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/CG/MIN/31401/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Proposal for Renewal of mining lease over 322.368 Ha. of reserve forest land for Bailadila Iron Ore Mine, Kirandul Complex in South Bastar Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh in favour of NMDC Limited   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : ML of Bailadila Deposit-14 over 322.368 Ha Forest land is valid upto 31/3/20 as per M.M (D&R) Act, 2015. FC obtained from MOEF on 18/6/99. As per Rule 3(3) of Mineral (MGC) 2015, lease period can be extended further upto 20 years. NMDC is submitting FC Application for renewal of ML over 322.368HaFL.   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (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) : 66259   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 322.368   (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 : NMDC LIMITED BIOM KIRANDUL   (ii). Address1 : Bailadila Iron Ore Mines Kirandul Complex   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). District : Dantewada   (vi). Pin : 494556   (vii). Landmarks : NIL   (viii). Email address : rick6810@nmdc.co.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 255227   (x). Fax No. : 256335   (xi). Mobile No. : 9406005328   (xii). Website (if any) : www.nmdc.co.in   (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 : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Anjani   (ii). Middle Name: Prasad   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Manager (Environment)   (vi). Address 1: Bailadila Iron Ore Mines NMDC Kirandul Complex   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Chhattisgarh   (ix). District: Dantewada   (x). Tehsil: Dantewada   (xi). Pin: 494556   (xii). Landmarks: Kirandul   (xiii). Email Address: rick6810@nmdc.co.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 255227   (xv). Fax No.: 07857256335   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9406005328   (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/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FC18 Jun 1999322.36820
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/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCi. Legal status of forest land shall remain unchanged.i. Noted.
2FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCii. Compensatory forestation will be carried out over 295.516 ha of degraded forest land at project cost.ii. NMDC deposited an amount of Rs.98,02,822/- with DFO, Dantewada on 7.5.99 in the form of D.D for raising compensatory afforestation over 295.216 Ha degraded forest land.
3FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCiii. Penal Compensatory afforestation will be carried out over 644.736 ha of degraded forest land at project cost.iii. NMDC deposited an amount of Rs.2,14,04,303/- with DFO, Dantewada on 7.5.1999 for raising penal CA over 644.736 ha degraded forest land.
4FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCiv. Entire land covered by mining lease should be kept free from encroachments and existing encroachments should be removed immediately.iv. Noted. There is no encroachment within the mining lease.
5FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCv. Mining activity will be restricted to broken up forest land only. The area under afforestation and they are to be afforested will not be used for any other purpose such as mining or infrastructure facilities, etc. in future.v. Noted. Mining activity is restricted to broken up forest land only.
6FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCvi.No felling of trees shall be done.vi. Noted.
7FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCvii.Afforestation will be carried out over 79.048 ha. Of blank area at the project cost. A detailed afforestation scheme of native tree species in this regard including phasing will be prepared in consultation with the state Forest Department and submitted to this Ministry within six months positively. A committee consisting of CF (Central), Regional Office, Bhopal, CF in the Nodal Office of the state Govt. and CF (Territorial) shall monitor the progress of this condition. The entire 147.758 ha area (68.710 ha. Already afforested and 79.048 ha. To be afforested) will be fenced at the cost of user agency and maintained as green area.vii. NMDC has carried out afforestation over 79.048 Ha blank areas of Bailadila Deposit-14 ML through State Forest Department. The afforestation scheme prepared by NMDC and Forest Deptt, Dantewada is enclosed as Annexure-1. A certificate issued by DFO, Dantewada is enclosed as Annexure-2. The afforestation scheme is intimated to MoEF, New Delhi / RO, Bhopal and State Forest Deptt vide letter dated 2/6/2000 (Annexure-3). The entire area of 147.758 Ha is kept as green belt.
8FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCviii. Fencing, protection and regeneration of the safety zone area will be done at the project cost. Besides this afforestation over one and a half times of safety zone area in degraded forest elsewhere will be done at the project cost.viii. NMDC has deposited an amount of Rs2,50,41,534/- on 7/5/99 with Forest Deptt, Dantewada for the above purpose. MoEFCC circular no: 11-125/2014-FC dated 27/5/2015 clarified that safety zone shall be kept within the mining lease boundary. Accordingly, safety zone fencing and plantation is being undertaken within 7.5m of ML boundary. In this connection, MoU was also signed between NMDC Ltd, Kirandul complex and CGRVVN Limited, Jagdalpur on 15/05/2017 for carrying out safety zone plantation and fencing work. Work is under progress.
9FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCix. Demarcation of mining lease area will be done on the ground at project cost using four feet high reinforced cement concrete pillars with serial numbers, forward & back bearings and distance from pillar to pillar.ix. NMDC has already carried out erection of 4 feet tall cement concrete pillars along the lease boundary. The DGPS coordinates of the same have been mentioned on the pillars along with serial number and distance from pillar to pillar.
10FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCx.The user agency will make arrangement for free supply of fuel wood preferably alternate energy source to labourers and staff working on the project site so as to avoid any pressure on the adjacent forest areas.x. All the employees of NMDC are provided with electricity on subsidized rates. A Gas cooperative distribution agency has been established and is run by NMDC which aims to provide gas connections to employees and local people. A total of 3350 gas connections have been provided in Kirandul complex till date. Apart from above, NMDC along with NGO “Samayata Math”, distributed bio-stove to following villages in 2014-15: Lendra (78), Madadi (228), Penta (170), Kadampal (208), Cholnar (196), Kalepal (128).
11FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCxi. Reclamation of lease areas will be done concurrently in consultation with the State Forest Department at the cost of user agency.xi The iron ore mines at Bailadila are being operated at top of hills where mining is done by knocking off benches with 12m bench height. The pits are formed after removing 90 to 100m height of the hills. As the ore is further extending up to 200 to 250m from the existing levels, all the working pits needs to be extended vertically as well as laterally. Because of which the reclamation couldn’t be done concurrently along with iron ore mining unlike as Bauxite and Coal Mining, where the mineralized zones are shallow. Moreover, due to increased mineable reserves based on exploration data, the mines shall be worked at further depths. As per the schemes approved by I.B.M., reclamation in Deposit-14 is to start from the year 2028. However, NMDC has paid penal compensatory Afforestation charges of Rs. 10,86,91,947/- on 16/7/16 over the degraded forest land equal in extent to the broken up area (199.195 Ha) in deposit -14, which was not reclaimed.
12FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCxii.The period of permission under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 will be for 20 years co-terminus with lease under MMRD Act, 1957 and w.e.f. date of expiry of previous lease.xii. Noted. As per M.M (D.R) Amendment Act, 2015 and MoEFCC circular number F. No:11-51/2015 dated 1.4.2015, in case of existing mining leases, the period of validity of approvals accorded under F.C. Act shall be extended, and shall be deemed to have been extended upto a period co-terminus with the period of mining lease in accordance with provisions of MMDR Act as amended subject to some conditions such as payment of NPV charges. As per condition no: (i) of MoEFCC letter darted 1/4/15, NMDC has deposited NPV amount of Rs.30,27,03,552/- through RTGS in CAMPA account. (Rs.1.11 Cr on 21/4/11 and Rs.29.15 Cr on 15/12/14).
13FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCxiii.The enclosed environment safeguards will be strictly adhered to by the lessee.xiii. NMDC is committed towards environment protection and abides by all the environment related conditions mentioned in F.C.
14FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCxiv.The approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is subject to the clearance under the Environmental Protection Act, 1986.xiv. Noted. NMDC obtained Environmental clearance for integrated project i.e Bailadila Deposit-14/11C, Kirandul from MOEFCC, New Delhi vide letter no: J-11015/483/2007.IA.II(M) dated 11/9/2007.
15FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCxv. Any other condition that the State Government or the Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), RO, Bhopal may impose from time to time in the interest of afforestation and protection of forest.xv. Agreed.
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/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCNet present value29,15,54,55215 Dec 2014
2FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCCompensatory Afforestation980282207 May 1999
3FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCPenal Compensatory Afforestation2140430307 May 1999
4FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCSafety Zone2504153407 May 1999
5FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCOthers1114900021 Apr 2011
6FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCOthers10869194716 Jul 2016
7FP/CG/MIN/311/19978-41/1997-FCOthers86553119 Jun 2006
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.Dantewada322.3680
Total322.3680
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Dantewada322.3680
Total322.3680
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Kadampal & Kodenar322.3680
322.368 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Area under Mining86.550
2Area under waste dumps44.220
3Area under Infrastructure43.840
4Area under afforestation147.7570
Total 322.367 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dantewada
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 322.368   (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.
1.322.368    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): 1600   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 1000
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.: J-11015/483/2007/IA.II(M)   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 11 Sep 2007
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? : 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?: NIL   (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 ?: NIL   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: NIL
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
NIL
 (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
1Iron Ore96.535073.0640
Application under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 for renewal of the mining lease : Yes
M-2 . Details of Mining Plan
(i) Date of approval of mining plan : 16 Mar 2016 (ii) Approval authority : RCOM IBM Nagpur (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 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
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 : NMDC is exploring the lease area approximately 100m x 100m grid and few bore holes were drilled in 50m x 50m grid also and samples analysed. Lease area was mapped in 1: 2000 scale. Reserves were estim
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
13454.500
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
1Iron Ore365.628585000
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
1Iron Ore0365.621038149216.62
(i) Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease : Non captive (ii) Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals :
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Covering letter to APCCF (LM), Forest Deptt, Raipur
2Lease deed grant order till 2020.
3Lease deed agreement for the year 2015 to 2020
4Annexure 1 to 3 for compliance to condition no: vii of F.C. letter dated 18/6/1999.
5Mineral (Mining by Govt. Company) Rules 2015
6Outer boundary of ML area.
7Intermediate boundary pillar coordinates
8IBM Approval letter for Mining Plan
9Google image showing existing land use of Deposit-14 M.L. area
10Dep-14 ML showing existing and proposed land use plan.
11Registration and processing fee details
12Form J
13EDS reply to queries raised by Nodal Officer on 20th April 2018 uploaded.
14Authenticated DGPS survey report by DFO Dantewada
15Statement regarding existing and proposed Land Use pattern of deposit 14 ML
16EDS reply dated 6 September 2018 for queries raised on 28 August 2018
1744 point checklist reply for 14 ML has been prepared and submitted to DFO dantewada on 02/02/2019. The covering letter along with 44 point checklist is uploaded.