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/TG/MIN/49581/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Jawahar khani OCP (UG rights to Surface rights) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District - 151.8519 Ha   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Diversion of 151.8519 ha of forest land in Yellandu division from Underground rights to Surface rights for Jawahar Khani OCP in Bhadradri Kothagudem District in favour of M/s.SCCL   (iv). State : Telangana   (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) : 450000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 151.8519   (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): 20
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : SINAGRENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : General Manager (Exploration), Exploration Division, Corporate Office, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Kothagudem - 507101, Khammam District, Telangana State   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Telangana   (v). District : Khammam   (vi). Pin : 507101   (vii). Landmark : SCCL Corporate Office   (viii). Email address : gm_exp@scclmines.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 8744-242418   (x). Fax No. : 8744-245968   (xi). Mobile No. : 9491144095   (xii). Website (if any) : www.scclmines.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Rajeshwar Reddy Y   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Y   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: General Manager   (vi). Address 1: SCCL, Yellandu   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Telangana   (ix). District: Khammam   (x). Tehsil: Yellandu   (xi). Pin: 507123   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: gm_yld@scclmines.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 8745-240044   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9491144662   (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.Yellandu151.85190
Total151.85190
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bhadradri Kothagudem151.85190
Total151.85190
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
NIL
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Quarry Area115.60010
2Safety zone area3.81420
3embankment1.4090
4Toe Wall0.4820
5Settling pond3.53180
6Diversion of Nala0.3510
7Garland drains2.23380
8plantation24.430
Total 151.8519 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Yellandu
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 151.8519   (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 PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.151.8519    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): 250   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 650
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?: 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. : Khammam
  (a). Village: Usirikayapalli   (b). Area(in ha.): 151.8519   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 548, 247   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof: No Data
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS 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. 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): 13016/20/2005-CA-II   (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease: 15 Sep 2015   (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):   (d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 1114.507   (e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 151.8519
M-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 15 Sep 2015   (ii). Approval authority: Ministry of Coal   (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 :
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
Coal and Lignite4.05959521.189595
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.)
Coal and Lignite21.184.0521925.2325.23
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: Non captive   (ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Mining lease document
2Mining plan
3Safety Zone plan
4Maps
5Form-A
6Undertakings
7Component wise land use map plan
8Yellandu Mining lease 524.96 Ha
9Addl Yellandu Mining lease 1171 Ha
10ALL Mining lease map JKOC, YML, ADDL YML
11JK OC Mining lease map 1114.507 Ha
12Earlier Diversion maps of 124.96 and 42.5
13MRO letter to RDO on 45.00 ha additional land part of 151.8519 Ha
14Govt order on YML lease of 524.96 Ha
15JK5 OC mining plan and mine closure plan
16EC for 21 Incline UG mining
17JKOC mining plan and mine closure plan (amalgation of JK OC5 and 21 Incline UG)
18Modification letter for JKOC mining plan and mine closure plan (amalgation of JK OC5 and 21 Incline UG) by SCCL
19guidleines for preparation of mining plan and mine closure plan
20JK OC 5 mine EC
21JK OC 5 OB Dump area map
22Location map of alternative for burial ground and dargah
23EDS reply for goi ltr dated 18.01.2023
24EDS reply for goi ltr dated 07.08.2023
25Mining plan for YML
26Nizam Mining lease
27Nalla diversion plan
28Undertaking for permission concerned agencies
29EDS reply for GoI Ltr dated 16.02.2024