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Department of Project Planning

(ISO 9001:2008 Certified) P.O. Kothagudem Collieries – 507 101

Bhadradri Kothagudem District :: Telangana

THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT COMPANY) (QCI / NABET Accredited EIA Consultant Organisation)

KOYAGUDEM OPENCAST-II EXPANSION PROJECT

INDEX

Description Page No.

Text

1-26

Plates Location Plan Key Plan

Plate-I

Plate-II

Land requirement plan Initial stage Plan 2nd year stage plan 7th year stage plan Final (12th yr) stage Plan Mine closure Plan Topo Plan Copy of Mining Leases

Plate-III

Plate-IV

Plate-V

Plate-VI

Plate-VII

Plate-VIII

Plate-IX

Annex-1,2 & 3

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Pre Feasibility Report of KOC-II Project

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PFR OF KOYAGUDEM OPENCAST – II EXPANSION PROJECT

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

1. Name of the Project : KOYAGUDEM OPENCAST - II Expansion

Project

2. Type of Project : Opencast

3. Location

Village : Koyagudem

Mandal : Tekulapalli

District : Bhadradri Kothagudem

State : Telangana

Coal Belt : Lingala Koyagudem coal belt

Coal Field : Godavari Valley Coal Field.

4. Name of the organization : The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.

5. Reserves

Geological Reserves : 72.78 MT

Extractable Reserves : 60.46 MT

Total Overburden from Quarry : 240.39 M.cum (HOB 232.38+ Top soil 8.01)

Average Stripping Ratio : 3.98 Cum /T

Topsoil from the Ext. Dump area : 2.03 M.Cum

6. Surface Area of excavation (Ha) : 426.75

7. No. of workable seams : One

8. Seam Gradient : 1 in 4.5 to 1 in 20

9. Avg. Grade : G-11 to G-12

10. Borehole density (No/Sq.km) : 17.8 No/Sq.km

11. Land requirement (Ha) : 816.11 Ha (FL-601.85Ha+NFL 214.26 Ha)

12. Technology : Surface Miner for coal and Shovel dumper combination for OB.

13. Depth range of the quarry (m) : 6-160 m.

14. Rated capacity : 3.00 MTPA

15. Life of the project : 22 Years



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2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT / BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

I. Identification of the project and project proponent. In case of mining project, a copy of mining lease / letter of intent should be given

KOC-II project of Koyagudem block lies half way between Kothagudem and Yellandu collieries and is situated in the southern extremity of Lingala-Koyagudem coal belt. The block is located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of telangana State. The block is bounded by North latitude 17036’54” and 17040’10” and East longitude 80029’00” and 80030’00” in the Survey of India topo sheet no.s 65 C/6 and C/10.

Mining Lease: The project is covered under the following leases:

Koyagudem OC-I mining lease (247.00 Ha*), issued by G.O.Ms.No. 171 I&C Dept, dated 22.04.2002, valid upto13.05.2031.*(236 Ha Forest land+11 Ha Non-forest land) Koyagudem OC-II Mining Lease - Phase-I (231.94 Ha Forest land) is issued by G.O.Ms.No. 254 I&C Dept, dated 21.09.2007 valid upto 22.09.2027. Koyagudem OC-II Mining Lease - Phase-II- 446.10 Ha (231.84 Ha Forest land+214.26 Ha Non-Forest land) issued by G O Ms No. 23 Energy (PR.I) Dept., dated 31.07.2015 valid up to 12.10.2035

Project proponent

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited is a coal mining company owned jointly by the State and Central Governments.

Address: Director (Planning & Projects) The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Po: Kothagudem, PIN. 507 101 Dist: Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana State E-Mail id: [email protected] Ph.No. 08744 - 242602; Fax No. 08744 – 242724

II. Brief description of the nature of the project

Koyagudem opencast -II (KOC-II) project is an existing project in Yellandu area. The present proposal is in tune with the company’s plan to optimize the extraction of reserves and to minimize the gap between coal demand and supply by increasing the rated capacity from 2.0 MTPA to 3.0 MTPA.

The project is having only one working seam i.e. Queen seam with two grades of coal i.e. G-13 and G-17.

Revised Feasibility Report (RFR) of Koyagudem OC-II was approved by the Board vide Minute No. 471:21 dated 6.1.2006, with a capital cost of Rs. 58.89 Crores to achieve rated capacity of 2.00 Mtpa.



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As per the RFR, Geological reserves and extractable reserves are 33.79Mt and 30.53Mt respectively. Further the OB to be remove is 260.20M.cum with SR of 8.52.

The project completion report was approved by the Board vide Minute No. 496:5(5) dated 29.3.2010 with a completion cost of Rs. 58.07 Crores (Including the actual, committed, amount required for balance activities).

Revised Mining Plan of Koyagudem OC-II Project was prepared with rated capacity of 3.00 Mtpa by reassessing the extractable reserves due to the changes in the Geological Report and demand for the low grade coal i.e. for G-17 and approved by MoC vide letter No.13016/9/2006-CA-II, dt 19.11.2014.

As per the Revised mining Plan, Geological reserves and extractable reserves (re-assessed) are 72.78Mt and 60.46Mt respectively. Further the OB to be removed is 240.40M.cum with SR of 3.98.

In the project, excavation of Coal is by Surface Miner and of Overburden is by Shovel-Dumper combination, both by out-sourcing agencies.

This project is planned to extract 60.46 MT of coal and 240.40 M.cum of overburden with a stripping ratio of 3.98 Cum/t. In addition, it is proposed to remove 2.03 M.cum of topsoil from the proposed area of external dump.

The project is designed for a rated capacity of 3.0 MTPA.

Forest land required (diverted also) for this project is 601.85 Ha.

