Dehradun: National Institute of Oceanography, Panjim, Goa: and National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai] boundary of mining lease area, diastance of ML area from LTL and HTL CRZ boundary and CRZ classification of the project area as per the approved Coastal Zone Management Plan, and settlements, sand dunes, mangroves, forest land/patches, turties breeding and nesting sites etc., if any, in the project area.

8. Indicate aerial distance from the periphery of core zone/area from the periphery of the buffer zone to the boundary of following (upto 10 km)

S. No.

Areas Name Aerial distance from (in km.) Core* Buffer* Zone zone

1. National Park/Sanctuary

Nil - -


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2. Biosphere Reserve/Tiger Reserve/Elephant Reserve/Any other Reserve

Nil - -

3. Forest (RF/PF/unclassified)

Nil - -

4. Habitat for migratory birds

Nil - -

5. Corridor for animals of schedule I & II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Nil - -

6. Archaeological sites

*Notified *Others

Nil

- -

7. Defence installation Nil

- -

8. Industries/Thermal Power Plants

Nil - -

9. Other Mines - - -

10. Airport Nil - - 11. Railway Lines

Majri Rajur Branch of Central Railway.

6 Km -

12. National / State Highways

State Highway No- 73, Wani – Yavatmal SH.

About 10.0 km

O90p [*Buffer zone in case of ML area upto 25 ha. is to be considered as 5 km all around the periphery of the core zone and for ML area above 25 ha. an area 10 km all around the periphery of the core zone].

9. Description of flora & fauna separately in the core and buffer zones* [*Consult the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972 as amended subsequently and list species with (1) Common name (2) Scientific name and (3) under which schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act the identified species fall. Get the list authenticated by an Expert in the field/credible scientific institute/University/Chief Wildlife Warden office. Information to be based on field survey]. (Authenticated list of flora & fauna is enclosed as Annexure-VI)


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10. Details of mineral reserves (as per approved Mining Plan) (Quantity in million tonnes ) (a) Proved : 43.56

Indicated : Inferred : Mineable reserves : 18.90 MT

11. Major geological formation/disturbances in the mining lease area (a) Geological maps submitted : Yes (b) Geological sections submitted : Yes (c) Contour map submitted : Yes (d) Whether the presence, if any noted of

(i) Faults : Yes ( 6 Nos of Fault) (ii) Dykes : No (iii) Shear Zone : No (iv) Folds : No (v) Other weak zones : Yes, Deccan Trap has been encountered in 6

boreholes in the proposed project area ranging in thickness from 1.50 m (CMWY -151) to 37.80 m (CMWY -150).

(e) Source of data (Indicate) : Geological report & Project Report prepared by CMPDIL, 12. Production of mineral(s) and life of mine (a) Rated capacity of mine mineral wise (tonnes/annum) : 1.25 Mty (Normative) 1.4375 Mty (Peak) (b) Life of mine at proposed capacity (years) : 20 years (c) Lease period* (Years) : Not applicable (d) Date of expiry of lease (D/M/Y) : Not applicable (e) Indicate in case of existing mines : New Mine

i) Date of opening of mine : Not applicable ii) Production in the last 5 years : Not applicable iii) Projected production for the next 5 years : Not applicable

in million tonnes.


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iv) Whether mining was suspended after : Not applicable

opening of the mine ? If yes, details thereof including last production : figures and reason for the same.

(f) Whether plans & sections provided? : Yes

*Land will be acquired under CBA Act.

13. Type and method of mining operations

Type

Method

Opencast Yes Shovel Dumper Combination

14. Details of ancillary operations for mineral processing

a. Existing : Nil b. Additional(Proposed) :

15. Mine details.

Opencast mine :

(i) Stripping ratio(mineral in tonnes to over burden in m3 ) : 9.07

(ii) Ultimate working depth (in m bgl) : 175

(iii) Indicate present working depth in case of : existing mine (in m bgl)

(iv) Thickness of top soil (in m)

� Minimum : � Maximum : � Average :

Note:- Avg. Soil thickness is 3- 4 m which includes top soil & sub-soil. 2 Mm3 of top soil will be dumped in coal bearing area and will be spreaded and carpetted at top of External OB dump from 13TH years onwards.


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(v) Thickness of overburden (in m)

� Minimum : � Maximum : � Average :

About 13.00 Mm3 of OB is of black cotton soil in the proposed quarry and rest about 158.32 Mm3 is hard strata. To provide stability of dumps and prevent slope failures, it is proposed to have separate dumps for black cotton soil strata and hard OB. Therefore 90 m and 30 m height from ground level have been proposed for hard OB and black cotton soil respectively. 10.50 Mm3 and 0.50 Mm3 of black cotton soil is proposed to be dumped in Separate black cotton soil dump of height 30m and in construction of an Embankment respectively. Rehandling charges (In Partial & Total Hiring Options) of Rs 45/m3 is proposed for spreading of black cotton soil over External OB dump. External OB dump, proposed is made of 15 m dump tier keeping berm of 6 m at 15 m height, berm of 30 m at 30 m height and again a berm of 6 m at 45 m height. Keeping the previous bench pattern, the final angle of slope comes out to be about 24o for hard OB dump and 26o for black cotton soil dump.

