WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED OFFICE OF THE SUB AREA MANAGER

BALLARPUR SUB AREA Date:- 15 / 1}18 Ref.No. WCL/BA/SAM/BSA/Civil/ q 8 2.

To Addi. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Regional Office (WCZ), Ground Floor, East Wing, New Secretariat Building, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001 (M.S.)

Subject :- Submission of Six monthly Environment Compliance report along with soft copy (CD) in respect ofBALLARPUR OC MINE, Ballarpur Area, WCL.

Dear Sir,

Enclosed herewith please find, Six Monthly Environment Compliance report along with soft copy (CD) in respect of BALLARPUR OC Mine for period from Ol.04~2017 to 30.09.2017

Thanking you.

Your~,,\~ ~" ~Sub Area Manager,

Ballarpur Sub Area Copy to:-

1.Regional Officer, MPCB, Chandrapur

2.AGM, Ballarpur Area, WCL

3.GM(Environment), WCL HQ, Civil Lines, Nagpur

4.GM(Environment), CMPDIL RI -IV, Nagpur

5.ANO(Environment), Ballarpur Area, WCL

EC COMPLIANCE REPORT OF BALLARPUR OCP {0.625 MTPA), EC REF NO.J11015/71/2013-IA.II {M) Dated, 30TH JANUARY 2015

A. Specific Conditions

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S. NO. Condition i Status of Compliance I r--·-+---- -----·-·-·· -···· ··i---··-·· ... ··-··-··.:.. -- ··········----·--· ·-·-··-·····-····-·-1 i) The maximum production from i Complied and the production doesn't exceed 0.625 /

mine at any given time shall not I MTPA. 1 exceed the limit as prescribed in I

EC ·--·-··---) __ ······-·-···· _ The validity of the EC is for the ! Noted life of the mine or as specified in I EIA notification, 2006, whichever I is earlier ! Mining shall be carried out as per i Mining operation is being carried out as per statute by Statute at a safe distance from the keeping a safe distance i.e 160 m from seasonal nallah seasonal nallah flowing within / with d ue permission from DGMS. close to the lease boundary.

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iv) Top soil should be stacked properly with proper slope at earmarked site and should not be kept active and shall be used for reclamation and development of green belt.

Top soil is being stacked at separate dump No 8

Quantity: 12.128 Mm3 (till date). During the initial

years it was carpeted over embankment and plantation

developed over it.

At present there is no excavation of fresh top soil. The

top soil excavated in the recent past has been placed at

Dump No 8 which is proposed to be carpeted over the

backfilled area in a progressive manner.

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The existing OB dumps which It will be complied. have been biologically reclaimed shall be monitored and ifrequired Total plantation on existing OB Dump 112000 Nos stabilized with plantation using native species.

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Dimension of the retaining wall·;- N~:-;11 the existing old OB dumps have bee~---·1 the toe ofthe dumps and OB : biologically reclaimed and stabilized with native 1 benches within the mine to check

; species, as such there is no siltation & flow of run-off· !

1 sediments from these dumps. Hence, no toe wall is · required to check run off. However, a Gabion 1 wall(Length - 300 m Height - 3.00 m) has been

I . : constructed along the Wardha river as per the : directions of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

Drills should be wet operated I .. ··-···--

: Drills are being wet operated.

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I viii) i !I Roads shall be metal topped and mechanical sweepers shall be

/ regularly deployed to minimize

I clear the dust off the main approach and mineral

1 transportation roads. Water

I sprinkling (fixed and mist type, mobile) shall be done regularly

i 3.00 km of internal roads are black topped. Brooming

I is done regularly on internal roads. 2 Nos. OfMo~ile

1 Water Tankers (Hired-! no. Of 4KL, Departmental-

1, lno. Of 20KL} are used for sprinkling on roads. Rain guns _are installed at approaches of Railway Siding, Coal stock yard etc.

ix) The company shall obt~in approval No groundwater is used for coal extraction. The ~f CGWA/f CGWdB Regt?fnal 0!?ce area does not fall in any critically exploited area as 10~ ~se o gro~n water 1 any ror er CGWA. 1

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x) ~ransportation in pit by I It is being followed - Dumpers, surface to siding by Dumpers and loading to siding by Pay Loaders

xi) The production shall be within the same Mining Lease area

The production is contained within the same

mining lease area.

