FORM - A
Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area
PART - I
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A. General Details
A-1. Project Details
  (i). Proposal No. : FP/OR/MIN/20032/2016   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Khondbond Iron & Manganese Mine   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : As per MoEF&CC guideline F. No. 8-78/1996-FC (pt.) dated 10.03.2015 Forest Diversion over 38.441 ha Of forest land as per Sabik records (as on 25.10.1980) been sought   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). Category of the Proposal : Mining   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 232000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 38.441   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 20
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : TATA STEEL LIMITED KHONDBOND IRON AND MN MINES   (ii). Address1 : Tata Steel Limited, Khondbond Iron & Mn. Mines, P.O./P.S.-Joda, Distt.-Keonjhar, Odisha.   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). District : Keonjhar   (vi). Pin : 758034   (vii). Landmark : Bamebari Police Station   (viii). Email address : prakash.mohapatra@tatasteel.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 9238-100626   (x). Fax No. : 9238-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9238306281   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Vijayendra   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Devasamudra   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Chief (Mine Planning and Projects)   (vi). Address 1: Registered Office Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Mumbai- 400001, Site: www.tatasteelindia.com   (vii). Address 2: Address for communication D. Vijayendra, Head (Planning), Noamundi M/s Tata Steel Ltd., Noamundi Iron Mine P.O. Noamundi, Thana: Noamundi Dist: West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) Pin Code : 833217, JHARKHAND e-mail: gm.office@tatasteel.com   (viii). State: Jharkhand   (ix). District: West Singhbhum   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 833217   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: noapel.grp@tatasteel.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 9238-100626   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9262290378   (xvii). Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency:
B. Details of land required for the Project
B-1. Details of proposal seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land for the Project already submitted in the past
List of proposal submitted in Past
S.no Proposal Status. Proposal No. Moef File No. Area Proposed for Diversion(Ha.) Area Diverted(Ha.) Date of In-Principle Approval Date of Final Approval
NIL
B-2. Details of forest land proposed to be diverted
B-2.1 Details of Divisions involved
Details of Divisions involved
S.no Division Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Keonjhar38.4410
Total38.4410
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Keonjhar38.4410
Total38.4410
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Khondbond20.9910
2Guruda17.450
Total 38.441 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mining18.7390
2Storing Mineral / Ore, Sub-grade and top soil etc9.5960
3Dumping of Over Burden / slime dam.3.6750
4Storing Tools, Machineries & Plant etc2.690
5Construction of Building ,Power Station Workshop,0.1230
6Township, Housing Colony00
7Construction of Road, Ropeway, Conveyor ,Pipe line1.8370
8Magazine00
9Safety zone1.0120
10Un-utilised area0.7690
Total 38.441 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Keonjhar
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 38.441   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.38.441No Data
  (iii). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed to be diverted:   (iv). Scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed to be diverted prepared by using GPS or Total Station:
D. Justification for locating the Project in forest land and details of alternatives examined:
  (i). Copy of note containing justification for locating the Project in forest land:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 400   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 600
F. Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
  (i). Whether Project involves displacement?: No
G. Details of Cost-Benefit analysis for the Project
  (i). Whether the Project requires Cost-Benefit analysis?: Yes   (a). Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis:
H. Status of Environmental Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project requires Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC obtained   (b). Environmental Clearance File No.: J-11015/888/2007-IA.II(M)   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 2011-21-12
I. Status of Wildelife Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in any Protected Area or their Eco sensitive zone? : No
J. Applicability of special provisions governing Scheduled Areas
  (i).Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in a Scheduled Area? : Yes
