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BENTI-BAGDA LIMESTONE OPENCAST PROJECT
(60, 000 TPA)
OF
JHARKHAND STATE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD.
KHANIJ NIGAM BHAWAN
DORANDA, RANCHI – 834002
JHARKHAND
(LEASEHOLD – 135.508 Ha)
Public Hearing The Terms of Reference for environmental studies for the project requires that public Heaving be organized for the project. Accordingly Public Hearing was organized by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board. Proceedings of public Heaving are enclosed at Anemone F Relevant information regarding Public Hearing is furbished below;
(i) Notice for P.H. Date DanikaJag ran - 05.03.10 Hindustan Times - 05.03.10
(ii) Premises Govt. Primary School, Benti - 05.04.10
Sri Bhogendra Baski Addl collector, Ranchi presided over the public Heaving proceedings. Sri Dilip Kumar Regional officer J.S.P.C.B & Sri M. Jha, JSPCB co- ordinate the proceedings. Sri Baithe, local MLA also participated in Public Hearing proceeding. Participants of Public Hearing supported the re-opening of the lime. Detailed proceeding of Public Hearing are given in Annexure – VIII. In course of Public Hearing certain issues were raised. The Proponent is reply to these observation issues raised assured them that appropriate action will be taken. The Action plan for addressing the issues raised by the participants has been prepared and given in Table 7.4.
Table: 7.4 Action Plan for the Public Hearing
Sl. No. Issues Raised Action to be taken Time Frame Amount
1. Scarcity of Potable water.
The proponent will take up the matter with P.HED of State Govt. to provide additional hand up in the villages in Study Area.
Will take up immediately with concerned agency.
Fund will be made available from budget of State Govt..
2. Opportunity of Employment & economic activities.
Open the mine again & often employment in Project related activities to local people.
Action has been taken to open the mine again.
Project Cost.
3. The local school should be upgraded up to 10th class.
The Project Proponent would take up the matter with State Govt. to upgrade the primary school.
Action to be taken immediately after mine is opened.
Annual budget of State Govt..
4. What step the Project Proponent going to take to alleviate poverty in the area.
This aspect is already covered under the State Govt.’s Plan for poverty alleviation.
Action already taken by State Govt.
Programme being funded by State Govt.
5. What the Project proponent is going to do about improvement in health care facilities in the area.
The Project Proponent will take up the issue with State Health Dept. to strengthen the local PHC. In term of supply of medicine etc. as per the norms prescribed by the State Govt. in this respect.
Action to be taken as soon as Project is opened.
Necessary fund for this activities will be made available by State Govt. out of their annual budget.
6. What action the Project Proponent would take to reduce environment pollution.
The EIA/EMP prepared by the Project Proponent recommend.
7. Pollution mitigation measures to be taken to control pollution necessary budget has also been provided for this purpose.
The Project Proponent will implement all the pollution mitigation measures as recommended in EIA/EMP.
Pollution mitigation measure will be implemented as part of the project activities.
Fund provided for this purpose in EIA/EMP will be utilized.
8. What action the Project Proponent is to taken for providing electricity.
The Project Proponent has already provided power network in the Project Area. Consumer have to take connections themselves.
Action taken.
Proceeding of Public Hearing organized for Jharkhand State Mineral Development
Corporation for grant of environmental clearance
1.0 In pursuance to provision of the rules, the district administration and
Jharkhand state pollution control board organized public hearing for grant
of environmental clearance to Benti-Bagda limestone opencast mine on
05.04.2010 at 11:00 an in the premises of primary school Benti. Notice of
this meeting was published in following newspapers.
DainikJagran - 5.03.10
Hindustan Times - 5.03.10
2.0 Attendance of officers of district administration and Jharkhand State
Pollution Control Board are given in App. A.
3.0 Sri RamchendraBaitha, the local MLA was also present in the hearing.
Initiating the proceedings, Sri Dilip Kumar, Regional officer, J.S.P.C.B
welcomed Sri BhogendraBaski, Addl Collector, Ranchi who was
representing D.C Ranchi and the villagers present in the hearing, He also
explained in brief the need for such public hearing. He explained the
importance of the project under consideration. He informed that the mine
produced limestone till 2005. After that the mine was closed as the lease
period expired. Now the corporation has prepared mining plan for next 5
years. EIA has been prepared for renewal of lease and grant of
environmental clearance. He requested the villagers to listen to the
presentation of the project authorities regarding proposed environmental
mitigation measures and then ask questions one by one to clarify their
doubts.
Sri Kumar, then requested project authorities to present the project report
and also give a description of environmental pollution mitigation measures
proposed.
4.0 After that Sri Chandrama Mishra, Genral Manager (Mines), Jharkhand
State Mineral Development corporation Ltd. Presented a brief of project
report for the mine. He informed that mine was operated till 2005 & it was
closed on account of following reasons.