QUARRY QUANTITY(Mm3)

EXTERNAL DUMP HARD OB (Mm3)

EXTERNAL DUMP BLACK COTTON SOIL (Mm3)

INTERNAL DUMP HARD OB (Mm3)

EMBANKMENT (Mm3)

HARD OB (Mm3)

158.32 103.86 0 52.21 2.25

B.C. SOIL (Mm3)

13.00 2.00 10.50 0 0.50

TOTAL OB(Mm3)

171.32 105.86 10.50 52.21 2.75

(vi) Mining Plan

� Height and width of the bench in Overburden/waste.

: Height - 10 m : Width - 30 m

� Height & width of the bench

in ore body / coal seam

: Height – 10 m : Width - same as thickness of coal seam and suitability of backhoe/excavator digging height

� Proposed inclination / slope of the sides of the opencast mine (separately for overburden, coal/ ore

: Working Bench – 70 Degree Quarry Batter – 37 Degree both in rise and deep


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and overall slope of the pit sides) both while operating the mine as well as at the time of closure of the mine.

direction

� Whether transverse sections across the opencast mine at the end of fifth year and at the end of the life of the mine have been submitted

: Yes

(vii) Type of blasting, if any, to be adopted. : Control Blasting (b) Underground : Not Applicable

(i)Seam/Ore body Min.Depth (m) Max. Depth (m) Avg.thicikness (m)

Rate of dip in degree – Direction of dip. ---

(ii) Mode of entry into the mine – � Shaft � Adit � Incline

(iii) Details of machinery � On surface --- � At face ---- � For transportation – � Others

(iv) Method of stopping (metalliferrous mines) Open Filled Shrinkage Caving Combination of above Others (specify)

(v) Extraction method ---- Caving Stowing Partial Extraction


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(vi) Subsidence ----

� Predicted max. subsidence (in m) � Max. value of tensile strain (in mm/m) � Max. slope change (in mm/m) � Whether identified possible subsidence Area (s) superimposed on Surface : Plan has been submitted ?

• Major impacts on surface features like Natural drainage pattern, houses, buildings, Water bodies, roads, forests etc.

• Salient features of subsidence management (monitoring and control).

16. Surface drainage pattern at mine site.

(a) Whether the pre-mining surface drainage plan : Yes Submitted?

(b) Do you propose any modification/diversion : No river/ nalla diversion in the existing natural drainage pattern at any stage? If yes, when,. Provide location map

indicating contours, dimensions of water body

to be diverted, direction of flow of water and proposed route/changes, if any i.e. realignment

of river / nallah / any other water body falling within core zone and its impact.

17. Embankment and/or weir construction : Not applicable*

(a) Do you propose, at any stage, construction of

(i) Embankment for protection against flood : Yes (ii) Weir for water storage for the mine : NO

(b) If so, provide details thereof. (Quantum of OB proposed for embankment) : 2.75 Mm3

(c) Impact of embankment on HFL and settlement around : Insignificant


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(d) Impact of weir on down stream users of water : Not applicable

18. Vehicular traffic density (outside the ML area)

Type of vehicles No. of vehicles per day

(a) Existing -- Coal Tipper & Light vehicles - Null (b) After the proposed activity -- Coal Tippers (20T) & Light vehicles -200

(c ) Whether the existing road network is adequate ? : No

If no, provide details of alternative proposal? : For approaching mine about 25 km long, double lane, approach road is proposed in PR

19. Loading, transportation and unloading of mineral and waste rocks on surface:

(a) Manual (b) Tubs, mine cars, etc. (c) Scraper, shovels, dumpers/trucks -

(d) Conveyors (belt chain, etc) --- (e) Others (specify)

Sl. No.

HEMM Nos. Nos.

I. For OB II. For Coal 1. 10 m3 Diesel. Hydrualic Shovel 5 1. 5 m3 Diesel Hyd. B/H 1 2. 100 T RD Dumpers 58 2. 60 T RD Dumper 5 3. 160 mm Drill 5 3. 160 mm Drill 1 4. 410 HP Dozer 5 4. 460 HP Wheel Dozer 1

III. For Common III. For Common 1. 40/18 t Mobile Service Crane 3 5. Mobile Maintenance Van 2 2 28 kl Water Sprinkler 2 6. Diesel Bowser 8 kl 2 3. 280 HP Motor Grader 1 7. Fire Fighting Truck 1 4. 5.74 HP Front end loader 1 8. Tyre Handler 1 9. 2.8m3 Diesel Hyd. B/H 1 IV. For Land Reclamation IV. For Land Reclamation 1. 460 HP Wheel Dozer 1 2. Water Tanker 8 kl 1


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20. Mineral(s) transportation outside the ML area

Qty.(in TPD) Percentage(%) Length (in km)

(a) Road 3472 100% 25 Km

(b) Rail

(c) Conveyors

(d) Ropeway

(e) Water ways

(f) Pipeline

(g) Others (specify)

Total 3472 100%


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21. Baseline Meteorological and Air Quality data (a) Micro-meteorological data : [Continuous monitoring through autographic instrument for one full season other than monsoon] (i) Wind rose pattern for one full season (16 points of compass i.e. NE, NW, SW, SE,) based on 24 hourly data. For

Coastal Area also furnish day-time and night time data. : Given in Chapter-III and IV

� Day time � Night time � 24 – hours period

(ii) Site specific monitored data :

Month Wind Speed (kmph)

Temperature (o C) Relative Humidity(%) Rain Fall *(mm) Cloud Cover** (Octas of sky)

Min. Max. % of calm

Mean (Dry Bulb)

Highest Lowest Mean Highest Lowest Total 24-hours Highest

No.of Rainy days

Mean

Apr-13 1.0 19.8 32.8 46.0 25.0 49.7 78.0 28.0 0mm 0mm 0 0

May-13 1.0 19.0 35.7 46.5 28.0 52.9 78.0 26.0 0mm 0mm 0 0

Jun-13 1.0 19.0 29.0 44.5 22.5 65.3 98.0 27.0 290mm 80mm 13 0

• 24-hours rainfall should be reported from 08.30 hrs. IST of previous day to 08.30 hrs. IST of the day. • Rainy day is considered when 24 hrs. rainfall is > 2.5 mm. ** Visual observations of cloud cover should be recorded four times a day at regular intervals.


