Wild Life Report
Form for seeking recommendation of Standing Committee of NBWL/SBWL.
PART - I & II
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A. General Details
A-1. Project Details
  (i). Forest Clearance Required?: Yes   (a).Forests Clearance Type : Fresh   (ii). Proposal No. : FP/MH/MIN/55897/2020   (iii). Name of Project: DIVERSION OF 35.94 HA. FOREST LAND FOR OPENCAST MINING IN LOHARDONGRI IRON ORE BLOCK AT VILLAGE LOHARDONGRI FOREST COMPTT. NO. 439-RF (OLD COMPTT. NO. 95-RF), TAL. BRAMHAPURI, DISTT. CHANDRAPUR OF MAHARASHTRA STATE IN FAVOUR OF SUNFLAG IRON & STEEL COMPANY LIMITED.   (iv). Short narrative of the Project : Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Ltd is a leading Iron and Steel manufacturer. The forest land required for Opencast mining of Iron Ore which is located in Lohardongri Iron Ore Block allotted under the Mineral (Auction) Rule, 2015 through e-auction process.   (v). State : Maharashtra   (vi). Category of the Project : Mining   (vii). Shape of project land : Non Linear   (viii). Distance of the project from the boundary of the Protected Area (in km.): 35.94   (ix). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 1050   (x). Total period for which clearance is required (in year): 50   (xi). Total Project Area(in ha.): 35.94   (xii). Area of Forest Land required for this Project(in ha.): 35.94   (xiii). Non-Forest Land required for this Project (in ha.): 0   (xiv). Forest Land within Protected Area(in ha.): 0   (xv). Non-forest Land within Protected Area (in ha.): 0   (xvi). Project Area under Protected Area(in ha.): 0   (xvii). Project Area under Non-Protected Area (in ha.): 35.94   (xviii). Project Area inside Wildlife Sanctuaries(in ha.): 0   (xiv). Project Area outside Wildlife Sanctuaries(in ha.): 0   (xv). Project Area inside Conservation Reserve(in ha.): 0   (xvi). Project Area outside Conservation Reserve(in ha.): 35.94   (xvii). Project Area inside National Park(in ha.): 0   (xviii). Project Area outside National Park(in ha.): 0   (xix). Project Area inside Ecologically Sensitive Zone(in ha.): 0   (xx). Project Area outside Ecologically Sensitive Zone(in ha.): 0
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : SUNFLAG IRON & STEEL COMPANY LTD.   (ii). Address1 : 33, Mount Road, Sadar, Nagpur   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Nagpur   (vi). Pin : 440001   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : admin@sunflagsteel.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : NIL   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9373215720   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Hemant   (ii). Middle Name: Shyamrao   (iii). Last Name: Hinge   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Geologist   (vi). Address 1: 33, Mount Road, Sadar, Nagpur   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Nagpur   (x). Pin: 440001   (xi). Landmark: NIL   (xii). Email Address: naveen@sunflagsteel.com   (xiii). Landline Telephone No.: 0712252466   (xiv). Fax No.: 07122520360   (xv). Mobile No.: 9890476096   (xvi). Upload a copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency: Annexure copy of documents in support of the competence
B. Details of Land required for the Project
B-1. Details of Protected Area
B-1.1 No. of Divisions involved in Protected Area
Division wise details of land
S.no Division Name Protected Area Name Project Area under Protected Area
1.BramhapuriNA0
B-1.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Project Area under Protected Area(ha.) Project Area under Non-Protected Area(ha.)
1.Chandrapur035.94
B-1.3 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Project Area under Protected Area(ha.) Project Area under Non-Protected Area(ha.)
1Mining035.73
2Approach Road00.21
C. Maps of protected area
Division 1. : Bramhapuri
  (i). Project Area under Protected Area (in ha.) : NIL   (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 Patches
1.0    View File
  (iv). copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of protected area: Annexure Survey of India Toposheet   (v). scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the protected area prepared by using DGPS or Total Station: Annexure scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map
D. Justification for locating the Project in protected area and details of alternates examined :
  (i). copy of note containing justification for locating the Project in protected area: Annexure Justification
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (a). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 32   (b). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 40
F. Displacement of People due to the project, if any
  (i). Whether project involve displacement?: No
G. 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.: SIA/MH/MIN/63251/2021
H. Whether proposal is for investigation/survey
(H-1). Whether proposal is for investigation/survey? : No
(H-2). Details of the Bio diversity Impact Assessment report in case the proposal involves use of more than 50 ha. NP/WLS.
  (a).Copy of the Bio diversity Impact Assessment report: Annexure Copy of Bio diversity Impact Assessment report
(H-3). Information on the projects undertaken by the proponent agency in the past in Protected Areas
  (a).Upload file: Annexure Information on the projects undertaken by the proponent agency in the past in Protected Areas
(H-4). Details regarding compliance of the conditions on each proposal
  (a).Upload file: Annexure Details regarding compliance of the conditions on each proposal   (H-5).Whether any matter related to the project is sub judice in any court of law?: No
I. Mining Details
I-1. Details of Mineral Concessions
  (i). Whether the Protected Area 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): MMN-0719/CR -42(part) -8/IND-9   (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease : 13 Sep 2019   (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI): Annexure LOI   (d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 35.73   (e). Area of Protected land located in the mining lease(in ha.): NIL
I-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 20 Nov 2020   (ii). Approval authority: IBM NAGPUR   (iii). Copy of approval of mining plan: Annexure of approval of mining plan   (iv). Copy of approved mining plan: Annexure 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 DGPS or Total Station: Annexure of GPS or Total Station   (vii). Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area: Annexure of outer boundary of mining lease
I-3. Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken ?: No
I-4. Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
  (i). Whether extension of original prospecting licence was extended ?: No
I-5. Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease
  (i). Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease: EXPLORED AREA
I-5.1 Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting :
Bore holes drilled for prospecting
S.no No. of Bore holes forest land Diameters(inch) forest land No. of Bore holes non-forest land Diameters(inch) non-forest land
10000
I-5.2 Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Mineral Estimate Reserve forest land
(million tones)		 % forest land accuray % forest land confidence Estimate Reserve non-forest land
(million tones) 		% non-forest land accuray (+ -) % non-forest land confidence
Iron Ore0001.481.48100
I-6. Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the Protected Area located in the mining lease
  (i).Whether approval under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the protected area located in the mining lease have been obtained ? No
I-7. Mineral wise details
  (i). No. of minerals: One
Mineral wise details
Minerals Estimated Non Protect Area(million tons.) Estimated Protect Area
(million tons.) 		Estimated annual extraction
extraction(million tons.) 		Estimated life time
of mine(Yrs.) 		Total estimated extraction during
mining lease period(million tons.) 		Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
Iron Ore1.4801.4801.480
I-7.1 Proposed use of the minerals to be raised from the mining lease
  (i). Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: Non captive   (ii).Upload a copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: Annexure transportation of the minerals
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Uploaded Additional Info. Files
Remarks
NIL
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