1. The validity of mining lease was over.
2. Forest land required for mining was not available.
The corporation has now prepared mining plan for next five years. The
corporation has also taken necessary steps for renewal of mining lease.
The Corporation has also prepared EIA/EMP for grant of environmental
clearance.
He also informed that 40000 T of limestone will be produced by
opencast method. Total area of mining lease is 135.52 ha. The limestone
will be transported to railway siding by truck & from there it will be
transported by Rail.
Overburden removed during the mining will be stored in external
dump. For mining of limestone, blasting will be done using explosive.
Limestone will be loaded into truck by shovel.
5.0 After this, Sri Shishir Kumar, Consultant, threw light on environmental
pollution arising out of mining activities and described briefly proposed
mitigation measures.
He informed that in first stage, the quality of various environmental
attributes e.g. air, surface water, ground water, noise level have been
monitored. These monitoring has been done at various stations. These
stations have been selected based on guidelines issued by the ministry of
Environment.
He informed that quality of air and water, and level of noise
conforms to prescribed standard. He further informed that level of ground
water is below the level of floor of mine pits.
It was informed that presently mining activities are confined to 19.5
ha. and in next fine years, mining activities will be confined to this area
only. That impact of mining activities on different attributes of
environment e.g. air, water, land, and noise have been assessed. As per this
assessment, the level of pollution after the impact are likely to remain
within prescribed level.
After this Sri Kumar discussed following proposed environmental
pollution mitigation measures.
(A) Following air pollution mitigation measures are proposed.
1. A roads within mining area will be made Pucca.
2. There will be regular water sprinkling within mining area.
3. Green belt will be developed within the mining area.
4. All those trucks which will carry limestone will be covered with
Tarpaulin.
(B) Mitigation measures to control water pollution.
1. Open drain will be provided around the pits. These drains will
collect surface run-off flowing towards mine water, collected in
these drains and water pumped from mine will be collected in
sedimentation pond.
2. Sewage generated in the mining area will be treated in septic tank.
(C) Land Reclamation
It was also informed that all eight existing dumps will be reclaimed in
next four years. On reclaimed dumps, trees of those species will be used
that are useful for local people e.g. fodder, firewood, and fruit bearing,
simultaneously new dumps will also be reclaimed. On completion of
mining operation, pits will be backfilled with overburden materials. On
leveling of backfilled area, trees will be planted.
(D) Noise pollution mitigation.
For mitigation of noise pollution, following measures are proposed.
1. During mining operation, all mining equipments would be
maintained properly. This will reduce noise pollution.
2. All mining equipments will operate during day time, of mining
operation.
6.0 After the presentation by mine management, Sri Dilip Kumar, Regional
Officer, J.S.P.C.B requested the villagers present to ask their questions
one by one to clarify their doubts.
After the villagers living in the area asked their questions.
The mine management gave satisfactory answers to all questions “App D
contains questions asked by villagers and answer given by mine
authorities.
7.0 On end of question answer session, Sri Kumar R.O., JSPCB requested Sri
Baitha to give his opinion.
Sri Baitha told that, he has been associated with the project for a long time.
He was disappointed on closure of the mine. He is very happy that the
mine is again re-opening. People will get job in the project Simultaneously,
the project will contribute to overall development of the area. He requested
project authorities to pay attention to social development of the area. It
should be ensured that environmental pollution should be effectively
mitigated. He thanked the project authorities for re-opening the project.
8.0 After that Sri Kumar R.O., JSPCB requested Sri BhogendraBaski to give
his opinion. The Add. Collector appreciated the decision to re-open the
project. He expressed that the project will contribute to socio-economic
development of the area. He advised the mines authority to pay special
attention to mitigate environmental pollution. He suggested that a
committee comprising of one member each from local panchayat, village,
mine management & JSPCB be constituted to keep a vigilance over
environment pollution control.
He also reminded that villagers have some aspirations from the project
which should be fulfilled by mines management.
9.0 After this Sri Kumar requested Sri Bariyar, Director D.I.C to give vote of
thanks Sri Bariyar thanked Addl. Collector Sri BhogendraBaski, Sri Dilip
Kumar R.O., JSPCB, Sri Mithilesh Jha, & Sri Gopal Kumar, JSPCB, for
sparing their valuable time to make the P.H. successful. Sri Bariyaa
thanked police officers present, & members of press for attending the P.H.
Sri Bariyar thanked the villagers who attended the hearing and gave their
suggestions. Sri Bariyar also thanked local MLA Sri Baitha who spared his
time from his busy schedule & attended the meeting. He thanked the
project authorities for starting the project.
10.0 Sri Kumar R.O., JSPCB with Permission of Chairman of the public hearing
adjourned the meeting.
