View Form A Part 1

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/44773/2020 (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Diversion of 100.282 Hectare of forestland in favor of M/s JSW Steel Limited for BBH Iron Ore Mine (old ML No. 2346) over 93.6 Ha., approach roads over 4.396 ha. and statutory building over 2.286 ha. of Holalkere Range in Bedarabomman (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : M/s. JSW Steel Ltd. has been declared as preferred bidder for “M/s Mineral Enterprise Limited ML No. 2346” in the e-auction held on dated 24.07.2019 vide letter no. DMG-2020:MLS:AUC:2018-19. The Letter of Intent vide letter no. DMG-2020:MLS:AUC:2018-19 dated 13.08.2019 and Successful Bidder vide let (iv). State : Karnataka (v). Category of the Proposal : Mining (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Hybrid (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 15000 (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 100.282 (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.157 (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 50

A-2.	Details of User Agency

(i). Name : JSW Steel Limited (ii). Address1 : P.O. Vidyanagar, Village Toranagallu, Taluk Sandur District Bellary- 583 275, Karnataka. (iii). Address2 : P.O. Vidyanagar, Village Toranagallu, Taluk Sandur District Bellary- 583 275, Karnataka. (iv). State : Karnataka (v). District : Bellary (vi). Pin : 583275 (vii). Landmark : Vijayanagr (viii). Email address : env.mgmt@jsw.in (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 8395-250120 (x). Fax No. : 8395-250138 (xi). Mobile No. : 9448286269 (xii). Website (if any) : www.jsw.in (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private

A-3.	Details of Person Making Application

(i). First Name: Sunil (ii). Middle Name: Kumar (iii). Last Name: Singh (iv). Gender: Male (v). Designation: General Manager - Mines (vi). Address 1: JSW Mining Office, Near Talur Cross, P.O. Vidyanagar, Toranagallu, Sandur, Ballari, Karnataka (vii). Address 2: NIL (viii). State: Karnataka (ix). District: Bellary (x). Tehsil: Sandur (xi). Pin: 583275 (xii). Landmark: Next to Inspire Institute of Sports (xiii). Email Address: nandan.bhandary@jsw.in (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 8395-245975 (xv). Fax No.: NIL (xvi). Mobile No.: 9449598135 (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

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
1	Approved	FP/KA/MIN/25219/2017	8-12/2018-FC	133.58	133.58	22 Jun 2018	15 May 2019
2	Approved	FP/KA/MIN/24548/2017	8-14/2018-FC	33.8	32.56	27 Jul 2018	19 Nov 2019
3	Approved	FP/KA/MIN/24713/2017	8-07/2018-FC	100.54	100.54	26 Apr 2018	13 Dec 2018
4	Inprinciple	FP/KA/Others/27706/2017	8-12/2018-FC	0.604	0.604	31 Dec 2018
5	Inprinciple	FP/KA/Others/27780/2017	8-14/2018-FC	15.981	15.981	31 Dec 2018
6	Inprinciple	FP/KA/OTHERS/26566/ 2017	8-07/2018-FC	5.271	5.271	28 Dec 2018
7	Under Processing at State Government	FP/KA/TRANS/22810/2016		0.495	0
8	Inprinciple	FP/KA/ROAD/21837/2016	8-112/2000-FC	4.74	4.74	19 Dec 2017
9	Inprinciple	FP/KA/ROAD/21842/2016	8-323/1989-FC	4.25	2.048	11 Apr 2018
Total				299.261	295.324

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.	Chitradurga	100.282	0.157
Total		100.282	0.157

B-2.2

Details of Districts involved

District wise breakup
S.no	District Name	Forest Land(ha.)	Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.	Chitradurga	100.282	0.157
Total		100.282	0.157

B-2.3

Village wise breakup

Villages wise breakup
S.no	Village	Forest Land(ha.)	Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1	Sy. No. 5 Bedara Bommanahalli	69.46	0
2	Sy. No. 107 Hirekandavadi	12.6	0
3	Sy. No. 21 Megalahalli	1.75	0
4	Sy. No. 9 Marijogihalli	1.47	0
5	Sy. No. 20 Dindadahalli	0	0.157
6	Sy. No. 18 Dindadahalli	15.002	0
Total		100.282	0.157