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(ii) Indicate name and distance of the nearest IMD meteorological: Nearest IMD is located at Chandrapur which is about 45 kms station from which climatological data have been obtained away from the project site.

For EIA prediction micro -for reporting in the EIA report, if any meteorological data collected at site has been considered.

(b) Ambient air quality data* (RPM,SPM,SO2 and NOx) [*Monitoring should be carried out covering one full season except monsoon – same season as in 21 (a) (i)] [*Frequency of sampling: Sampling to be done twice a week for the entire season 24 hourly for SPM & RPM. For gaseous pollutants 24 hourly data be given irrespective of the sampling period].

(i) Season and period for which monitoring has been carried out : The baseline data on micrometeorology, Ambient air quality, Noise level, Water / Waste water quality and soil quality collected during Pre Monsoon Season (1st April 2013 to 30th June 2013) are presented in this report.

(ii) No.of samples collected at each monitoring station. : ***

Name of monitoring equipment used

SPM RPM SO2 NOx Pb**

High Volume Sampler

High Volume Sampler

High Volume Sampler

High Volume Sampler

-----

Equipment sensitivity

Permissible AAQ R standard (CPCB) I S

200 ug/m3 100 ug/m3 80 ug/m3 80 ug/m3

600 ug/m3

300 ug/m3 120 ug/m3 120 ug/m3

100 ug/m3 75 ug/m3 30 ug/m3 30 ug/m3

Monitoring Location

No.of Samples Drawn

Category* (R,I,S)

Min. 98% tile*

Max.

Min. 98% tile*

Max.

Min. 98% tile*

Max.

Min. 98% tile*

Max.

Min. 98% tile*

Max.

Core zone SA1

24 I

Enclosed in Tables below


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SA2 24 I

*** SPM & RPM – 2 samples (24 hrly ) in a week for 12 weeks in a season i.e. 24 samples , For SOx & NOx – 72 samples – 3x2x12 ( 3 samples in a day , 2 days in a week & 12 weeks in the season ).

*R = Residential; I= Industrial; S= Sensitive **Pb for mineral specific sites only #Annex a location map indicating location of AAQ stations, their direction and distance with respect to project site – (Plate Enclosed)

Location Name &

code MIN 98th MAX AM GM STD

SPM

Core Zone (A -1) 83 171 182 137.5 135.3 24.15

-

Niljai Village (A - 2) 86 164 169 129.9 127.8 23.18

Pardi Village (A - 3) 92 170 175 135.9 133.9 22.45

Mukat Village (A - 4) 68 156 167 122.5 120.0 22.23

Marda Village (A - 5) 90 178 189 144.5 142.4 23.15

Kanad Village (A - 6) 76 154 159 119.9 117.6 21.17

PM10

BUFFER zone SA3

24 R

Enclosed in Tables below

SA4

24 R

SA5

24 R

SA6

24 R


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Location Name &


Core Zone (A -1) 36 65 67 50.7 49.8 9.60

Niljai Village (A - 2) 32 61 63 46.7 45.7 8.49

Pardi Village (A - 3) 34 63 65 48.7 47.7 8.23

Mukat Village (A - 4) 33 62 64 47.7 46.7 8.56

Marda Village (A - 5) 39 68 70 53.7 52.8 9.62

Kanad Village (A - 6) 29 58 60 43.7 42.6 7.75

PM2.5

Core Zone (A -1) 11 17 18 14.2 14.1 1.84

Niljai Village (A - 2) 10 17 17 13.8 13.6 2.05

Pardi Village (A - 3) 10 15 16 13.1 13.0 1.61

Mukat Village (A - 4) 9 14 14 11.4 11.3 1.44

Marda Village (A - 5) 9 15 16 12.1 11.9 2.02

Kanad Village (A - 6) 9 14 14 11.5 11.4 1.56

SO2

Core Zone (A -1) 10.7 13.2 13.4 12.0 12.0 0.80

Niljai Village (A - 2) 10.1 12.6 12.8 11.4 11.4 0.76

Pardi Village (A - 3) 10.4 12.9 13.1 11.7 11.7 0.72

Mukat Village (A - 4) 10.1 12.6 12.8 11.4 11.4 0.68

Marda Village (A - 5) 12.0 14.5 14.7 13.3 13.3 0.79

Kanad Village (A - 6) 9.5 12 12.2 10.8 10.8 0.63

NOX

Core Zone (A -1) 13.0 15.8 15.9 14.4 14.3 1.25

Niljai Village (A - 2) 12.3 15.3 16.4 13.9 13.8 1.12

Pardi Village (A - 3) 12.7 15.7 16.8 14.3 14.2 1.17

Mukat Village (A - 4) 12.0 15.0 16.1 13.6 13.5 1.15

Marda Village (A - 5) 14.3 17.3 18.4 15.9 15.8 1.22


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Location Name &


Kanad Village (A - 6) 11.3 14.3 15.4 12.9 12.8 1.02

22. Stack and emission details, if any* : Not applicable

Sl.No Process/Unit of operation (e.g. DG Set, Boiler)

