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/KA/MIN/32568/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : DEVADARI IRON ORE MINE   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : KIOCL LIMITED (Formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited) is a Government of India undertaking established in the year 1976 under Ministry of Steel and is operating Iron ore Pellet plant of capacity 3.5 million tons per annum and Blast Furnace Unit of capacity 2.16 lakh tons per annum at Mangalore   (iv). State : Karnataka   (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) : 78750   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 484.0733   (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 : KIOCL LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : II BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE 560034   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Karnataka   (v). District : Bangalore Urban   (vi). Pin : 560034   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : bnbd@kioclltd.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 80-25531371   (x). Fax No. : 80-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9611127688   (xii). Website (if any) : www.kioclltd.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: KV BHASKARA   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: REDDY   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DIRECTOR(PRODUCTION&PROJECTS)   (vi). Address 1: KIOCL LIMITED, II BLOCK,KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE 560034   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Karnataka   (ix). District: Bangalore Urban   (x). Tehsil: Bangalore South   (xi). Pin: 560034   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: bmining@kioclltd.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 80-25531371   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9611127688   (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.Bellary484.07330
Total484.07330
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bellary484.07330
Total484.07330
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Swamimalai Block Forest (South)484.07330
Total 484.0733 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Area under mining285.23140
2Waste dump site91.49110
3Tailing pond33.63410
4Mineral seperation plant11.58870
5Green belt37.4230
6Safety Zone11.03170
7Conveyor Corridor/Loading facilities/Railway sidin10.47270
8Power transmission line, Water Pipe line (Outside2.3750
9Service road (west) (Outside ML Area)0.09720
10Service road (east) (Outside ML Area)0.72840
Total 484.0733 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bellary
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 484.0733   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Four
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.
1.388    View File
2.10.4727    View File
3.2.375    View File
4.0.7284    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 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): 500   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 72000
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.: IA-J-11015/28/2018-IA-II(M)
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? : No
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?: Not Applicable   (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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Not Applicable
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): CI294MMM2015   (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease: 23 Jan 2017   (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):   (d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 470.4   (e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 470.4
M-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 08 Mar 2018   (ii). Approval authority: Regional Controller of Mines, IBM , Bangalore   (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: Geological Survey of India during the year 2007-08 has carried out the exploration work in Devadari Block. GSI has drilled 11 numbers of boreholes using core exploratory drilling machine. GSI did arou
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
111300
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 Ore33.538080000
Manganese Ore0.00148080000
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 Ore033.5325033.530
Manganese Ore00.00140.0005500.00140
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
1DMG, GoK letter dated 13.02.2017 for submission of statutory clearance (forest clearance) for execution of ML deed
2Joint Survey Map of ML area
3GSI exploration report
4Reply to EDS dated 25.07.2018
5Reply to DFO's EDS dated 19 11 2018
6DGPS Readings in Forest Area
7Protected Area Map
8Google Image
9Reply to DCF's EDS dated 18.01.2019
10Joint survey (DGPS) Map of ML area, Conveyor Corridor, Power Transmission Lines and Approach Road East & West
11Undertakings of Payment of NPV, CA, etc.
12Check list for Proposals Under FC Act, 1980
13Landuse Plan
14Safety Zone Plan
15Govt. of Karnataka Reservation Gazette Notification
16Revised Safety Zone Plan
17Revised Protected Area Map
18Revised Land Use Plan
19EDS Reply by State Government
20Revised Google Image