The ‘total men on roll’ is estimated at 160 with average daily attendance 134 for departmental operations. III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and region

Coal is the most important and abundant fossil fuel in India. It accounts for 56.42%

(Source: Ministry of Power, GoI) of the country's energy need. The country's

industrial heritage was built upon indigenous coal. The per capita energy

consumption in India rose from 30.1 KWH during 1st Five Year Plan (1951-56) to

813.33 KWH during the 2010-11 and estimated to 1000 kwh during the terminal

year of 11th Five Year Plan (2011-12). Considering the limited reserve potentiality

of petroleum & natural gas, eco-conservation restriction on Hydel project and geo-

political perception of nuclear power, coal will continue to occupy centre-stage of

India’s energy scenario. The generation capacity of Coal and Lignite based

Thermal Power Plants in India raised from 1004 MW during the year 1950 to

93918 MW during the year 2011 (Source: Ministry of Power, GoI).

The coal reserves of India up to a depth of 1200 m have been estimated by the

Geological Survey of India at 285.67 billion tones as on 1.4.2011 (Source: MoC,

GoI). Coal production is insufficient to cope up with growing demand for electricity

and industrial energy. During the terminal year of 11th Five year Plan i.e. 2011-12,



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the actual domestic coal production was only 539.79 MT against the demand of

696.03 MT and the gap of 156.24 MT was imported from the Australia, Indonesia,

South Africa and other countries. As per the working group of Ministry of Coal,

Government of India, a supply gap of about 265.50 million tones is forecasted by

the terminal year of 12th Five Year Plan i.e. 2016-17. Even the increase in

production is considered in optimistic scenario, the gap of 185.50 MT will still be left

by TY of 12th FY Plan (Source: Working Group of Ministry of Coal, GoI).

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government coal mining

company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India

on 51:49 equity basis. The mining rights of SCCL cover a stretch of 350 km, in

Godavari Valley coal field spread in six districts of Telangana state viz.

Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Peddapalli, Mancherial, Kumarambhem Asifabad,

Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam with man power of 57,556 and is the

second largest public sector under taking in the state. It is the coal mining company

in South India catering the needs of coal based industries in the region. SCCL is

currently operating 16 open cast projects and 30 underground mines and has

achieved coal production of 61.33 MT in the year 2016-17 and target for the year

2017-18 is 66.06 MT.

IV. Demand-Supply gap

The below table reveals that total availability of coal from the existing projects,

projects under implementation and approved projects is inadequate to meet the total

demand and a substantial gap remains unfulfilled. Hence, opening of new mines in

the adjoining / superjacent areas / seams for higher production is justified to mitigate

the demand - supply gap.

(Units in Million Tonnes)

Sl.No Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

1 Demand 71.59 77.55 93.05

2 Production 66.06 68.40 72.00

3 Gap -5.53 -9.15 -21.05

SCCL is taking the following steps for increasing the coal production.

1) Reconstruction of existing mines for optimum production by intermediate and high technology.

2) Improving the productivity in the existing mines by improving the utilisation of the equipment.

3) Opening of new mines in the adjoining/superjacent areas/seams for higher production.

4) Adopting opencast method of mining wherever possible for high rate of production.

5) Conversion of shallow underground workings to opencast method for extraction of balance coal reserves.

6) Extension of the existing opencast workings to further dip side up to optimum depth line.

7) Enhancing the production of existing opencast projects where ever possible.



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In this context, it is proposed to increase the targeted production rate from 2.0 MTPA to 3.0 MTPA with the reassessed increased reserves in Koyagudem Opencast-II (KOC-II) project.

V. Imports vs. Indigenous production

Certain quantity of coal is being imported to mitigate demand-supply gap in the country. In order to reduce the imports, the various possibilities have been explored to enhance the production indigenously and as a part of capacity enhancement, the present proposal has been made.

VI. Export possibility

There is no possibility of export of coal from this mine as there is sufficient demand for industries located in the region and also elsewhere in Telangana State and India.

VII. Domestic / Export markets

The coal produced is supplied to the major domestic customers namely Power sector, Cement industries, fertilizers, brick industries etc.

VIII. Employment generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project:

Due to this project direct employment is generated in the company for working various operations in the mine. The total manpower deployed by the company in this mine is 151.

Apart from the direct employment, Indirect employment may also be generated to a lot many (for about 900 persons including off-loading contractual employees of about 400) in the form of coal transportation, picking of shale / stone from the conveyor belts, supply of raw material like fly ash bricks, general conveyance of persons to the mine from their location by means of hired vehicles, housekeeping, out sourcing OB removal and coal extraction etc.

3. PROJECT (present proposal) DESCRIPTION:

Earlier, the geological and extractable reserves were estimated at 33.79 Mt and 30.53Mt respectively for the only working Queen Seam. During the extraction of the quarry, it was established that the extractable thickness of the seam has been increased to 9m-11m which includes top section from the projected thickness of 6m-6.5m i.e. bottom section due to the selective mining by Surface Miner and consequent demand for even inferior coal. With this, the geological reserves and extractable reserves were revised and re-estimated as 72.78 Mt and 60.46Mt respectively up to 160m depth. Hence, the present proposal is to extract the re-assessed coal reserves with rated capacity of 3.00Mtpa against the earlier planned of 2.00Mtpa.

Operations in KOC-II project started in the year 2007-2008. So far 25.25 Mt coal out of 60.46 Mt (total envisaged) and OB of 95.72M.cum out of 240.40M.cum (total envisaged) are excavated and the remaining coal of 35.21Mt and OB of 144.68M.cum are to be excavated from the year 2017-18 with rated capacity of 3.00 MTPA. The details are as given below.



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i. Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any.

The project is independent and not interlinked or interdependent on any project for its production with continuum/cluster concept. ii. Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project

boundary & project site layout) with co-ordinates.

KOC-II project of Koyagudem block lies half way between Kothagudem and Yellandu collieries and is situated in the southern extremity of Lingala-Koyagudem coal belt. The block is located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of telangana State. The block is bounded by North latitude 17036’54” and 17040’10” and East longitude 80029’00” and 80030’00” in the Survey of India topo sheet no.s 65 C/6 and C/10.

Kothagudem and Yellandu are the nearest towns to the Project, which are located at a distance of 33 Km and 32 Km respectively. Nearest railhead is Betampudi railway station located at a distance of 16 Kms from the project on the Dornakal-Bhadrachalam Road Railway line which is a branch line of Hyderabad-Vijayawada broad-gauge of South Central Railway. The block is 33 Km away from the District Head quarters i.e. Kothagudem and 275 Km from Hyderabad (State head quarters) by road. Vijayawada airport is the nearest airport at a distance of about 175 Km.

Note: The Location plan and Key plan of the area are shown in plate no: I & II

iii. Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations should be highlighted.