The depth of the void shall be 35 Noted and will be complied rn from the ground level and I should be adequate for fishery purposa I

xiii) The OB shall be completely re­ handled at the end of the mining. The rest of the area will be backfilled upto the ground level and covered with about a meter thick top soil and put to use.

Noted and will be complied. The backfilling is in progress. Out of 60.63 Mm3 of OB excavated 55.326 Mm3 has been accommodated in void

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Appropriate embankment shall The embankment constructed along the river 1 be provided along the side of the I boundary is of suitable dimensions and stabilized

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I river /nallah flowing near or i with plantation so as to withstand the peak flow adjacent to the mine. land prevent mine inundation.

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I i / The CSR cost should be Rs I Complied. 5/tonnes of coal produced which/ should be adjusted as per the I CSR works performed are as follows: annual inflation. I

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1. Construction of Vyamshala at Rajendra Prasad Ward Ballarpur

2. Construction of Vyamshalaa Zakir Husain

Ward Ballarpur

3. WBM road to Bamboo Cluster at Bamni

village

4. Construction of Sanskrit Bhavan at

Ballarpur under CSR

5. Construction of concrete road at

ShivajiNagar Ballarpur under CSR

6. Providing and fixing 12.5 mtr high mas

Tower at Ballarpur Nagar Praishad

7. Construction of compound wall at Mount

Fort school at Bamni under CSR

8. Construction of drain at Visapur /

xvi) Everybody in the core area I Dust masks are provided to the workers operatin should be provided with mask for in mine. . protection against fugitive dust emissions

xvii) Dust mask to be provided to everyone working in the mine area

Dust masks are provided to the workers operating

in mine.

xviii) The supervisory staff should be periodically responsible for ensuring compulsory regarding

! wearing of dust mask in the core I area .

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should be periodically tested for the lung diseases and the burden of cost on account of working in

Every worker in the mine is examined in 5 years­

up to the age of 45; the workers who are above 50

years are subjected to periodic medical

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:' I - f surrounded by green belt having j' I · i thick canopy of the tree cover. :

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I xxi) The embankment constructed I The embankment for protection of mine working ! , along the boundary shall be of I suitable dimensions and critical has only been constructed with 08 as per Statute, I - i patches shall be strengthened by the embankment has been stabilized with I stone pitching on the river front 1 side and stabilised with - plantation. The backfilling is in progress. Out of

plantation so as to withstand the 60.63 Mm3 of OB excavated 55.326 Mm3 has been peak water flow and prevent mine inundation. · accommodated in void. The existing embankment

I ! examination at two and a half years interval.

which have been Biologically reclaimed and there

after stabilized by plantation of native species i.e

Shisham,Karanji, Neem, etc.

1 x:xii) There shall be no overflow of OB Complied. A Gabion wall(Length _ 300 m Helght e-

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, into the river and into the 3.00 m) has been constructed alonz the Wardha - agr:icul~ral fie!~ and m~ssive I river as per the directions of Maha;ashtra Pollution I l-·-----+-plantation of native species shall, I Control Board. 1

be taken up in the area between i the river and the project. I There shall be no external OB Complied All the OB generated is backfilled 1 dumps.

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xxiv) Catch drains and siltation ponds Catch drain /garland drain of appropriate size have I of appropriate size shall be constructed to arrest the silt and been constructed all around the quarry and OB sediment alows from soil, OB and dump to arrest slit and sediments into natural mineral dumps. The water so collected shall be utilised for water source ( (3.00 m + 1.75m)/2) x 2.00m. watering the mine area, roads, These catch drain /garland drain are cleaned green belt development etc. The drains shall be regularly desilted before onset of every monsoon. The sump made at and maintained properly, Garland the quarry floor is of size 45 Millon Gallon which : drains (size, gradient and length)