Mithilesh Jha Dilip Kumar Addl. Collection
JSPCB R.O Ranchi
JSPCB
JharkhandState Pollution Control Board Town Administration Building, HEC, Dhurwa, Ranchi
Tel-0651-2400851, Fax : 0651-2400850
M/S Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
(Benti- Bagda Lime Stone Project)
Minutes of Public Hearing Meeting held on 05.04.2010.
Sl No. Name & address Question asked by Public/
Members
Answer given by company representative
1. Ruplal Mahto
Vill-Bagda
P.O- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
There is problem of water. What will
you do for development &
employment.
(i) JSMDC Ltd. will contact State Ground Water Board
of State Govt. and make efforts through State Govt. to
provide hand tube wells in villages around the mine
(ii) Company representative informed that employment
opportunities will be created with opening of mine.
2. Arjun Bhogta
Vill- Bagda
P.O- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
1. What will be done to improve
status of poor?
2. What will be done for problem
for food?
3. School existing in the village is
small. Arrangements should be
done for teaching upto class 10
1. With the opening of mine, employment
opportunities will be created. With that there will be
avelliation of poverty. Indirectly, opportunity for
economic development will be available. Income
level of people will increase.
2. Sri Misra, G.M. (Mines), JSMDC Ltd. said that with
availability of employment opportunities &
consequently rise in income and purchasing power
of people in the area, problem of food will be solved.
3. Sri Misra assured the people that the corporation will
take up with education deptt. of State Govt. to
upgrade the existing primary school to high school
to facilities for imparting education upto class 10.
Sl No. Name & address Question asked by Public/
Members
Answer given by company representative
3. Mrs Parvati Devi
Vill- Bagda
P.S- Chaingarha
Dist-Ranchi.
1. What is going to be done for
employment?
2. What will be done to control air
and noise pollution to which
children of School will be
exposed?
1. With opening of the mine, opportunity for
employment will be generated.
2. The company representative informed that
appropriate air & noise pollution control measures
are proposed which will ensure level of pollution
within limits.
4. Mrs. Sumitra Devi
Vill- Benti
P.O- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
1. What the company is going to
do for health care facilities in
the area?
2. What is going to be done for
employment?
3. What is going to be done for
control of pollution?
1. Company representative informed that the company
would take up the matter with health deptt. of State
Govt. to set up a primary health centre in the area.
2. Employment opportunities will be generated with
opening of the mine.
3 The company representative informed that there is
detailed proposal for mitigation of environmental
pollution, This will ensure that the pollution level
will be within the prescribed limit.
5. Prakash Ganjhu
Vill- Benti
P.O- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
My father used to work for
JSMDC Ltd. During his tenure in
corporation, he died on 25.06.04.
Necessary papers have been
submitted in head quarter, but I
have not got job. I have financial
problem.
The company representative assured that the problem
will be solved soon & employment will be given on
compassionate ground as per rule.
Sl No. Name & address Question asked by Public/
Members
Answer given by company representative
6. Rooplal Mahto
Vill-Bagda
P.S.- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
What is going to be done for
problem of electricity and water?
Company representative said that issue of water has
been earlier addressed. Regarding electricity, Sri
Misra informed that the electricity distribution
network exists. He assured that he will take up the
matter with electricity deptt. to ensure uninterrupted
supply of electricity in the area.
7. Birsa Bhogta
Vill-Benti
P.S- Chaingarha
Dist-Ranchi
What is going to be done for
housing problem?
The Management assured that under the govt. scheme,
with the help of district administration, problem of
housing will be sorted out.
8. Teacher
Govt.Primary
School, Benti
Ranchi
There is no handpump in the
school. As such there is problem
of drinking water.
The Corporation will take up the matter with State
Ground Water Board for providing handpumps in the
area including one in school.
9. Dasrath Sao
Vill- Benti
P.O- Chaingara
Dist- ranchi
What the company is going to do
for hospital and medicine?
Company representative informed that this issue has
already been dealt in reply to question earlier.
Sl No. Name & address Question asked by Public/
Members
Answer given by company representative
10. Sri Lakhan Mahto
Vill- Tala road
P.o- Patratu
Dist- Ranchi
What is going to be done to mitigate
the environmental pollutions?
What is going to be done for road
& employment?
Sri Misra replied that the pollution mitigation
measures proposed by the company would ensure
limiting the pollution level to prescribed limit.
Sri Misra replied that an access road exists. The
Corporation maintains this road.
With the opening of mine, opportunity for
employment will be generated.
11. Sri Nasebe lal Mahto
Vill- Bagda
P.O- Chaingarha
Dist- Ranchi
1. What is going to be done for
transport & employment?
Mr. Misra clarified that the existing road is being
maintained by the corporation.
With the opening of mine, avenues for
employment will be generated.