As the mining is site specific in nature, such details of alternative sites are not considered.

iv. Size or magnitude of operation

The mine is proposed to operate at capacity of 3.0 MTPA. Physical parameters of the Project, which consists 3 pits named Pit-I (in operation), II &III (operations completed) are as under:

Sl. No.

Particulars Pit-I Pit-II Pit-III

a Maximum strike length along surface (m) 1625 1042 1250

b Maximum strike length along floor (m) 1360 970 1150

c Maximum width of the quarry along surface (m)

1295 1600 725

d Maximum width of the quarry along floor (m)

1065 1500 530

e Minimum depth of the quarry (m) 30 6 8

f Maximum depth of the quarry (m) 160 120 100

g Floor area of quarry (Ha.) 187.24 88.2 51

h Area of excavation on surface (Ha.) 237.41 119.24 70.1

i Average gradient of the seam 1 in 20 1 in 11.2 1 in 4.5



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The physical parameters of present proposal (balance area) are furnished below:

S.No. Parameter Details

1 Total mineable coal (Mt) 35.21

2 Total Over Burden (M cu m) 144.68

3 Average Stripping Ratio 1:4.11

4 Rated Capacity (Mtpa) 3.00

5 Remaining Life of the project (Years) 12

6 Grade of the Coal G13(83.5%)&G17(16.5%)

7 Max. strike length along surface (m) 1625

8 Max. strike length along floor (m) 1360

9 Max. width of the quarry along surface (m) 1295

10 Max. width of the quarry along floor (m) 1065

11 Depth range of the quarry (m) 30-160

12 Floor area of quarry (Ha.) 187.24

13 Area of excavation on surface (Ha.) 237.41

14 Average gradient of the seam 1 in 20

v. Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given)

The project is a coal producing unit referred to as a Coal mine. The coal produced is brought to surface and dispatched to identified pit head customers namely Power houses, Cement industries, fertilizer industries and other units by Trucks/Rail.

The components of the project are:

Under the prevailing geo-mining conditions, with single seam and flatter gradient, it is proposed to mine the property using shovel-dumper combination for OB removal and Surface Miner for coal excavation, which is most suitable for the selective mining. The method of work comprises of –

Removal of topsoil.

Initial opening of Box cut and removal of intermediate hard rock.

Removal of OB to expose the coal seam.

Excavation of coal by Surface Miner.

The activities involved in the Process are:

Drilling & Blasting

Haul roads formation

OB removal

Coal removal by Surface Miner

Transportation of coal from face to In-pit hoper by means of trucks.

Transportation of coal from In-pit hoper to surface by means of series of conveyor belts.

Transportation of coal from pit head to CHP and then to consumers by trucks/rail.

Pumping operations etc.

All the mining operations are done under the Supervision of Mining / Mechanical & Electrical staff as per the Mines Act.

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vi. Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final product, mode of transport of raw material and finished product

Raw Material Required along with estimated quantity:

Material Quantity/annum Source

Explosives (T) 3761 Purchasing from explosive companies

Diesel Oil (KL) 14041 Purchasing from oil companies

Mode of Transportation of Raw Material:

Explosives are transported in Explosive Vans Approved by the Chief controller of Explosives.

Diesel oil is being transported to company established oil bunks at site through approved oil company lorries/trucks.

Marketing area of final product:

The coal is being supplied to the major customers like powerhouses, cement, paper and other industries.

Mode of Transportation of Finished Product (Coal):

Coal produced from Quarry by surface miner is being transported through trucks and dumped in ground level bunkers (2X300 T) capacity. The Coal from GL bunkers is being fed into Pre-weigh bin of 120 T surge capacity through 1200 TPH capacity elevating belt conveyor. Coal from pre-weigh bin is being loaded into Lorries of notified customers. The part of the coal produced is being transported to dedicated customers through coal handling plant arrangement made at mine level. The customers will transport the coal through rail-cum-road or road.

With selective mining, coal of two grades G-13 & G-17 is being produced. Most of G-13 coal goes to GL bunkers and G-17 to designated coal yards for dispatch through private tippers/lorries to needy customers.

In addition to the above the following are proposed: It is proposed to install 500TPH Feeder Breaker arrangement with Pre-weigh bin belt conveyor structure to dispatch coal of having the size of more than 200mm i.e. produced by drilling and blasting if not by surface miner at times. vii. Resource optimization / recycling and reuse envisaged in the Project, if

any, should be briefly outlined.

Resources like explosives, diesel Oil, machinery, land, power and water will be fully optimized to minimize unnecessary losses during the process of excavation and supply of coal to the customers.

As the coal mining process does not involve any chemical process, the excess pumping water is being used for domestic purpose, drinking and irrigation to nearby fields. The effluents from workshop is being treated in ETPs and treated water is



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being utilized for watering plantations, parks, lawns, gardens and for spraying arrangement for dust control etc.

Excess water let out from the mine is being treated at settling tanks/ponds and used for agricultural purpose.

viii. Availability of water, its source, Energy / Power requirement and source should be given

Presently, KOCP-II is the only operating coal mine in the buffer zone. The ground

water which seeps into the mine workings is being pumped out from the mine. After meeting the mine requirements, the excess water is being let out into nearby nallah/streams/tanks after necessary treatment, which is being used for irrigation of downstream side agricultural lands and continuously augment the ground water recharge in the region.

The source of power for the project is from 132 KV Kothagudem sub-station, which is about 32 Km away from the project. Kothagudem sub-station is having sufficient spare capacity and no additional capital has been provided for strengthening the sub-station. The Power requirement for this project is 2.08MVA.

The estimated maximum demand and energy consumption at optimum production level after considering power factor improvement by capacitors and diversity factor. The main indices are as under –

Connected load 2578 kW Load in operation 2148 kW Maximum demand 1423 KVA Annual energy consumption 6127598 KVAh System power factor 0.96 Specific Energy consumption KVAh/tonne of coal 2.04

ix. Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid/solid) and scheme for their disposal

The project involves the excavation of coal from the earth crust. During the process of excavation, the superincumbent strata required to be removed and dumped in the earmarked sites as a solid waste. The wastes in the form of solid & liquid will be generated during mining activity. Solid Waste

The project is planned to produce 60.46 MT of Coal and 240.39 M.Cum of OB (including topsoil quantity of 8.01 M.Cum). Thus, the total volume of excavation of overburden and coal is estimated at 276.38 M.Cum. The area of excavation is 426.75 Ha. The life of the project is estimated as 22years at a rated production of 3.0 MTPA.