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and sump capacity shall be ! collected all the silts & sediments form OB benches ' ! desig~ed keeping 50% safety ! through X drainage. The sump capacity is · margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and maximum adequate keeping the sudden rainfall. The water discharge in the area adjoining thus collected in the sump gets adequate retention the mine site. Sump capacity shall also provide adequate time to allow proper setting of suspended retention period to allow proper

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I materials. The supernatant water is pumped out on i I surface & fed into two nos of surface sedimentation:

/ tank of size 27.50 m xll.50 m x 2.20 m for · ! · / I secondary treatment. The treated water from i

I I surface sedimentation tank is used for watering ! I I I I / the mine area & green belt development I

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xv) , Crushers at the CHP of adequate I 06 nos of fixed sprinklers are installed at CHP. , i I capacity for the expansion ! / I project shall be operated with I Concrete pavements are constructed at CHP. i ! I high efficiency bag filters, water

i settling of silt material I I

I 1 sprinkling system shall be I

provided to check fugitive emissions from crushing operations, conveyor system,

I haulage roads, transfer points, etc.

xxvi) The project authorities shall It ' undertake regular repairing and tarring of roads used for mineral transportation. A 3 tier green bellt comprising of a mix of native species shall be developed

I all along the major approach roads.

xxvii) Controlled blasting shall be Co practiced with use of delay gro detonators and only during daytime. The mitigtaive measures for control of ground vibrations and to arrest the fly rocks and boulders shall be implemented

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shall be implemented covering an area of 126.24 ha at the end To of mining, which includes reclaimed External OB dump

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will be followed and complied.

ntrolled blasting is being practiced to reduce und vibration and arrest flyrocks.

e plantation done till date:

ta! plantation on OB Dump 112000 Nos

1 area (32.53 ha), internal OB

1 dump area (90.21 ha), along . . i roads and green belt (0.50 ha) in I Existing · township located outside the I 1ease by planting native species in consultation with local DFO. The density of the trees shall be around 2500 plants/ha. Massive plantation shall be carried out in

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I S. No. Year No. of plantation Area 'i

1) 1993-94 48000 19.20 Ha

2) 1994-95 35250 14.10 Ha

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open spaces in and around the mine and a 3 tier avenue plantation along the main approach roads to mine.

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4.00 Ha I i 3) 2000-01 10000 ; ! I I I

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! 4) 2002-03 5000 2.00Ha I

' ' i . 5) 2004-05 8750 3.50 Ha l !

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6) 2009-10 5000 2.00 Ha 7) 2014-15 2500 1.00 ha

Tota 1,14,500 45.80 Ha !

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I 2017-18 2500 1.00 Ha

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I Species - Only native species through state Forest Expert

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I I I I I _ L ---+ _J / xxix) / An estimated total of 13.780 ~~ / All the OB generated is being backfilled. / / I Mm3 of OB generated during the

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. 1 entire life of the mine. Out of i which 13.780 Mm3 of OB will be I I

dumped into one internal dump covering an area 142.69 ha of land with height upto ground level Monitoring and management of reclaimed dump sites shall continue till the vegetation becomes self sustaining and compliance status shall be submitted to MOEF and its regional Office on yearly basis.

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! xxx) ! The proponent should prepare 'The restoration & reclamation plan for degraded i / restoration and reclamation plan ! area will be in line with the approved EMP.

i for the degraded area. The land i be used in a productive and , sustainable manner.

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I degraded land and OB dumps in

, lieu of breasking open the land 1 be carried out.

I The mining should be phased out There is no extra external dump. All OB excavated ! in sustainable manner. No extra is being accommodated in decoaled void. The '. , I OB dumps are permitted entire OB excavated is being used for backfilling of l I the decoaled Area progressively. :

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for mining operations.