K. Status of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted
  (i). Whether the process for settlement of Rights under the Forest Rights Acts 2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted has been completed? : No
L. Details of land identified for Compensatory Afforestation
  (i). Whether non-forest or Revenue forest land is required to be provided by User Agency?: Yes   (ii). Whether the area of non-forest land or Revenue forest land required to be provided by User Agency for raising Compensatory Afforestation is less than area of forest land proposed to be diverted ?: No   (iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 1   (iv). No. of patches: One   (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS ot Total Station:   (vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
M. Mining Details
M-1. Details of Mineral Concessions
  (i). Whether the forest land is aquired under Coal Bearing Areas Act: No   (a). Reference number of Letter of Intent for grant of mining lease.(approval letter of the State Mines and Geology Department): 3315/S&M III(A)SM-01/2004,   (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease: 18 Apr 2015   (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):   (d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 978   (e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 875.198
M-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 19 Jun 2013   (ii). Approval authority: Controller of Mines (CZ), IBM   (iii). Copy of approval of mining plan:   (iv). Copy of approved mining plan:   (v). Nature of mining (underground/opencast): Opencast   (vi). Copy of the detailed land use plan in 1:4,000 scale prepared by using GPS or Total Station :   (vii). Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:     View file
M-3. Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-4. Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-5. Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease :
  (i). Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease: A total of 659 nos. of core boreholes and 19 nos. of DTH/RC boreholes are drilled for prospecting of Iron & Manganese ore.Drill hole spacing of the above boreholes is at 25m x 25m, 50m x 50m, 100m x 1
M-5.1 Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting :
Bore holes drilled for prospecting
S.no No. of Bore holes (in forest land) Diameters(in inch.) forest land No. of Bore holes (in non-forest land) Diameters(in inch.) non-forest land
16753.76433.76
M-5.2 Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Minerals Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) % confidence level Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) % confidence level
Iron Ore64.691090000
Iron Ore96.9930700.273070
Manganese Ore0.5171090000
M-6. Details of approval under the Forest (Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease
  (i).Whether approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease have been obtained No
Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980
S.no MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted(in ha.) From Date To Date
NIL
M-7. Mineral wise details
  (i). No. of minerals: Two
Mineral wise details
Minerals Estimated reserve in
non forest land(million tons.)
Estimated reserve
in forest land(million tons.)
Estimated annual
extraction(million tons.)
Estimated life
of mine(Yrs.)
Total estimated extraction during
mining lease period(million tons.)
Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
Iron Ore0.27161.6882011249.95
Manganese Ore00.5170.150.5170
M-7.1 Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease
  (i). Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: Captive   (a).Copy note containing details of the linked end-use Project:   (ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Reclamation Plan
2Supplementary Lease Deed
3Stage-II FC
4Stage-I FC
5Consent to Operate
6MoEF Acknowledgement for FDP over 383.607 ha
7NPV demand from DFO for 38.441 ha
8Approval of Site Specific Wild Life Conservation Plan
9Authenticated Extent of Forest Land as per HAL- 836.757 ha
10Surface Right rant Statement
11Copy of Power of Attorney
12Drawing - IIIB
13Drawing - V
14Drawing - VI
15Drawing - VII
16EDS Compliance
17NPV Payment Certificate
18DFO's Letter No. 5002 dated 29.06.2016 for EDS w.r.t. 38.441 ha.
19EDS Compliance w.r.t. 38.441 ha. against DFO's letter no. 5002 dated 29.06.2016
20Undertakings
21Authenticated Land Schedule by Tahasildar, Barbil Sabik
22Authenticated Land Schedule by Tahasildar, Barbil Sabik
23Topo Sheet
24DGPS Map
25Original Lease Map of KIMM - Part (1)
26Original Lease Map of KIMM - Part (2)
27RML Lease Plan of KIMM - Part (1)
28RML Lease Plan of KIMM - Part (2)
29No DataCA Land Topo Sheet KIMM
30Form - A
31Lease Map showing Forest & Non-Forest
32CA Land Map
33Land Use Proposed Sabik
34Land Use Plate IVA
35Land Use Plate IVB
36Land Use Plate IVC
37Cost Benefit Analysis in New Format
38Revised EDS Compliance Sabik 38.441 ha.
39Sabik Checklist Part-I
40Sabik Checklist Part-II