The quarrying of the balance project will produce 35.21 MT of Coal and 144.68 M.Cum of OB (including topsoil quantity of 3.63 M.Cum). Thus, the total volume of excavation of overburden and coal is estimated at 165.64M.Cum. The area of



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excavation is 237.41 Ha. The life of the project is estimated as 12 years at a rated production of 3.0 MTPA.

Liquid waste

The liquid waste that is generated in the mine like used engine oil, used gear oil, used brake oils and other lubricants is being stored in separate tins/drums/cans and is being sent to Area stores for disposal to TSPCB authorized recyclers.

x. Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which gives information of EIA purpose

Schematic diagram showing the activities which involve in the proposed project which will be potential source for air pollution, water pollution, Noise, Land degradation and impact on other environmental attributes are given under:

4. SITE ANALYSIS:

i. Connectivity Kothagudem and Yellandu are the nearest towns to the project, which are located at a distance of 29 Km and 31 Km respectively. Nearest railhead is Betampudi railway Station located at a distance of 16 Kms from the project on the Dornakal-Bhadrachalam Road Railway line, which is a branch line of Hyderabad-Vijayawada broad-gauge line of South Central Railway. The project is 33 Km away from Bhadradri Kothagudem District head quarters, i.e. Kothagudem) and 270 Km from Hyderabad (State head quarters) by road. ii. Land form, Land use and Land ownership The KOC-II mine requires 816.11 Ha of land including 601.85 Ha of forest land. The details of present land ownership are given below.



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Sl.No. Type of land Land required(Ha)

Remarks

1 Forest Land 601.85 Total land has been acquired /diverted. 2 Non-Forest Land 214.26

a) Govt.Land 49.03

b) Assigned Land 120.56

c) Patta/Private Land 44.67

Grand total 816.11

Total land requirement and its break-up as per land use pattern

This is an existing project and the existing land use details (in Ha) are given below.

SL.No.

DESCRIPTION Forest Land

Non-Forest Land

Total Land

1 QUARRY AREA INCLUDING DRAINS AND SAFETY BARRIER etc 471.94 96.5 568.44

2 OB DUMPING AREA 107.79 101.52 209.31

3 DIVERSION OF NALLAH 5.37 3.69 9.06

4 DIVERSION OF PUBLIC ROAD 3.17 1.08 4.25

5 COAL YARD & SERVICE BUILDINGS - 5.12 5.12

6 APPROACH ROADS Etc 13.58 6.35 19.93

Total Land 601.85 214.26 816.11

The land details of 'balance part of the project' are as under:

(in Ha.)

Land particulars Forest Non-Forest Total

Land under possession of SCCL 231.84 214.26 446.10

Land to be acquired - - -

Total Land requirement 231.84 214.26 446.10

Pre-Mining land use:

Ownership Land use type Area (Ha)

Non-Forest land Agriculture 214.26

Forest Land 231.84

Total 446.10



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Proposed land use- Activity wise:

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Description Land requirement (Ha)

Forest Non-Forest Total

1 Quarry area 195.85 41.56 237.41

2 Safety-berm, drain, Haul

road and Approach road

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32.82 61.29 94.11

3 Diversion of Nallah 3.69 3.69

4 Diversion of Public road 3.17 1.08 4.25

5 Dump yard (Ext) - 101.52 101.52

6 Coal yards & Service

buildings

5.12 5.12

Total 231.84 214.26 446.10

Note: The Land requirement Plan of the area is shown in Plate No: III

iii. Topography (along with map)

Koyagudem OC-II block area is of a flat to undulatory terrain, with gentle slope towards East and Southeast. A hill of 245 m. above MSL is located along the north western boundary of the block. The topographic elevation of the block area varies from 165.90 m. above MSL in the south to 193.48 m. above MSL. This area is undulatory, covered by brown sandy and black cotton soil. The physiography of present quarry area is described below: Pit-II & Pit-III (operations are completed) : The area is gently undulating, with a NW-SE trending hill range in the West. Within the block area, the topographic elevation varies from 165.90 m above MSL in the North to 193.48m m above MSL in the western side, with a gradient of 12.8m/km. A hillock, Baireni gutta, about 40m above ground level, is located in the north western part of the block. Pit-I (in operation): The area is gently undulating terrain with NW-SE trending hill ranges towards the south western margin of the block. The topographic elevation varies from 100-150m above MSL in the plains to 245 to 462m above MSL in hilly area.

The 10 km buffer zone from the core zone boundary i.e. mine lease area of Koyagudem Open Cast-II Project Expansion is mostly pediment area, the elevation values ranges between 100m – 460m from AMSL. There is hilly terrain only in the Northern part & South West of the buffer zone. The mine has the elevation contour values within the range of 170-230m from AMSL. Nallavagu, Murredu vagu, Parakalavagu, and Kinnerasani River are passing through the buffer zone. The buffer zone is covered with 1-5th order streams.More than half area of the buffer zone covered with reserve forests namely Chimalpad RF, Yellandu RF, Komararam RF, Kachinapalli RF, Punukulachilka RF and Chatakonda Reserve Forests.

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Drainage:

Pit-II (operations completed): The general slope is towards south side. A nalah originally flowing over the central pit of Koyagudem OC-I is diverted along the eastern edge of central pit. Water flows in the diverted nalah from north to south. Pit-III (operations completed): A nalah flows in the northern portion of the pit from west to east. A hill called Baireni Gutta is located in the southern portion of the pit and another is located on the north-western side. Pit-I (in operation): A seasonal nalah called Parikala vagu, flows in the easterly direction in the quarry and the dump area of Pit-I. It joins Murreru vagu about 300m away (towards North-eastern side) from the Pit-I. Various small rivulets flowing mostly in the northerly and north-easterly directions, join the Parikala vagu and Murreru vagu at different places. The pit is surrounded by hills on the south side. The drainage density of the area is 2.75Km/Sq.Km. with an average basin slope of 3.21m/Km. Generally undulating terrain with NW-SE trending hill ranges towards the south-western margin of the block. The topographic elevation varies from 100-150m above MSL in the plains to 245m to 462m. Diversion of Nallah : Parikala vagu flows in the easterly direction in the quarry and the dump area of Pit-I. Hence it is proposed to divert the course of Parikala vagu along the western edge of the external dump yard to join Murreru vagu.The total length of diversion of Parikala vagu is1239m and the volume of excavation is estimated as 2,00,000 Cu.m. Diversion of Pit-II nallah and 132 KV HT line were done in the financial year 2009-10. A nallah (Pit-III) in the northern portion of the pit from west to east has been diverted along the northern surface edge of the pit in 2012-13.The length of the diverted portion of the rivulet is 1215m. Diversion of public road: A public road from Darapadu village to Kistaram village is passing through the middle of the property of Pit-I. Hence it is proposed to divert the public road along the northern side and construction of three slab culverts and three pipe culverts. The length of the diverted public road is 2862m involving an area of 4.25Ha. It is also planned to lay a road for transport of coal from coal yard of Pit-I to the existing road leading to Koyagudem OC-I. The length of the proposed road is 3130m.