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No groundwater is used for coal extraction. he area does not fall in any critically exploited area as per CGWA. I f---1----- . --------·--··---·--- ---------·----- - - - - . ------------··----i1

lxxxiv) Of the total quarry area of172 31 There is no external dump. All OB excavated is i

ha the backfilled quarry area of being accommodated in decoaled void. The entire ! I 90.21 ha shall be reclaimed with OB excavated is being used for backfilling of the ! i plantation and a void of 29.62 ha decoaled Area progressively. Out of 60.63 Mm3 of '

at a a depth of 40 m which is OB excavated 55.326 Mm3 has been proposed to be converted into a accommodated in void. wter body shall be gently sloped and the upper benches shall be terraced and stabilised with plantation/afforestation by planting native plant species in consulation with the local DFO. Density shall be 2500 plants per __ J ha.

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and quality shall be carried out out by CMPDIL, 4 times a year in pre-monsoon by establishing a network of (May), Monsoon (August), Post-monsoon existing wells and construction of (November) and Winter (January) seasons and for new piezometers Monitoring quality once in a year. shall be done 4 times a year. Data is submitted to MOEF and CPCB quarterly with in one month of monitoring.

The existing embankment which have been Biologically reclaimed and there after stabilized by

I plantation of native species i.e Shisham,Karanji, Neem, etc.

xxxvi) The company shall put up artificial GW recharge measures for augmentation of Gw resource in case monitoring indicates a decline in water table.

The nearby villages have no shortage of water, however regular supply of water is ensured in case of scarcity.

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l xxxvii I STP shall be installed in existmg STP is proposed to be installed in 2017-18. One ETP

I) / colony. ETP shall also be provided is provided with a capacity of 75 cum /day for work ; ! for workshop and CH P [ wastewater. l shop

I ;;;;i ;-I B~~j cl!,s carrying out PM E ~ f Peri~dj ~al health check-up of mine workers a re

Ii) I workers, lO% of the workers carried out once in S years with the purpose of identified from workforce engaged in active mining opertaions shall be subjected to

detecting occupational diseases & hearing

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health check up for occupational impairment. diseases and hearing impairment. Every worker in the mine is examined in 5 years-

up to the age of 45; the workers who are above SO

years are subjected to periodic medical

examination at two and a half years interval

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! compensated as per the norms 1 already settled No house oustees involved 1 laid out R & R policy of CIL or National R&R policy whichever Total Land acquired physically= 55.8 ha is higher

~onitoring land use pattern I

Complied. I ~-nd for post mining land use, a I time series of land use maps, I

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based on satellite imagery( on a I 'scale of 1: 5000) of core zone and buffer zone, from start of project II

I until end shall be prepared once in 3 years and report should be submitted to MoEFCC and its concerned Regional authority.

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Employment provided=24 nos.

Total land compensation paid= Rs 37769432

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xii) A detailed final mine closure plan A progressive mine closure is being implemented. along with details of Corpus fund shall be submitted to MoEFCC within 6 months of Environmental clearance

Total backfilled area on surface-100.88 ha (Partial)

Progressive backfilling area - 100.88 ha(Partial)

Progressive balance including interest as on

31.03.2017 is Rs: 239504257.00

escrow account No. -08973161006681

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xiii) The project authorities shall in The CSR activities are undertaken after due I I

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consultation with the panchayats of the local villages and administration identify socio­ economic and welfare measures

I under CSR to be carried out over the balance life of the mine.

consulation with the local people. The details of ~SR

activities undertaken till date are as follows:

1. Construction of Vyamshala at Rajendra Prasad Ward Ballarpur

2. Construction of Vyamshalaat Zakir Husain

Ward Ballarpur

3. WBM road to Bamboo Cluster at Bamni

village

4. Construction of Sanskrit Bhavan at

Ballarpur under CSR

5. Construction of concrete road at

ShivajiNagar Ballarpur under CSR

6. Providing and fixing 12.5 mtr high mas

Tower at Ballarpur Nagar Praishad

7. Construction of compound wall at Mount

Fort school at Bamni under CSR

8. Construction of drain at Visapur

xliii) Corporate Environment responsibility:

a) The company shall have a well Complied laid down Environment policy

I approved by the Board of Directors

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· b) The Environment policy shall : prescribe for standard operating I It is being followed process/procedures to bring into I focus any I infringement/deviation/violation/ of the environmental or Forest / norms/conditions.