Height of stack(m)

Internal top dia. (m)

Flue gas exit velocity (m/sec)

Emission rate (kg/hr)

Heat emission rate from top of stack (k.cal/hr)

Exhaust/Flue gas

SPM SO2 NOx CO Temp oC

Density Specific Heat

Volumetric flow rate (m3/hr)

23. Details of fugitive emissions during mining operations * : Insignificant as such not required. 24. Air quality Impact Prediction (AQIP)*

(a) Details of model(s) used for AQIP including grid size, terrain features, and input meteorological data. : Qualitative assessment has been done on the basis of recorded data at the site. AERMod View v-8.2.0 software has been used for prediction and details have been enclosed in Chapter - IV


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(b) Maximum incremental values of pollutants based on prediction exercise. (in ug/m3 )

S.No. Pollutants Incremental Value Ambient Air Quality Resultant Air Quality

1. SPM 90.46 (with control measures)

182 (Core zone)

272.46 (Within permissible limit)

2** SO2 Not Applicable

3** NOx Not Applicable

[*Question Number 22, 23 & 24 need not be filled-in for mines having ML area of 25 ha .or less] [**Information of item No.2 & 3 to be provided in cases with captive power generation of 500 KVA and above.].


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25. Water requirement (m3/day)

Purpose Avg. Demand Peak Demand

Mine site 1. Mine operation/workshop 2. Land reclamation 3. Dust suppression 4. Drinking 5. Green Belt 6. Beneficiation 7. Washeries 8. Fire Service 9. Others (specify) B. Township Green Belt Domestic Other (specify)

400.00 -- - - - - - - - -

210.00

- - - - - - - - - - -

Total 610.00 --

26. Source of water supply*

S.No. Source m3/day

1. River (name) -

2. Ground water -

3. Mine water (sump/pit) -- (Estimated)

4. Other surface water bodies(specify)

-

[*Annex a copy of sanction letter/permission from the concerned authority (Central Ground Water Authority in case of ground water abstraction is from notified area/State Ground Water Board in case of non-notified area/State Irrigation Department for surface water pumping) for drawing water]

27. Lean season flow in case of pumping from river/nalla (cumecs) :: Not applicable


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8. Ground water potential of the study area

28.1 Ground water availability

(a) Range of water table (m bgl) (i) Pre-monsoon (April/May)

Core Zone : 5.98 m to 11.60 m Buffer zone : 5.20 m to 11.26 m

(ii) Post-monsoon (November)

� Core zone : 5.80 m to 7.25 m � Buffer zone : 1.35 m to 8.25 m

(b) Total annual replenishable recharge (million m3/ year)

By ground water table fluctuation method : 39.04 By rainfall infiltration factor method : 39.95

( c) Annual draft excluding estimated draft through : 3.22

mine discharge (million m3/year)

(d) Estimated draft through mine discharge (million m3/year) : 1.82 (Estimated)

(e) Net annual ground water availability (million m3/year) : 35.96

(f) Stage of ground water development in % : 8.95 28.2. Water demand – Competing users of the water source

S. No. Usage Present consumption Additional proposed

Total (m3/day)

Surface Ground Surface Ground Surface Ground

1. Domestic -- 4328 -- 2000 -- 6328

2. Irrigation -- 11916 -- 3000 -- 14916

3. Industry -- -- -- -- -- --

4. Mining -- -- -- 5000 -- 5000

5. Others (Specify)

-- -- -- -- -- --

Total -- 16244 -- 10000 -- 26244


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29. Water quality* : (a) Annex physico-chemical analysis of water at intake point ** : Not applicable (b) In case of existing mine, annex report on quality of water : Not applicable discharge i.e. complete physico-chemical analysis** .

[*For non-discharging mines at least four ground water samples to be taken preferably from downstream direction of the mine in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods and analysed. For discharging mines six samples are to be analysed ]. ** All parameters as per BIS 10500. Indicate name of Methodology, Equipment used for analysis, and Detection Level (DL) for each parameter.

*** Wherever any analytical parameter is below detection level, “BDL” (Below Detection Level) should be written instead of ‘NIL’.

30. Impact on ground water regime/stream/lake/springs due to mine dewatering* (a) Radius of influence (in m) : 865 m (At final mine depth – 175 m) [To be estimated based on analysis of pumping test data and application of empirical formula]. (b) Whether saline water ingress will take place ? : No (applicable to coastal areas) (c) Impact on stream/lake/springs : Insignificant

[*Provide a comprehensive hydro-geological assessment report. If the average mine dewatering is more than 100 m3/day and or going below water table in non-monsoon period. The report should be based on preferably latest one year pre-monsoon and post-monsoon baseline data covering information on ground water situation, aquifer characteristics, water level conditions (April – May and November), estimate of ground water resources, predicted impact of the project on ground water regime and detailed remedial/conservation measures such as artificial recharge of ground water etc. The report should be based on actual field inventory out of existing wells, at least 30 observation wells in the buffer zone with supplementary information from secondary sources (mention name). For estimation** of ground water resource (refer question No.28 above) be designated study area of the buffer zone may be sub-divided into command and non-command areas, watershed-wise (in case of hard rock/consolidated formations)/ block-wise/mandal-wise in case of alluvial/unconsolidated formations)].