Note: The Topographical plan of the study area is shown in Plate No: IX

iv. Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non -agriculture, forest, water bodies(including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river).In case of industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given.

The proposed project area does not fall under CRZ area. The project falls within 10km radius of Kinnerasani Wild Life Sanctuary and part of project falls under Chatakonda Reserve Forest. The project is not falling within the eco-sensitive zone.



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The forest clearance under FC Act, 1980 has been obtained for 236.00Ha, 231.94Ha and 231.84Ha of forest land, vide Lr.Nos.F.No.8-113/99-FC dt.14-05-2001, F.No.8-90/2006-FC dt.08-01-2008 and F.No. 8-22/2014-FC dt.18.04.2017 respectively.

v. Existing Infrastructure

Existing infrastructure such as service buildings, pit stores, CHP etc., will be shifted to suitable location proposed at South-East side of the present quarry.

vi. Soil classification

The baseline soil quality characteristics in the region are assessed from three soil samples which were collected within a depth of 1m and analyzed. The soil sampling locations and their quality is shown in Table given below:

Parameter PIT-II

Present (balance)Project

area

KISTARAM VILLAGE

pH 6.4 6.0 7.3

Organic matter, % 1.07 5.94 6.72

Electrical Conductivity, mhos/cm 37.3 50.0 29.2

Exchangeable calcium, meq/100g 1.00 6.00 6.32

Exchangeable magnesium, meq/100g 0.40 3.92 4.16

Exchangeable sodium, meq/100g 0.66 0.35 0.26

Exchangeable potassium, meq/100g 0.08 0.34 0.60

Cation exchange capacity, meq/100g 2.14 10.6 11.3

Exchangeable Sodium, % 30.8 3.3 2.3

Chlorides as Cl-, mg/kg 245 78.4 58.8

Phosphates as P, mg/kg 2.68 41.1 47.3

Sulphates as SO4, mg/kg 63.9 123 121

Cadmium as Cd, mg/kg BDL BDL BDL

Chromium as Cr, mg/kg BDL 33.2 30.9

Lead as Pb, mg/kg BDL BDL BDL

Nickel as Ni, mg/kg BDL 20.9 45.3

Copper as Cu, mg/kg BDL 15.6 26.2

Zinc as Zn, mg/kg 6.73 20.8 27.6

Manganese as Mn, mg/kg 250 200 820

The soil in the region can be classified as red/black cotton soils. The soils are conducible for the growth of different species, which are commonly found in nature.

vii. Climatic data from secondary sources

Micro Meteorological data and climate

The area experiences typical tropical climate of a distinct hot summer from February to May with occasional dust storms, a good monsoon from June to September and a pleasant winter from October to January. The temperature varies from 9.100C to 48.60 C.



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Rainfall

The nearest rain gauge station to the project is at Tekulapally. The variations in the annual rainfall are conspicuous. During the span of last 10 years (2004-2014), rainfall varied widely from 580.2 mm (2009) to 1843 mm (2010) with a mean of 1116.2 mm. The monsoon rainfall contributes 77.6% while non-monsoon rainfall contributes 22.4 % of rainfall. The maximum monthly rainfall is 609.00 mm (Sep’ 05) while the maximum daily rainfall is 134.2 mm (30th August 2010). The annual rainfall data of Tekulapalli gauging station is shown in the following table:

The annual rainfall data of Tekulapalli gauging station (mm)

YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL

2004 24.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 21.8 113.6 366.8 352.0 143.2 109.0 23.8 0.0 1158.0

2005 0.0 13.8 10.2 3.6 4.8 85.2 285.9 130.4 609.0 123.0 0.0 25.2 1291.1

2007 0.0 9.4 0.0 2.0 0.0 128.0 204.8 252.5 200.2 65.6 1.4 0.0 863.9

2008 0.0 16.2 161.6 6.2 13.2 123.6 313.6 487.4 137.0 28.8 26.6 0.0 1314.2

2009 0.0 0.0 9.8 9.2 44.2 112.4 99.0 128.0 73.4 83.8 20.4 0.0 580.2

2010 120.2 5.0 0.0 27.2 177.6 112.6 421.8 481.6 223.8 145.0 67.8 60.4 1843.0

2011 0.0 5.0 0.0 30.2 9.6 98.6 204.0 411.2 67.6 70.0 0.0 0.0 896.2

2012 47.4 0.0 0.0 26.4 38.6 150.2 337.6 224.2 227.4 115.4 198.8 0.0 1366.0

2013 0.0 14.2 0.0 30.6 4.2 228.0 198.4 224.6 185.6 179.8 0.0 0.0 1065.4

2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 187.8 18.8 245.4 229.6 25.2 77.2 0.0 0.0 784.0

Mean 19.2 6.4 18.2 13.9 50.2 117.1 267.7 292.2 189.2 99.8 33.9 8.6 1116.2

viii. Social Infrastructure available

The project site is situated in Yellandu area of SCCL, where mining activities are being carried out since Britisher’s time. Mining activity was staterd in Koyagudem i.e. the location of the proposed project area in 1991. The social infrastructure in terms of connectivity by road, communication, health, sanitation, community centers, education, financial institutions, income source etc. is well established. SCCL has constructed quarters for residential accommodation of the employees employed in the existing mine & deepartments. Other facilities provided are:

Connectivity to District and State head quarters.

Power supply network and communication network.

