FORM - B
Form for seeking prior approval under Section-2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities, in respect of renewal of leases,
which have been earlier granted clearance under Forest (Conservation) Act,1980
PART - I
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A. General Details
A-1. Project Details
  (i). Proposal No. : FP/OR/MIN/142246/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Rengalbeda North East Iron Ore Mine   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Rengalbeda North East Iron ore Mines of Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (OMECL), a State Government undertaking,(Presently Odisha Mining Corporation Limited) is a mining project for exploitation of iron ore over an area of 24.203 Hectares (Ha.) as per the LoI given by Steel and Mines   (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) : 3804.66   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 24.203   (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): 50
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : ODISHA MINERAL EXPLORATION CORPORATION (OMECL)   (ii). Address1 : 3rd Floor, Boyan Bhawan, Unit - 3   (iii). Address2 : Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bhubaneswar   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). District : Khordha   (vi). Pin : 751001   (vii). Landmarks : Boyanika   (viii). Email address : omecl.envfo@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 2399921   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9937388703   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Details of Proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land submitted by the User Agency in the past  
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
1InprincipleFP/OR/OTHERS/33/20195-ORB407/2020-BHU2.6592.65905 Jun 2020
2InprincipleFP/OR/MRL/31/20195-ORB420/2020-BHU1.6961.69625 Jun 2020
3InprincipleFP/OR/OTHERS/32/20195-ORC422/2020-BHU7.3897.38931 Jul 2020
4InprincipleFP/OR/OTHERS/2/20205-ORB401/2019-BHU0.7380.73807 Sep 2020
Total 12.482 12.482
  (xiv). Legal status of User Agency : State PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Shailender   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Sinha   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Director Geology   (vi). Address 1: 3RD FLOOR, BAYAN BHAWAN, UNIT 3 PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MARG, BHUBANESWAR   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Orissa   (ix). District: Khordha   (x). Tehsil: Khordha   (xi). Pin: 751001   (xii). Landmarks: Boyanika   (xiii). Email Address: omecl.envfo@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 2399921   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9937388703   (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:
A-7. Details of the forest land returned back to the State Forest Department or any other Authority from the forest land diverted in favour of the user agency
A-9. Details of Transfer of Lease
Serial No Name of person Address of person Date of transfer MMDR File Transfer Deed Conservation MoEF_file No Date of approval MoEF file
NIL
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
  (i). Whether any proposal seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land required for the project has been submitted in the past?. : No
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.Keonjhar24.2030
Total24.2030
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Keonjhar24.2030
Total24.2030
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Gandhalpada0.7410
2Nuagaan21.810
22.551 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mining18.10
2Infrastructure0.010
37.5 m Strip along ML Boundary (Safety Zone)1.4960
450 m on either side of NH-2152.9450
Total 22.551 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Keonjhar
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 24.203   (ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of Patches To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.24.203    View File
  (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 DGPS 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): 130   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 226
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 under process   (ii). Environmental Clearance File No.: 64019/51-NCMB1/06-2021
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? : Yes   (a). Copy of documentry evidence in support of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted:
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
District 1. : Kalahandi
  (a). Village: SEPASKHANDA   (b). Area(in ha.): 24.203   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: Khata No.31   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using DGPS 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:
Serial No Period Date of grant/renewal Designation of authority Copy of grant of the mining lease Date of execution Copy of the lease deed
NIL
 (i) Nature and quantity of mineral actually extracted from the forest and non-forest land NIL
Serial No Mineral Qty. of ore proposed to be extracted during the lease period Qty. of ore actually extracted during the lease period
Forest land Non-Forest land Forest land Non-Forest land
NIL
M-4 . Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
Serial No Designation of authority Date of grant From date To Date Copy of the approval accorded for extension
NIL
M-5 . Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease
(i) Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease : Based on the Geological Report of Rengalbeda (NE) Iron Ore Block prepared by Geological Survey of India(GSI) and received from Govt. of Odisha , the total ore body has been explored by Geological Surv
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
122400
M-5.2 . Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Serial No Mineral Estimated Reserve in forest land Estimated Reserve in non-forest land
Estimated Reserve %accuracy %confidence level Estimated Reserve %accuracy %confidence level
1Iron Ore18.348080000
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
M-7 . Mineral wise details
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Iron Ore018.3421018.340
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Reservation of Rengalbeda Mines in favor of OMECL
2Notification for Reservation of Rengalbeda Mines in favor of OMECL by Steel and Mines, Govt. of Odisha.
3Undertaking By OMC
4Map showing distance of the project site from various WL sanctary etc.
5LoI of Rengalbeda NE Iron Ore Block in favour of OMC
6Compliance to the observation by PCCF(N) submitted herewith.
7Compliance to Observation raised by PCCF(N)
8State Govt. order on Merger of OMECL with OMC
9Merger order Of MoCA, GoI
10Land Schedule of ML and area proposed for Diversion