[**For estimating ground water resources in the area follow the Ground Water Estimation Committee recommendations of 1997]


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31. Waste Water Management

Mine (a) Daily average discharge (m3/day) from different sources

i. Mine water discharge : during Lean period : 5000 m3/day Monsoon period : 7000 m3/day

ii. Workshop,CHP & Domestic (mine site) : Zero Water Discharge iii. Beneficiation/Washeries : Nil iv. Tailings pond : Nil vii. Others Total : 13000 m3/day (average)

(b) Waste water treatment plant/flow sheet : As per note given below. for treatment process attached

The strata seepage water is being first accumulated in main mine sump provided at the floor of the seam which allows significant settlement of suspended particles. Thereafter , mine water is being pumped out on surface & passed through sedimentation pond for second stage settlement.

(c) Quantity of water recycled/reused/ to be recycled in (i) Percentage : 6 % (approx.)(avg.) (ii) m3/day :

d) Point of final discharge :

Final Point Quantity discharged (in m3/day)

Surface (i) Agricultural land (ii) Waste land (iii) Forest land (iv) Green belt

---

2. River/nallah Local nullah – 3196 (avg.)

3. Lake ---

4. Sea ---

5. Others (specify) ---

Total 3196

(e) Users of discharge water (i) Human : Yes (ii) Livestock : Yes (iii) Irrigation : Yes (iv) Industry (mine site ) : Yes (v) Others (specify) : Green belt development


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(f) Details of the river/nalla,if final effluent is/will be discharged (cumecs) : Local natural seasonal drain (i) Average flow rate :

(ii) Lean season flow rate : (iii) Aquatic life : Presently not a perennial water body. (iv) Analysis of river water 100 m : upstream and 100 m downstream of discharge point submitted.

Township :

(a) Waste water generation from township (m3/day) : About 170 KLD (b) Are you planning to provide sewage treatment plant ? : No. Individual houses

has been Provided with conventional soak-pit Arrangements.

(c) Usage of treated water : The treated water will be discharged into local nullah & will be used by local population for agricultural purposes.

32. Attach water balance statement in the form of a flow diagram : Enclosed in indicating source(s), consumption (Section-wise) and output Chart below


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33. Ambient noise level leq dB(A) :

The baseline data generated during Apr-13 to June-13 is enclosed as Annexure.

Location of sampling station Leq Noise level, dB (A)

Day Time Night Time

Core Zone SN1 49.3 38.9

SN2 48.1 37.7

Buffer Zone

SN3 44.4 36.1

SN4 49.1 38.6

SN5 50.5 40.1

SN6 44.8 37.7

34. Solid Waste:--

Top soil and Solid waste quantity and quality

Name (Lump/fines/slurry/sludg

e/others )

Composition Quantity (m3/month)

Method of disposal

Mining activity* a. Top Soil b. Over burden c. Others (specify)

13.00 158.32

Effluent Treatment Plant (sludge)

Total 171.32

[* Annex layout plan indicating the dump sites.] - Enclosed

Note : --- In case of underground mine, solid waste is generated during Open excavation for Incline drivage which is totally used for making protective embankment all around the mine entries as per statute. No further solid waste is generated during the mine life.

(i) Does waste(s) contain any hazardous/ : No toxic substance/radioactive materials or heavy metals ?


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(ii) If yes, whether details and precautionary : Not applicable measures provided ?

(c) Recovery and recycling possibilities : Not applicable (d) Possible user(s) of the solid waste : Not applicable

(e) (i) Is the solid waste suitable for backfilling ? : Yes (ii) If yes, when do you propose : 10th year of mine life to start backfilling

(in million m3)

Solid waste(s) Already accumulated (A)

To be generated (B)

% age of A & B to be backfilled

A B

Overburden ---- 171.32 --- 30.47

Others (specify) ---- ---- ---- ----

Land reclamation Plan

(f) In case waste is to be dumped on the ground, indicate : NO (i) Associated environmental problems : NIL

(ii) Number & type of waste dumps :1 Hard OB Dump 1 Top Soil Dump

� No.of external dumps :2

� Max. projected height of dumps (in m) :30 m for Top Soil Dump

90 m for Hard OB

� No.of terraces and height of each stage :6 15 m height

Overall slope of the dump (degree) :240 for Hard OB, 260 for Top Soil Dump

� Proposed reclamation measures : Plantation would be done.


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S.N. year Green Belt External Dump Backfilled area Others (undisturbed

area/etc.)

Total

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

Area

(ha)

No. of

trees

1 1st year

2 3rd year

3 5th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 20000 8.00 20000

4 10th year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 150000 60.00 150000

5 15th year 36.00 90000 4.00 10000 100.00 250000 140.00 350000

6 20th year 96.00 240000 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 220.00 550000

7 3 years

after end

of mining

250.85 587125 24.00 60000 100.00 250000 374.85 897125

(iii) Section of the waste dump in relation to : Not applicable

the adjacent ground profile attached

35. Fuel/Energy requirements*

[*To be furnished for mines having ML area more than 25 ha. or captive power generation of 500 KVA and above].

(a) Total power requirement – 2178 kVA (in kVA)

S.No Mine site Township Others(specify) Total

1 Present

2 Proposed/ additional

1873 306 -- 2178

Total 1873 306 -- 2178

(b) Source of power: - Maharashtra State Electricity Board.