Hospital for necessary medical aid with specialist doctors.

Referral of Acute Medical cases to super specialty hospitals.

Clubs for social interactions and recreation.

Bank facility and ATM counters.

Schools for providing necessary education.

Parks for recreation.

Necessary market facilities and shops.

Provision of Super bazaar.

Supply of free LPG.

Provision of petrol through Company petrol bunk.

Sports & Cultural activities.

Encouraging Horticulture.

Promoting skills of women of the colonies through Singareni Seva Samithi.

Development of surrounding habitat through SHAPE funds.



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5. PLANNING IN BRIEF:

i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and country planning / Development authority classification

Reserves

All the assessed reserves are categorized as “Proved” since the geological continuity of the seams has been established beyond reasonable doubt allowing 10% deduction from the gross reserves to account for the unforeseen geological factors, to arrive at net reserves.

The project consists of single thick coal seam named Queen Seam. Considering the economical stripping ratio, only the coal reserves up to a depth of 160m of Queen Seam are considered.

The details of total Coal to be extracted and OB to be removed along with stripping ratio are as indicated below:

Particulars Total project Balance part

Coal (MT) 60.46 35.21

Overburden (Mcum) 240.39 144.68

Stripping Ratio (Cum/T) 1:3.98 1:4.11

The seam wise reserves are estimated by using Geo-model data with CARLSON SOFTWARE.

DETAILS OF COAL SEAMS

Total Project covers an area of 816.11 Ha. Queen Seam is the only seam, being present and extractable in this project. The average thickness of the seam in this project is 10.80m (thickness range 4.15m-15.23m). Geological and extractable reserves are 72.78Mt and 60.46Mt respectively with UHV range 1513-4167 K.Cal/Kg.

The operating part of the Project covers an area of 446.10 Ha Queen Seam is the only seam, being present and extractable in this project. Geological and extractable reserves are 38.84Mt and 35.21Mt respectively with UHV range 1812-4167 K.Cal/Kg.

Seams Net

Geological Reserves (MT)

Mineable reserves

(MT)

Net Extractable Reserves

(MT)

Average GCV

Kcal/Kg

Average Grade

Queen Seam 32.13 29.40 29.40 3700 G-13

6.35 5.81 5.81 2247 G-17

Total 38.48 35.21 35.21



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RATED CAPACITY AND LIFE OF THE PROJECT:

The project's rated capacity is 3.00Mtpa. The total mineable Coal reserves are 60.46 MT and OB to be removed is 240.39 M.Cum with an average stripping ratio of 1:3.98 Cum/T. The life of the project estimated is 22 years.

For the present operating part of the project, the total mineable Coal reserves are 35.21 MT and OB to be removed is 144.68 M.Cum with an average stripping ratio of 1:4.11 Cum/T. The remaining life of the project estimated is 12 years.

Production Schedule:

Year Coal (Mt) OB (Mcum) S.R (Cum/Tn)

Top soil

HOB Total

Up to 2016-17 25.25 4.38 91.33 95.71 3.79

2017-18 3.00 0.48 13.26 13.74 4.58

2018-19 3.00 0.47 13.27 13.74 4.58

2019-20 3.00 0.39 12.31 12.70 4.23

2020-21 3.00 0.39 12.30 12.69 4.23

2021-22 3.00 0.39 12.31 12.70 4.23

2022-23 3.00 0.39 12.30 12.70 4.23

2023-24 3.00 0.39 12.31 12.69 4.23

2024-25 3.00 0.36 11.19 11.55 3.85

2025-26 3.00 0.37 11.18 11.55 3.85

2026-27 3.00 0 11.18 11.18 3.74

2027-28 3.00 0 11.18 11.18 3.74

2028-29 2.21 0 8.26 8.26 3.73

From 2017-18 to 2028-29

35.21 3.63 141.05 144.68 Ave-4.11

Total 60.46 8.01 232.38 240.39 Ave-3.98

Method of work:

It is proposed to extract the coal reserves by opencast method. It is proposed to outsource the OB removal as well as coal extraction. The OB removal is by adopting shovel-dumper combination and coal extraction is with Surface Miner Technology. Mechanisation:

Based on the available data most of the strata requires drilling and blasting operations before excavation. In view of this, total overburden removal is by drilling and blasting. Coal and OB are proposed to be excavated by outsourcing. The main equipment envisaged in the Project is as shown below:

One shovel of 0.9 Cum capacity for environment works and one crane of 10 T capacity for lighting and pumping works are on roll of the company. Coal and overburden are excavated by hiring HEMM. Rated capacity of the mine is 3 MTPA with peak OB removal 13.74 Mcum.



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Equipment configuration:

Equipment Productivity (Assumption)

No’s

Coal

Surface miner 3 Mtpa 1

Loaders(3.3Cum) 0.75 Mtpa 4

Trucks 0.12 Mtpa 25

OB

Shovel (3 Cum) 1.15 Mcum 12

Trucks 0.28 Mcum 50

Other Equipment:

Equipment No’s

155 HP Dozers 6

240 HP Dozers 3

145 HP Motor graders 3

28 KL Water Sprinklers 4

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Dumping Strategy:

The mine KOC-II produces hard OB 232.38 MBCM and top soil 8.01 MBCM during its life period making total OB to 240.39 MBCM. Out of the total OB about 54.1% i.e. 129.96 MBCM (127.48 MBCM + Top soil 2.48MBCM) is planned for internal dumping and the remaining 45.9% i.e. 110.44 MBCM (104.91 MBCM + 5.53 MBCM) for external dumping. Out of the total OB stated above as externally dumped, 59.74 MBCM goes to the dump in de-coaled area of KOC-I along with the top soil of 1.13 MBCM for spreading over it making total OB planned from KOC-II to de-coaled area of KOC-I to 60.87 MBCM. Only 45.17 MBCM hard OB along with 4.4 MBCM top soil for spreading over it has been planned for external dump yard located in north-west of Pit-I which amounts to 20.62% of total OB removed from KOC-II. The quarrying of the balance project will produce 35.21 MT of Coal and excavates 144.68 M.cum of OB and the total volume of excavation of overburden and coal from the quarry is estimated at 165.66 M.Cum. The area of excavation is 237.41 Ha. The life of the project is 12 years at a rated production of 3.0 MTPA.