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c) The hierarchial system or administrative order of the company to deal with environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearance conditions shall be furnished

At HQ, WCL- The cell is headed by GM (Env) reporting to Director (Technical). The team comprises of multi-disciplinary trained executive. At Area level - Area General Manager heads the i

Environment Department & assisted by GM (oprn), i ANO(Envt) & a management trainee of Environment discipline. At Unit Level- Environment Management Cell is headed by Sub-Area Manager and is assisted by Mine Manager and Project Nodal Officer (Env) at unit level

d) to have proper checks and balances, the company shall have It is being followed a well laid down system of reporting of non- compliances/violations of environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the I

I company and/or shareholders or j stake holders at large. L _

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B. General Conditions

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i) No change in Mining : No change in Mining technology envisaged 1

technology and scope of 1J

working shall be made without prior approval of the MOEF&CC

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No change in calendar plan of Noted production for quantum of mineral coal shall be made

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Four ambient air quality monitoring stations shall be established in the core zone as wel as in the buffer zone for PM 10, PM 2.5, S02 and NOX.

Four ambient air quality monitoring stations are - (i)Manager Office - Ballarpur UG (ii) Premises of SAM office (iii)Substation - Ballarpur OC (iv) Filter Plant/ Colony and it is in consultation with MPCB, Chandrapur. It is being monitored by CMPDIL regularly. Monitoring reports for the period 01.04.2017 to 30.09.2017 enclosed as Annexure - B.

iv) Data on ambient air quality It is being monitored by CMPDIL regularly. monitoring and heavy metals such as Hg, As, Ni, Cd, Cr tc

- shall be regularly submitted to Ministry including its I concerned Regional office and to SPCB and CPCB once in 6 I months.

v) Adequate measures shall be Adequate measures are taken for control of Noise taken for control of noise levels pollution. Workers engaged in blasting and drilling below 85 dBA in the work operations, operation of HEMM, etc are provided environment. Workers with ear plugs/muffs engaged with blasting and drilling operations, operation of HEMM etc shall be provided with ear plugs/muffs

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Industrial wastewater (workshop and WW from mine) shall be properly collected, treated so as to

I conform the prescribed I standards

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1 For proper treatment of Industrial wastewater-One ETP of capacity 75 cum/day has been provided in the workshop and 2 nos of Sedimentation tank of size 27.SOm x

, 11.SOm x 2.20m have been constructed near the 1 mine for treatment of mine pumped out water. The quality of discharge is being monitored so as to ensure compliance of prescribed norms before discharging. Oil and grease traps installed at the WETP.

Coal transportation vehicles are covered with

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I viii) Monito~i~~-~f~~;i~~~;;e~tal I

• 1 quality parameters shall be I carried out through I establishment of adequate

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/.' ; number and type of pollution i monitoring and analysis

f i equipment in consultation j ! with the SPCB abd data : : analysed through a lab i i recognised under EPA rules, : l 1986. --·--·--------·-----------/ I ix) Personnel working in dusty Protective respiratory devices are provided to I 1 areas shall wear protective workmen exposed to dust area. Workers are also

respiratory devices and they regularly given training on safety and health aspects I shall also be provided with at VTC (this is the statutory requirement under I 1

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adequate training and .

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mines safety act). Periodical medical examnination ! information on safety and of every worker is being done every five years in I

i I health aspects. I our area hospital to detect any disease so that the L__L I appropriate action can be taken up at project le~ x) I Occupational health / It was submitted that every worker in mine was !

. [surveillance programme of the examined once in 5 years upto the age of 45 years; !

I. workers shall be taken I the workers who are above 50 years are subjected ! periodically to observe any top periodical medical examination at two and a I

I contractions due to exposure half years as per law. I I / to dust and to take corrective As per the records available, no notifiable (as I measures, if needed and specified in the Mine's Rules, 1985) disease has

records maintained thereof. been identified till date. _ A seperate environmental At HQ. WCL- The cell is headed by GM (Env) management cell with suitable reporting to Director (Technical). The team

. qualified personnel shall be comprises of multi-disciplinary trained executive.