(Due approval from MSEB taken at area level for no. of mines together).

S.No.

SEB/Grid* Captive power plant

DG sets

1. Present As above

Not applicable

Not applicable 2. Proposed

Total


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[*Annex a copy of the sanction letter from the concerned authority]

(c) Details of fuels :

S.No.

Fuel Daily consumption (TPD)

Calorific value (Kcals/kg)

% Ash

% Sulphur

1. 2. 3.

HSD LSHS Other (specify)

Proposed POL – around 10000 ltrs / day

36. Storage of inflammable/explosive materials

S.No.

Name Number of Storages

Consumption (in TPD)

Maximum Quantity at any point of time.

1. Fuels - - - 2. Explosives 3 Magazine 1.00 Te Maximum

storage for three day only.

37. Human Settlement

Core Zone Buffer Zone

Population* - 48,875

No. of villages 1 62

Number of households Village-wise

269 12,129

[*As per 2001 census record or actual survey] 38. Rehabilitation & Resettlement ( R & R) Plan*

[*Provide a comprehensive rehabilitation plan, if more than 1000 people are likely to be displaced, other-wise a summary plan]

(a) Villages falling within the study area :

Villages

Number Name

Core Zone 1 Shivni Dhobe

500 m from the blasting site(s)

Nil Not applicable

Buffer zone 62 Details given in socio-economic study

enclosed as Annexure

Township site Nil Not applicable

(b) Details of village(s) in the core zone : . S.No. Village name Population* Average Annual

Income Tribal Others

1 Shivni Dhobe 17.50 % 1343


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[*As per 2001 census/actual survey]

(c) Population to be displaced and/or Land oustees :

There are 269 houses for shifting of Shivani village

Name of village(s) falling within

Number of oustees

Land (only) Homestead (only)

Land and Homestead (both)

Mining Lease

15 ha 269 houses -

Township Site

- - -

(d) Whether R&R package has been finalized ? If yes, salient features of R & R plan for oustees : YES, Provision is taken in approved Project Report. R & R will be done on basis of Coal India R & R Policy (Details are mentioned in Chapter-VI)

(i) Site details where the people are proposed to be resettled & facilities existing/to be created : Will be decided at startt of project. Adequate fund is kept in P.R.

(ii) Funds earmarked for compensation package : Yes, Adequate fund is kept in P.R. (iii) Agency/Authority responsible for their : WCL resettlement (iv) Time of commencement of resettlement : After Aquiring land of Project Affected People (PAP)

(v) Period by which resettlement of PAP will : After start of project be over. 39. Lease-wise plantation details (Mentioned in Table Below)

(a) Lease area (in ha.) Existing mine New mine (i) Area broken up (ii) To be broken up (iii) Area not to be broken up

(b) Township area (in ha) -- Post-mining Land use pattern of ML/Project Area (ha)


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Body Public use

Undisturbed Total

1 External OB Dump

201.00 - - - 201.00


5 Built up area - - 56,32 - 56.32 6 Green Belt - - - - -

7 Undisturbed Area 98.57 - - 114.58 213.15 8 Embankment

area 42.00 42.00

Total 374.85 108.00 58.37 238.58 780.00 Land use details;



Total

1 Agricultural land 708.60 30.00 738.60 2 Forest land Nil Nil Nil 3 Waste land/Govt land 39.08 Nil 39.08 4 Grazing land Nil Nil Nil 5 Surface water bodies Nil Nil Nil 6 Settlements 2.32 Nil 2.32

7 Others (specify) Nil Nil Nil Total 750.00 30.00 780.00

(c) Area afforested and proposed (in ha) Afforested; Proposed - Peripheral Dumps Roads Township Others

(i) Existing (ii) Proposed - (Mentioned in Tables above)

(a) No. and type of trees planted and proposed :

(i) Existing : NIL When plantation was started: NOT APPLICABLE Month/Year: NOT APPLICABLE

No. of plant species planted

Number of saplings (per ha.)

NOT APPLICABLE (ii) Proposed :

No. of plant species to be planted Number of saplings (per ha) Native species 2500

40. Environmental health and safety (a) What major health and safety hazards : are anticipated?


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No major health & safety hazards anticipated. However, coal mining activities are itself hazardous and as such disaster management plan has been worked out considering the probable risks / hazards & their mitigative measures.

(b) What provisions have been made/proposed to be made to conform to health and safety requirement?

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Periodical Medical Examinations are will be carried out on employees once in five years with the purpose of detecting and keeping records of diseases with specific importance to Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis.

During P.M.E., the candidates are subjected to a complete clinical examination, (including acuity of vision and hearing), radiological examination of chest and routine examination of blood and urine.

In case some abnormality is detected during the course of the above examination, further investigations will be carried out, as required.

When a person is diagnosed as having a certain disease, he will be referred to the concerned specialist for confirmation and initiation of treatment.

If, on radiological examination, a person is suspected to be having Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis, he will be referred to WCL Pneumoconiosis Board. There is a team of specialists specially trained in Pneumoconiosis, examine his x-rays and come to a conclusion as to whether he is having Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis or not, compensation to be paid and his fitness or unfitness for continuing in his job.

Various National and International Days will be observed to increase awareness and educate general population (e.g. No Tobacco DAY / No Smoking day, World AIDS day, World Breast Feeding Week etc.). Regular Family Welfare (L.T.T.) Camps will be organized with the help of State Govt. Full co-operation will be extended to State Govt. for Pulse Polio immunization. Medical facilities will be extended to non-employees in all sorts of acute emergencies. Present set up of Occupational Health Services At WCL: WCL is having occupational health committee at the corporate (HQ) level as well as at the unit (Area /Projectlevel).