Design criteria:

Sequential mining suited for achieving the objective of placing maximum possible overburden in the internal dumps is planned.

The following design criteria have been considered for waste dumps. i) Separate spoil dumps for topsoil and hard overburden ii) Maximum height of top soil dump is 10 meters.



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iii) Hard overburden will be dumped in 30 m high decks up to a maximum height of 90 m and for internal dump it is planned with a maximum height of 60m above GL.

iv) 30 m. berm width for safe transport. v) Dump slope for each deck to be at natural repose of 37½0 and overall slope at

280. vi) Deployment of Track dozers for shaping the dumps and dozing of overburden. vii) Top soil is being spread over dump slopes and non-active dump area for

reclamation.

Dump Yards:

For the total project:

Sl. No.

Dump Yard Hard OB (Mcum)

Top Soil (Mcum)

Total OB (Mcum)

Max.Height (m)

Area (Ha.)

1 External dump yard

45.17 4.40 49.21 90 101.52

2 Internal dump yard

127.48 2.48 129.66 60 222.39

3 De-coaled area of KOC-I

59.74 1.13 60.87 50 134.84

Total 232.39 8.01 240.40

Final Void: The maximum depth of the final void at the end of mining operations is

160m.The volume of the void is 170.243 Mcum. It is proposed to fill the void with the

OB from the future projects.

For the balance project: A total quantity of 114.68 M.Cum of overburden (including top soil of 3.63M.cum) will be removed from the quarry during the life of the project. It is proposed to accommodate the overburden in the following dump yards:

External Dump yard to the north west side of the proposed Project area

Internal dump yard

Sl. No.

Dump Yard Hard OB (Mcum)

Top Soil (Mcum)

Total OB (Mcum)

Height (m)

Area (Ha.)

1 External dump yard

28.60 1.25 29.85 90 101.52

2 Internal dump yard

112.45 2.38 114.83 60 (GL)108.18

(Floor)152.90

Total 141.05 3.63 144.68

Final Void: The maximum depth of the final void at the end of mining operations is

160m.The volume of the void is 94.483 Mcum. It is proposed to fill the void with the

OB from the future projects.



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i. Population projection

The average daily attendance required to achieve the rated production of 3.0 MTPA is estimated to be 133 excluding area level. After considering absenteeism towards authorized leave, sick etc., the men on roll for the project is 151 excluding Area level. Contractor manpower is not considered. The planned OMS is 68.35T

ii. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc)

The land required for the project is being used for quarry, OB dumping, pit head infrastructure, approach roads, etc. but the same will be reclaimed to economic/ social use.

The details of land in post mining scenario of total project:

Sl.

No.

Description Total

land

Plantation Water

body

Public/other

use

1 Quarry area 426.79 161.36 265.43 0.00

2 External dump 209.31 209.31 0.00 0.00

3 Afforestation Other than dumps 141.65 141.65 0.00 0.00

4 Road 24.18 19.93 0.00 4.25

5 Diversion of Nallah 9.06 - 9.06 0.00

6 Built up area /Infrastucture 5.12 5.12 0.00 0.00

Total 816.11 537.37 274.49 4.25

The details of land in post mining scenario of balance project:

Sl.

No.

Description Total

land

Plantation Water

body

Public/other

use

1 Quarry area 237.41 108.18 129.23 0.00

2 External dump 101.52 101.52 0.00 0.00

3 Afforestation Other than dumps 94.11 94.11 0.00 0.00

4 Diversion of public road 4.25 0.00 0.00 4.25

5 Diversion of Nallah 3.69 0.00 3.69 0.00

6 Built up area /Infrastucture 5.12 5.12 0.00 0.00

Total 446.10 308.93 132.92 4.25

Note: The Initial stage, 2nd year stage, 7th year stage, Final stage and Mine closure plans are enclosed.

Assessment of infrastructure demand (Physical & Social)

The proposed project is planned to develop in the existing coal belt of the company where well established infrastructure such as road, CHP, township, communication, power supply arrangements, etc. are available.



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iii. Amenities/Facilities

The following facilities are provided to the persons connected to mining operation whether direct or indirect are:

Residential quarters, rest shelters for taking rest, canteen facilities at subsidized rates, washing/bathing facilities, provision of motor cycle/cycle sheds, provision of drinking water points, sanitation facilities ,first aid and medical facilities etc.

6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

i. Industrial area (Processing area)

It is proposed to construct new service buildings, pit stores etc., at suitable location as shown in the land requirement plan (Plate III).

ii. Residential area (Non processing area)

No additional township is required for the envisaged proposal.

iii. Green belt (Plantation details)

The progressive greenbelt development programme of total project

Sl. No.

Year of plantation Plantation area(Ha)

Progressive plantation area(Ha)

1 1st to 5th year 70.54 70.54

2 6th to 10th year 168.78 239.32

3 11th to 15th year 80.93 320.25

4 16th year to final year (22nd) 217.12 537.17

5 Total 537.17

The Progressive greenbelt development programme in the balance project is indicated below:

Sl. No.

Year of plantation Plantation area(Ha)

Progressive plantation area(Ha)

1 1st year 23.77 23.77

2 2nd year 17.29 41.06

3 3th year 30.50 71.56

4 4th year 17.93 89.49

5 5th year 14.84 104.33

6 6th to 10th year 65.64 169.97

7 11th to 12th year 138.96 308.93

iv. Social Infrastructure

Social Infrastructure available in the area will cater to the needs of the employees working in the mine. No additional social infrastructure is proposed in the project.



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v. Connectivity (Traffic and transportation road/ Rail/Metro/ Water ways etc)

The production capacity of the project is 3.0MTPA. Pit Head CHP deliver the coal to trucks for notified customers. Transportation of coal from pit head is through road or road cum rail from tadikalapudi railway siding by warf loading. Drinking water management (Source and Supply of water) The water collected at identified sumps is being pumped to surface by means of suitable capacity of pumps. The water is being pumped to filter bed on surface and after suitable treatment is being used for drinking purpose.

vi. Sewerage system The sewerage water is being treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.

vii. Industrial waste management

About 2630m3/day of water is required for various purposes in the mine such as dust suppression, washing of HEMM, plantation, drinking water etc. Mine water pumped out of the mine is the major effluent source which is being let out into natural streams after removal of suspended solids. The other source of concern would be the domestic and service building effluents. The domestic effluent is being treated in septic tank followed by soak pits.

