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/MP/MIN/43378/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Mugdara Dolomite Mine   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The 19.223 Ha Forest land of Mugdara Dolomite Mine has been diverted in favour of OCL India Limited for mining till the Lease period up to 24.05.14. About 4 MMT of Dolomite reserve is still balance therefore we have applied for renewal after effective merger of M/s OCL India Limited with M/s DCBL   (iv). State : Madhya Pradesh   (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) : 400   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 19.223   (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): 10
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : DALMIA CEMENT BHARAT LIMITED FORMERLY KNOWN AS OCL INDIA LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : At/Po- Rajgangpur, Dist- Sundargarh, Odisha   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). District : Sundargarh   (vi). Pin : 770017   (vii). Landmarks : NIL   (viii). Email address : panda.smrutiranjan@dalmiaocl.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 220121   (x). Fax No. : 220933   (xi). Mobile No. : 9437965493   (xii). Website (if any) : www.dalmiacement.com   (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  
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
  (xiv). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Smruti   (ii). Middle Name: Ranjan   (iii). Last Name: Panda   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Manager   (vi). Address 1: Dalmia OCL Refractory, At/Po- Rajgangpur, Dist- Sundargarh, Odisha, pin- 770017   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Orissa   (ix). District: Sundargarh   (x). Tehsil: Rajagangapur   (xi). Pin: 770017   (xii). Landmarks: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: panda.smrutiranjan@dalmiaocl.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 676457   (xv). Fax No.: 06624220933   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9437965493   (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-4. Details of approvals under the Forest (Conservation) Act , 1980 accorded in the past
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted Period of diversion
1FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/199415 Oct 199619.2220
A-5. Status of compliance to conditions stipulated in the previous approvals
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Conditions stipulated by the MoEF Details of the compliance
1FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Legal status of Forest land shall remain unchangedLegal status remains unchanged
2FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Compensatory afforestation will be carried out over non forest land equivalent in extent to the forest area to be broken up afresh at the project cost. Non Forest land identified for compensatory afforestration will be notified as reserve/ protected forestAn area of 8.13 hects out of 19.223 hect. of mine lease area was already broken up prior to FC Act 1980.The Lessee has provided 17.30 hects. in place of 11.093 hects for compensatory afforestation. Since the land allotted in one compact patch in Khasra No. 167, Patwari Halka No. 18 in village Khairamal has handed over to Divisional Forest Officer, West Mandla for compensatory afforestation. OCL has deposited Rs.1,66,395/- vide Demand Draft bearing no. 362304 dated 22.04.1996 vide our letter no.RGRR:391/40A dated 13.05.1996 towards the cost for the above compensatory afforestation over 11.093 hect. to the Divisional Forest Officer, West Mandla as per demand letter no. 809 dated 23.04.1996 of DFO, Mandla
3FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Demarcation of Mining area will be done on the ground at the project costDemarcation of mining lease area is completed with four feet high cement concrete pillars with serial numbers. Also GPS Readings are written on Boundary Pillars
4FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994The user agency shall open a fuel wood depot at the project site for supply of fuel wood to staff & labours working in the project. The quantity of the fuel wood to be supplied will be prescribed by the Conservator of Forest/ Dy. Conservator of Forest concernedThere is no residential colony in the mines and workers working in the mines are coming from the nearby villages. No worker is interested to carry the fuel wood. However, fuel wood is being purchased yearly and kept at Mines site for workers
5FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Necessary soil conservation measures shall be taken in the area by Project Authority as suggested by Forest Dept. Adequate treatment facility, garland drain, check dams etc. shall be installed to prevent water pollutionNecessary soil conservation measures is being taken in the area and we have been awarded 1st prize in “Mines Environment & Mineral Conservation Week” of Jabalpur region in the year 2008. Construction of Garland drains, settling tanks, Check dams etc. are being carried out in Mining lease area for soil conservation
6FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Mine area reclamation and green belt development should be carried out concurrently to maximum possible extent at the project cost. The Lessee should take up planting work on the static dumps during the advance mining operation; undertake the afforestation measures in the area proposed for afforestation and also in the other blank area of lease area. These works will be carried out in consultation and as per direction of the Conservator of Forest and by Dy. Conservator of Forest concernedDue to existence of Dolomite, no reclamation has been carried out. However, we have already submitted an assurance of Rs. 10000/- per hectare for reclamation to Govt. Plantation has been carried out on dumps, safety zone area to develop green belt. About 6781 trees were planted in Safety zone area, on dumps and other suitable places and survival of plantation is about 60%. Till date survival of saplings is about 3440 nos
7FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Over burden will not be dumped on hill slopeThis is not a hilly area.The over burden are being dumped in the lease area, as earmarked in approved mining plan/ Scheme
8FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Effective pollution control measures with respect to Air Quality, Water quality, noise should be implementedRegular monitoring of Air quality, water quality and noise level is being conducted by the MP Pollution Control Board. Effective control measures are being implemented as advised by MP pollution control board and as per approved mining Plan/Scheme
9FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Regular monitoring of Environmental parameters should be carried out and furnished to Regional Office (Bhopal) of the Ministry & to State Pollution Control Board periodicallyRegular monitoring of environment parameters is being carried out
10FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Ground water quality and levels in the vicinity of mining should be recorded & furnished at six month intervalThe drinking water is being supplied from the tube well. Record of Ground water quality and level is being maintained.
11FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994The Project Authority should take appropriate community development, measures including enhance agricultural, community, forestry, education & medical facilities to the villagers in the vicinity of the Project area. A separate fund provision should be earmarked for the purposeWe are providing drinking water facility to nearby villagers, financial assistance to the Educational Institute, Conducting medical camps, Providing free medicines, various accessories to farmers. There is separate fund provision for Community development
12FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Monitoring of heath of mines worker, particularly with respect to respirable dust should be carried out once in six month. Recorded data should be furnished to the Ministry (Regional Office Bhopal)Periodically, Monitoring of health of mine workers has been carried out as per statutory requirement
13FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994An Environmental Management Cell has to be established to carry out functions relating to Environmental management. The Head of the Cell should directly report to the Chief ExecutiveAn Environment cell was established. All Environments related activities has been carried out with guidance from Environment management cell. Time to time, Chief executive reviewed the environment activities and also advice for better environment management in the Mining lease area
14FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Adequate fund provision (capital and recurring) should be made for the implementation of the above measuresRequired fund allocation is made on the context
15FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Adequate fund provision (capital and recurring) should be made for the implementation of the above measuresRequired fund allocation is made on the context
16FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Period of lease shall be remain 20 years, coterminous with lease under MMRD ActAgreed & accepted
17FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994In advance, user agency should deposited Rs. 10,000/- per hectares for reclamation costWe have deposited Rs.1, 92,230/- @ Rs. 10,000/- per hectare for reclamation cost vide DD No.427037 dated 25.07.1997
18FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994An undertaking should be furnished by user agency to accept any other condition that the State Govt. or Govt. of India may imposedAn under taking has been furnished
A-6. Details of payments made in respect of the approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act , 1980 accorded in the past
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Item/Nature Amount paid (in Rupees) Date of Payment
1FP/MP/MIN/432/1994261/1994Compensatory Afforestation166395.0022 Apr 1996
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
  (i). 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: No
Serial No Area No of patch Area of patch Uploaded patch Uploaded GPS Date of return Authority Uploaded documentary proof
NIL
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.Mandla West(T)19.2230
Total19.2230
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Mandla19.2230
Total19.2230
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mugdara19.2230
19.223 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mining4.54160
2Dumping1.54380
3Infrastructure & Magazine0.20
4Road0.26550
5Plantation1.50
6Expansion of quarries, Dumps & Others11.17210
Total 19.223 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Mandla West(T)
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 19.223   (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.
1.19.223    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): 6   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 44
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?: No
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.: 7663/SEIAA/15   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 16 Nov 2015
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. : Mandla
  (a). Village: Khairi   (b). Area(in ha.): 17.3   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 167   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof:
  (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:
M. Mining Details
M-1.1 . Details of grant/renewal of mining lease in the past
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
125 May 1994 To 24 May 201426 Feb 1999Under Secretary, Mineral Resource Department, MP31 Mar 2000
225 May 2014 To 24 May 202414 Dec 2016District Collector, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh16 Jan 2017
325 May 1974 To 24 May 199427 Nov 1973Under Secretary, Mineral Resource Department, MP25 May 1974
 (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
1Dolomite300.1932300
Application under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 for renewal of the mining lease : No
M-2 . Details of Mining Plan
(i) Date of approval of mining plan : 11 Oct 2019 (ii) Approval authority : Director of Mining & Geology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (iii) Copy of approval of mining plan : No Data (iv) Copy of approved mining plan : (v) Nature of mining (underground/opencast) : Opencast (vi) Copy of the detailed land use plan in 14,000 scale prepared by using DGPS or Total Station :   (vii).  Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:
M-3 . Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
(i) Detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken : Yes
Serial No Designation of authority Date of extension From date To Date Copy of the prospecting licence
1District Collector, Mandla29 Apr 197029 Apr 197028 Apr 1972
M-4 . Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
(i) Extension of original prospecting license was extended : No
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 : After 1970, an area of 277.90 acres was prospcted under license. While prospecting random outcrop sampling was done with 15 nos of trial pits. Old orking pits were analysed by collection samples.
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
10000
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
1Dolomite4.29090000
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) Approval under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land : No
M-7 . Mineral wise details
Number of minerals : NIL
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Dolomite4.200.3141.52.7
(i) Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease : NIL (ii) Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals :
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1OCL to DCBL Order
2lease extension
3M-2 V(ii)
4ca land conversion letter
5Transportation Plan