At corporate level, the committee consists of the following: -




The committee scrutinizes the report of the area every quarter.


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At Unit level, the committee consists of the following: -




• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Incharge of Area. The above committee takes the review at area level every month. There are 11 hospitals having PME Centres in the hospitals. The PME Centres are well equipped with Spirometry (Lung Function test), Audiometry (for testing hearing impairment) along with the facilities for X – Ray & other bio – chemical tests. The details are as follows: -

• Periodical Medical Examination (PME) Centres – 11 (Occupational Health Centres)

• Nos. of Doctors engaged in Periodical Medical Examination - 11

• Nos. of Doctors trained in Periodical Medical Examination - 22




• Nos. of Audiometer units - 7 (4 units are under process of procurement)

• Nos. of Spirometer units - 8 (3 units are under process of procurement)



• Nos. of Laboratory Technicians - 22 All the PME Centres are fully computerised. As per the Statute / Mines Act, 1952, all the workers are examined every five years and the disease profile is maintained in PME Centres in different colour codes as given below: -



• Red Card - Ischaemic Heart Disease The pneumoconiosis cases are also followed up regularly by the PME Centres. Recently WCL has started PME every two & half years for underground workers between the age group of 50 to 60 years. The mineworkers who have been detected with Hypertension or Diabetes or Ischaemic Heart Disease, the records of those workers are well maintained are advised to attend OPD regularly. Attendants of the patient are also advised to take care regarding the diet and medication of the patient.


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Workers exposed to high decibel machineries i.e. more than 90 decibels and are found to have developed hearing impairment, are subjected to repeated audiometric tests. Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease cases are followed by regular Pulmonary functions tests.

In suitable cases, as per the recommendation of the Apex Medical Board, the change of job is also suggested and implemented accordingly.

In addition, the Welfare Board of WCL time to time makes visits to different area hospitals & PME Centres so as take stock of the ground realities.

The workers, those are detected having lung diseases and hearing impairment, they are kept on constant monitoring & supervision under physicians and they are advised for periodical check – ups and necessary Pulmonary function tests & Audiometry tests are done time to time.

( c) In case of an existing mine : PME is done as per the Statute.

(i) Comprehensive report on health status : of the workers as under the Mines Act annexed.

Mineralogical composition of RPM (dust) :

• Free silica : 21.02%

• Chromium* (Total as well as Hexavalent) : NIL

• Lead ** : NIL [*Only for Chromite mines] [** Only for Base Metal mines]

(d) Information on radiation protection measures, if applicable : Not Applicable

41. Environmental Management Plan Salient features of environmental protection measures.

S.No. Environmental issues*

Already practiced, if applicable

Proposed.

1. Air pollution - Plantation at all suitable vacant areas, dust extractor in drills, water spraying etc.

2. Water pollution - Sedimentation pond for mine discharge

3. Water conservation - Earthen check dams

4. Noise pollution - Ear muff will be provided to vulnerable person , maintenance of P & M & plantation at vacant areas.

5. Solid waste/Tailings - Backfilling in decoaled void. External dumping & embankment construction

6. Land degradation - Technical & biological reclamation

7. Erosion & Sediment - Plantation , garland drains & catch drain around quarry , OB dump & coal


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dump

8. Top soil - It will be disposed by dumping on surface & by carpeting on OB dumps.

9. Ground vibration - Controlled Blasting

10. Wildlife conservation - Not Applicable

11. Forest protection - Mining will be done as per MOEF's guidelines

12. Others (specify) - Social development works in nearby villages.

(* As applicable) 42. Compliance with environmental safeguards (for existing units) : Not applicable

(a) Status of the compliance of conditions of : Not applicable environmental clearance issued by MOEF if any, enclosed

(b) Status of the compliance of ‘ Consent to : Not applicable operate’ issued by SPCB, if any, enclosed.

(c) Latest ‘environmental statement’ enclosed : Not applicable 43. Scoping of EIA

Whether environmental impact assessment : Yes of the project has been carried out by following scoping process?

If yes, a copy of scoping of EIA annexed : Details given in Chapter-III & IV

44. Mine closure (a) Have you planned mine closure : Yes (

(b) Submitted a conceptual mine closure plan : Yes (Details given in Chapter – IV). PROGRESSIVE & FINAL MINE CLOSURE PLAN

A. OBJECTIVES OF CLOSURE PLANNING

Mine closure planning has to be carried out at the starting of the mine and needs periodic

reviewing and revision during its life cycle to cope with the geo-technical constraints, safety

and economic risks, social and environmental challenges. Various other objectives are as

follows:

To allow a productive and sustainable after-use of the site which is acceptable to

the mine owner and the regulatory authority;

(d) To protect public health and safety;


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(e) To alleviate or eliminate environmental damage and thereby encourage

environmental sustainability;

(f) To minimize adverse socio-economic impacts.

B. DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF MINE CLOSURE PLANNING

The mine closure planning broadly involves the following aspects:

(b) Technical aspects;

(b) Environmental aspects

(c) Social aspects;

(d) Financial aspects.

C. MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

There is need to define the liabilities, responsibilities and authorities of the mine

management, other regulatory bodies, Central and State Governments after mine closure.