B-2.4

Component wise breakup

Component wise breakup
S.no	Component	Forest Land(ha.)	Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1	Existing Approach Road R-1	1.728	0
2	Existing Approach Road R-2	0.827	0
3	Existing Approach Road R-3	0.93492	0
4	Existing Approach Road R-4	0.519	0
5	Existing Approach Road R-5	0.385992	0
6	1. Area under Mining	52.18	0
7	2. Area under Dumps	16.8	0
8	3. Back filling Area	10.44	0
9	4. Biodiversity Zone	4.84	0
10	5.Haul Roads	2	0
11	6. Safety Zone	2.95	0
12	7. St. Buildings & Engg. Measures	3.42	0
13	8. Untouched Area	0.97	0
14	Existing Statutory Building - 1 outside lease	1.281	0
15	Existing Statutory Building - 2 outside lease	1.005	0
16	Road Junction R-6 in Non-forest land	0	0.157
Total		100.280912	0.157

C.	Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted

Division 1. : Chitradurga

(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 100.282 (ii). Nature of the Project: Hybrid (a). No. of patches : Three

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.	93.6	View File
2.	1.281	View File
3.	1.005	View File

(b). No. of Segments : Five

Segment wise details
Segments	Segment Area(in ha.)	Kml File of Segments (To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer).
1.	1.728	View File
2.	0.827	View File
3.	0.935	View File
4.	0.52	View File
5.	0.386	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:

(ii). Whether a copy of map indicating location of alternative examine is required to be provided: No (a). Reason for not providing such map: The Project is site specific.

E.	Employment likely to be generated

(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 200 (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 15000

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 application yet to be submitted

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?: No (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) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Renewal of mining lease, for the forest area already broken/used for mining, dumping or overburden, construction of roads, ropeways, buildings, etc.

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): DMG -2020:MLS:AUC:2018-19 (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease: 13 Aug 2019 (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):

(d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 93.6 (e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 93.6

M-2.	Details of Mining Plan

(i). Date of approval of mining plan: 01 Nov 2019 (ii). Approval authority: The Regional Controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines (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:

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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: The exploration has been done by erstwhile lessee M/s Mineral Enterprise Limited.

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
1	250	6	0	0

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 Ore	62.673	80	80	0	0	0

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: One

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 Ore	0	62.673	1	50	62.673	0

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+Non 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
1		Declaration of Preferred Bidder
2		Declaration of Successful Bidder
3		Approved Mine Plan
4		Blown-up Geo-referenced Map
5		Statement Showing Village-wise, Survey Number-wise and Component-wise extent for proposed land for diversion
6		Site Inspection Report letter no. 4-KRA 979/2013-BAN/5052 dated 28.03.2014 from Regional Office (Southern Zone), MoEF&CC, Bangalore and attached Part-II & Part-III with SIR
7		Combined undertakings
8		Cross section 5 meter
9		Cross section 10 meter wide road
10		Cross section 12 meter wide road
11		Tabular statement showing the area, length and width
12		GPS Reading of the project area.
13		The screenshot attached shows the correct application details. This is to report that the details are correct while filing the application. However, it may change to earlier applicant name.
14		Para-wise replies to the queries raised.
15		Justification for No CA land on Company Letter Head
16		Details of All Statutory Building and Eng, Measures.
17		Enlarged Map of Statutory Building 1 & 2.
18		Land Use Plan in higher resolution. For better clarity.
19		Para wise reply to Query raised dated 15.05.2020.
20		FRA Application submitted to DC, Chitradurga.
21		Request Letter submitted to GoK to transfer ToR.
22		Bare Minimum Certificate
23		Map-III: Geo-referenced map in 1:3960 of each village
24		Map-II: Geo-referenced map in 1:7920 of each village
25		Reply to the letter from DCF Chitradurga regarding Status, details & kml file of CA land proposed by erstwhile lessee and details of fund deposited in CAMPA accounts.