In the coal extraction process, coal-containing impurities such as shale may cut by Surface miner. This shale is being handled separately and is being dumped in the OB dump yards.

There is no problem for collection, handling and transport of solid wastes and there will not be any subsequent pollution of air, water and soil due to disposal or reuse of solid wastes.

viii. Solid waste management

The following design criteria have been considered for waste dumps: (i) Separate spoil dumps for topsoil and hard OB (ii) Height of top soil dump is about 10 meters. (iii) Main hard OB is being dumped in 30 m high decks (max. height of 90m for

external dump and 60m height for internal dump). (iv) Ramp width of 30 m. is for safe transport. (v) Dump slope for each deck to be at natural repose of 37½0 and overall slope at

26.50. (vi) Deployment of Track dozers for shaping the dumps & dozing of OB. (vii) Final reclamation will be achieved by using the equipment provided for the

purpose and top soil will be spread over dump slopes and non-active dump area for reclamation.

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R&R) PLAN: An amount of Rs 2.73 Crores is estimated to be required towards R&R implementation for the Project for 144 ST families (PDF) in Darapadu village.



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8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES:

i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion(Time schedule for the project to be given)

The project is in operation and is likely to be completed by 2028-29 with remaining life of the project 12 years. ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability of the project Capital Requirement: Present capital requirement is estimated at Rs 167.17 Crores, excluding the WDV of existing facilities at Rs 5.52 Crores. Details are given hereunder.

Rs Crores

Sl. Capital Phasing in Years

No. Items Requirement 1 2

WDV 2016-17 2017-18

1 Land 140.40

31.39 109.02

2 Rehabilitation and Resettlement 2.73

2.73

3 Cost of Buildings 2.61

2.61

4 Plant and Equipment 0.82 4.41 0.82

5 EMP related Direct costs 4.18

4.18

6 Development 16.43 1.11 16.43

Total Capital requirement 167.17 5.52 58.16 109.02

Cost of Production:

Details of cost of production (Rs/T) are given below:

Sl.No. Item Cost of production (Rs/T)

Performance Level At 100% At 85%

1. Wages 41.38 47.22

2 Power 12.70 13.37

3 Stores 6.81 7.11

4 OB Removal Outsourcing 337.68 337.68

5 Coal Extraction Offloading 102.22 102.22

6 Cenvat Credit -19.42 -19.42

7 Mine Closure cost 13.17 15.50

8 CSR Cost 5.00 5.00

9 General Administration 257.00 302.35

10 Post- Project EMP 0.72 0.85

11 Interest on Working Capital 22.81 24.46

12 Interest on Loan 0.00 0.00

13 Depreciation 42.60 50.12

Total Cost of Production 822.66 886.44



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Viability of the Project: The financial viability for the proposed investment is carried out in terms of internal rate of return.

Initial capital investment and operating cost (cash outflows) are considered

as per the details given above.

The project yields G-13 and G-17 Grades of Coal. Average sales realization

per tonne of coal (cash inflows) works out to Rs 982.50 based on the actual

dispatches for Power and Non-power customers during 2014-15 and sale

prices as per Notification No.65/2015-16, dtd.09-01-2016.

Considering the capital, operating and sales cash-flows, the financial IRR

works out to 50.89% at 100% performance level and 23.67% at 85%

performance level.

1 Performance level 100% 85%

2 Production (Mt) 3.00 2.55

3 Cost of production (Rs/T) 822.66 886.44

4 Average Sale price (Rs/T) 982.50 982.50

5 Profit (+) / Loss (-) (Rs/T) 159.84 96.06

6 Financial IRR 50.89% 23.67%

7 Economic IRR 41.31% 23.93%

9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION):

Financial and social benefits to the local people including tribal population of the area are as given below:

IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

This project is located in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana State, where communications and other facilities are well established. The following physical infrastructure facilities will be further improved due to the proposed project.

Road Transport facilities

Communications

Housing facilities

Water supply and sanitation

Power

Medical, Educational and social benefits will be made available to the nearby civilian population in addition to the workmen employed in the project.

IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Coal mining and agriculture are the basic sectors of employment for the local people in this area. This project will provide indirect employment opportunity to local community. Employment is expected in civil constructions, in trade, garbage lifting, sanitation and other ancillary services. Employment in these sectors is primarily temporary or contractual and involvement of unskilled labour is more. A major part of this labour force is mainly from local villagers who are expected to engage themselves both in agriculture and project activities. This will enhance their income and lead to overall economic growth of the area.



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The following changes in socio-economic status are expected to take place with this project. i) The project will have a strong positive employment and income effect, both direct

and indirect. Migrant - non-migrant ratio will shift towards migrant side because a number of people will migrate towards the central region of study circle in the years to come. This will happen because of better indirect employment opportunities due to this project.

ii) The project is going to have positive impact on consumption behavior by way of raising average consumption and income through multiplier effect.

iii) The project is going to bring about changes in the pattern of demand from food to non-food items and sufficient income will be generated.

iv) People perceive that the project will help in the development of social infrastructures / such as:

Education facilities

Banking facilities

Post offices and Communication facilities

Medical facilities

Recreation facilities

Business establishments & Community facilities

Plantation and parks

OTHER TANGIBLE BENEFITS The project is likely to have other tangible benefits as given below.

i) Indirect employment opportunities to local people in contractual works like housing construction, transportation, sanitation, for supply of goods and services to the project and other community services.

ii) Additional housing demand for rental accommodation will increase.

iii) Market and business establishment facilities will also increase.

iv) Cultural, recreation and aesthetic facilities will also improve.

v) Improvement in communication, transport, education, community development and medical facilities.

vi) Overall change in employment and income opportunity.

vii) The State Government will also benefit directly from the proposed project, through increased revenue from royalties, excise duty and etc.

Justification The envisaged (earlier) extractable coal reserves have been increased with

reassessment of reserves.

The funds required for the acquisition/diversion of land is justifiable to extract

amicable coal reserves.

This Project produces “G13” and “G17” grades of coal.

This proposal sustains the production capacity and productivity of Yellandu area.

The development of coalfield will provide better social and economic life. It will

also give a boost to the industrial activity in the area and help in creating national

wealth.

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