Some obligations relating to the Mine Management Companies are as follows:

(a) Health & Safety: Regulation Nos. 6, 61, 106, 112 of Coal Mines Regulations,

1957 and its related DGMS Circulars;

(b) Environment

(iv) Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;

(v) Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;

(iii) Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Environmental

Protection (Amendment) Rule , 2000;

(vi) DGMS Directives on Noise & Ground Vibration;

(c) Forest : Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

(d) Rehabilitation : As per Company Policy.

(e) Decommissioning/asset disposal, etc.

D. CLOSURE ACTION PLAN

Closure planning is a whole-of-life exercise that begins at the start of a mine and continues

till post-closure. The dynamic nature of closure planning requires regular and critical

review to reflect changing circumstances as a result of any operational change, new

regulation, new technology and remain flexible enough to cope with unexpected events.

The following steps have to be undertaken in relation to Mine Closure Planning:

(e) Prior to the surface demolition/restoration a surface audit should be undertaken on

all surface structures, spoil heaps, lagoons, etc. to assess whether there are any


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hazardous materials that could cause problems; viz. explosives, chemicals, etc. A

list of surface assets should be prepared and made available to potential

purchasers, prospective purchasers could be invited and asked to submit sealed

bids, this could ensure that the sale of assets give better financial gain.

(f) In order to identify potential impact, necessary hydro-geological studies into post-

mining ground water recharge has to be done. The void of the mine can be

proposed as a water resource to be utilized for aqua-culture.

(g) Work force on roll of WCL may be re-deployed for gainful utilization of employees of

WCL.

(h) As a detailed component of the Closure Plan, a Decommissioning Plan is to be

developed towards the final stages preferably 5 years prior to tentative closure of

the mine. Once established, it may be updated annually.

E. PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN

Protective measures must include the following:

(a) The protection of mine boundary, building and other structure on the project site

against access by unauthorized persons;

(b) The maintenance of all mechanical, hydraulic and waste management system;

(c) The continuation of all monitoring programmes;

(d) The control of all contaminated effluents;

(e) The securing of all petroleum products, chemicals and waste;

(f) The rendering of all tailings, dams and piles of earth, rock and waste resulting from

work done on the project site in a stable and safe condition.

F. CLOSURE COSTS

The proposed Shivani OC mine has been planned upto 175 m depth and it is most likely

that this will be extended further in dip side in future.A financial provision of Rs. 1.00 per

tonne has been provided in the approved project report for the entire life of the mine to

undertake mine closure activities(for plantation in slope of dumps & quarry, for

protection of mine boundary and continuation of monitoring programme and control of

contaminated effluents). Closure cost may be reviewed under the changing

circumstances and new legislative requirements.

(c) If yes, indicate estimated amount : @ Rs.1.00 lakh/ha for implementing the same (in Rs.lakhs)


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45. Capital cost of the project (in Rs. Lakh) : Rs 348.8985 Crores (Based on latest estimate) 46. Cost of environmental protection measures : (in Rs. Lakh)

Sl. No Particulars Amount (in Lakhs) 1. Baseline data generation 10

2. Sedimentation Pond 20 3. Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) 15

4. Land use plan through remote sensing 5

5. Dust suppression arrangements 10 Total 60

47. Amount earmarked for socio-economic : Being Done at Corporate level welfare measures for the nearby villages 5 % of retained profit for CSR other than R & R plans. @ Rs. 5.00/ te 48. Public Hearing a. Date of advertisement : 20/09/2013 & 21/09/2013 b. Newspapers in which the advertisement appeared : English Daily The Hitwada

(20/09/2013) and Marathi daily Lokmat (21/09/2013) c. Date of public hearing (DD/MM/YY) : 23/10/2013 d. Public Hearing Panel chaired by & members present : Additional District Magistrate Yavatmal (Chairman), Sub-Regional Officer MPCB Chandrapur, Regional Officer M.P.C. B Chandrapur, District Mining Officer Yavatmal, Sub-Divisional Officer Wani and Tahsildar Maregaon were members of Public Hearing. e. No. of people attended the public hearing meeting : Panel Members & and number of people from the lease area no. of villagers - 150 (approx.)

f. Summary/details of public hearing in tabular form : Attached as Annexure-III The public hearing as per EIA Notification, 2006 has been completed on 05.02.2012. The details are given in Annexure-III


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49. Whether the following approvals*(wherever applicable) have been obtained ? (i) Site clearance from MOEF : Not Applicable. (ii) Consent for Establishment’ from the : Will be obtained. State Pollution Control Board. (iii) NOC from Atomic Mineral Division : Not applicable (iv) Mining plan approval from IBM/ : Not applicable. Project Report Ministry of Coal approved by competent authority. Copy enclosed as Annexure - V (v) In case of existing mines, mining : WCL Boards approval enclosed. Annexure - V scheme approval from IBM (vi) Forestry clearance under FCA, 1980 : Not applicable. (vii) NOC from Chief Controller of : Mine Explosives (viii) Commitment regarding availability/ : Not Applicable pumping of water from the concerned authorities

(ix) In case of ML area falling in notified areas : Not applicable of the Central Ground Water Authority

NOC from them.

[*Annex copies of approvals and number them] 50. Was / is there any court case relating : No Court case or litigation is related to to the project or related activities ? project is there If so, provide details present status. Verification: The data and information given in this proforma are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Signature of the applicant* with Full name & address [*Owner or his authUJrized signatory] Date : Place: Nagpur Given under the seal of organization on behalf of whom the applicant is signing.

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