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q(lfqi(OI, cR t.:ci'1iclql�q�qtf .. pf-541cl<1 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS

& CLIMATE CHANGE

Regional Office (WCZ) Ground Floor, East Wing New Secretariat Building

Civil Lines, Nagpur - 440001 apccfcentral-ngp-mef@gov.in

F. No: 3-28/2014 (Env) To vfhe Scientist 'E'

IA Division (Coal Mining), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Vayu Wing, 3rd Floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Aliganj, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi-110003

Dated:4th November, 2016

(Kind Attention: Shri S. K. Srivastava) Sub: A report on the status of compliance of conditions stipulated in the environment clearance

dated 31.01.2014 read with letter dated 6.02.2015 accorded to Gevra OC of the SECL in Korba District in the State of Chhattisgarh -regarding.

Ref: Project proponent's letter no. SECUMh. Pra/Gey Kshey/Paryavaran/2016 dated 16.08.2016 Sir,

I am directed to refer to the above subject and letter under reference above wherein the project proponent has requested this office to issue a certificate on the monitoring of the compliance of conditions stipulated in Environment Clearance dated 31.01.2014 read with letter dated 6.02.2015 accorded by the MoEF&CC to Gevra Expansion OC of the SECL in Korba District in the State of Chhattisgarh and to say that monitoring of the conditions stipulated in the EC was carried out by the undersigned on 11.09.2016. A monitoring report in the matter is enclosed. Following observations were made during the site inspection:

1. Specific Conditions no.(i)-(v), (ix)-(xiii), (xv)-(xix), (xxi)-(xxii), (xxiv)-(xxvii), (xxix)-(xxxii) and (xxxv)­ (xxxvii) and all general conditions stipulated in the environment clearance dated 6.05.2015 are being complied with by the Project proponent in accordance with the stipulations made in the environment clearance towards the conservation, protection and development of environment in the lease area as well as area surrounding coal mine.

2. Specific Conditions no. (xiv), (xx), and (xxxiii) and (xxxiv) are being complied with partially by the PP as the measures taken by the PP needs to be further strengthen to ensure complete compliance of the conditions.

3. Specific conditions no. (vi), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (xxiii), and (xxviii) were observed to be not complied with by the PP as the PP has not accomplished the compliance as per stipulations made in these conditions.

4. Court case and Show cause notices; PP has submitted that following court cases are pending against the SECL:

i. Case No. 1217/2007 in the matter of Regional Officer, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Korba Vs. Gevra and CGM, Dipka area for increase of coal production without EC and year of violation was 2001-02. Case is pending in the Court of JMC, Class-I, Korba.

ii. Case No. CRMP 613/2007 in the matter of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Korba vs. Shri Debasis Chaterjee, CGM Dipka area. The appeal has been filed in High Court against the order for increase in coal production without EC and year of violation was 2007-08.

5. The PP has submitted and declaration stating that no show notices issued by the Chhattisgarh State Environment Conservation Board are pending against the Dipka Expansion Project, Dipka area of South Eastern Coalfields Limited till 2.10.2016. This issues with the approval of the Addi. PCCF (Central), Regional Office (West Central Zone)

MoEF&CC, Nagpur.

Encl: as above

Yo�y,

. --- Charan Jeet Singh Scientist 'C'

Copy to: 1. Director RO HQ, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, 1st

Floor Agni Wing, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi- 110 003. 2. Member Secretary, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Secretary,

Housing and Environment Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, Mantralay Mahanadi Bhavan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Director (Monitoring Cell), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Aliganj, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi-110003

4. General Manger, Gevra Area, SECIL, Korba, Chhattisgarh. 5. Guard File.

-.J.cl - Charan Jeet Singh

Scientist 'C'