I setup under the control of At Area level - Area General Manager heads the Senior Executive, who will Environment Department assisted by GM (oprn), report directly to the Head of ANO(Envt) & a Management Trainee of the company. Environment discipline.

! At Unit L~vel- Environment Management Cell is I headed by Sub-Area Manager and assisted by Mine i Manager, Project Nodal Officer (Env) at unit level

I - ·-·i- ------- ·· -··-··-- ·· --·-· : The funds earmarked for ; The funds earmarked for environment protection , i environmental protection I measures are kept in seperate account and it is not i

I measures shall be kept in ! used for any other purpose. Expenditure statement I ; seperate account and shall not I is shown in every six monthly compliance report 1

be diverted for other purpose. sent to MoEF&CC, Delhi and Bhopal. Year wise expenditure shall be reported to the Ministry and its concerned RO

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used for transporting the mineral shall be covered with tarpaulins and optimally loaded

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certificate for all light & passenger vehicles are taken.

: Monitoring of environmental quality parameters is done by CMPDIL, Nagpur. There is a full fledged NABL accredited Env. Laboratory of CMPDIL. The Monitoring is done through this laboratory at fortnightly interval Mine has procured a portable testing kit for field monitoring of pH, TDS etc.

I reported to the Ministry and I its concerned RO

xiiO - -·--1 The.project-authorities shall I j advertise at least in 2 local

I newspapers widely circulated around the project, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of locality · concerned within 7 days of the;

. clearance letter informing that ; the project has been accorded , environmental clearance and a : copy of EC is available at SPCB and may also be seen at

1 website of MoEFCC.

· Complied Enclosed as Annexure - ''A"

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A copy of EC letter shall be marked to concern Panchayat/zila parishad, Municipal Corporation or Urban local body and local NGO, if any, from whom any suggestion./representation

I has been recieved while processing the proposal

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concerned SPCB. The EC letter 1

shall also be displayed at ' Regional Office, district . industry sector and Collector's : Office/Tehsildar's Office for 30 I days. I

1-x-v-i)_--+_T_h_e-clearance letter shall be I The clearance letter has been uploaded on website uploaded on the company's : of Western Coalfields Limited

I website. The compliance i The compliance report is being uploaded Website status of the stipulated I link to access EC is environmental clearance ! conditions shall also be ! http://wes~emcoal.nic.in/?q=node/271 uploaded by the project · authorities on their website and updated at least once every six months so as to bring the same in public .dornain.The monitoring data of environmental quality parameter and critical sectoral parameters shall also ,

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be displayed at the entrance of I the project premises and mine:

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! The environment clearance copy has been sent to i panchayat but no suggestion has been received i Enclosed as Annexure C i I

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The proponent is required to I Noted and will be followed obtain all necessary clearances 1 that may be required before I

: the start ~f _ _pE~i~~~: _ __ __ 1-

, The Ministry or any other I Noted l competent authority may ,

stipulate any further condition I . for environmental protection 1

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1. Area Nodal Officer [Env] , Ballarpur Area. l accountability to ensure

1 2. Area Safety Officer, Ballarpur Area

'l1 implementation of all EC 3. Area Survey Officer, Ballarpur Area. conditions.

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Concealing factual data or Noted submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply

I with any of the conditions i mentioned above may result I in withdrawal of this clearance I and may attract action under I ~the provisions of EPA, 1986. I I I I_ ~~~-J I The above conditions will be i Noted and will be followed I i enforced inter-alia, under the i I provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, The

_ environment (Protection_ Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and

! Rules. The proponent shall , ensure to undertake and : provide for the costs incurred i for taking up remedial I measures in case of soil 1 contamination, contamination of groundwater and surface

1 water, and coccupational and

I other diseases due to the ··--!_

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I mining operations

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/ shall lie with the NGT, if i preferred, with in a period of ,

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; 13 1 This EC supersedes the earher i Noted I I EC, vide letter no. Letter J- · I J 11015/145/2007-lA.II(M) i / dated 18.06.2008 for , i O.SOMTPA , ... __

A~&1,,i Asst. Manager t C)/ Nodal Officer

Ballarpur OCM

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~£ Sub Area Manager,

Ballarpur OCM

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