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/39553/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : BHATGAON UG MINE   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Proposal for diversion of 229.441 Ha (earlier 230.78 Ha.). of Forest land (63.93 Ha. Reserve Forest & 165.511 Ha. Revenue forest land) for Coal mining in Bhatgaon UG Mine of SECL, Bhatgaon Area in surajpur District of Chhattisgarh. Note - To comply with the EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.   (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) : 4785   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 230.78   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 707.83   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 30
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : SOUTH EASTERN COAL FIELD LTD   (ii). Address1 : OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER BHATGAON AREA   (iii). Address2 : PO BHATGAON DIST :- SURAJPUR   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). District : Surajpur   (vi). Pin : 497235   (vii). Landmarks : JARHI   (viii). Email address : gmbht.secl@coalindia.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 278474   (x). Fax No. : 278347   (xi). Mobile No. : 9425533701   (xii). Website (if any) : secl.gov.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: ARVIND   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: KUMAR   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: GENERAL MANAGER   (vi). Address 1: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER BHATGAON AREA   (vii). Address 2: PO BHATGAON DIST SURAJPUR   (viii). State: Chhattisgarh   (ix). District: Surajpur   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 497235   (xii). Landmarks: JARHI   (xiii). Email Address: gmbht.secl@coalindia.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 278474   (xv). Fax No.: 7775278347   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9425533701   (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-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
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.Surajpur230.78707.83
Total230.78707.83
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Surajpur230.78707.83
Total230.78707.83
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1RESERVE FOREST63.930
2Telgaon30.46230.951
3Dugga87.584252.96
4Bhatgaon1.33113.19
5Kapsara1.5847.064
6Baraudhi44.06543.077
7Bishahi0.49146.7
229.441 633.942
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Underground Mining229.441580.882
2Industrial Infrastructure (Mine entry/Incline, Sto026.06
3Other Infrastructure (Office building, utilities,027
Total 229.441 633.942
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Surajpur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 230.78   (ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : NIL
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.
  (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): 486   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 100
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 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? : Yes
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
NIL
M-4 . Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
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 : prospecting is being done by CMPDIL.
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
100000000
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
NIL
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
M-7 . Mineral wise details
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Coal and Lignite0.422.50.2192.50
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1With reference to EDS letter no 1398 dated 25/08/2022 of DFO reply of the same with necessary documents is being submitted for further action for onward forwarding of Diversion Application.
2NOC of Village Panchayat issued by Sarpanch.
3NOC for Revenue Forest Land issued by Dist. Collector
4Reply of EDS Generated by DFO on 27.07.2020
5NOC applied to District collector surajpur.
6land schedule of Bhatgaon UG
716.08.2019 EDS Reply
8Copy of Demand Draft
9Copy of EC Dt 09.07.1986 and CTO
10Copy of CBA notification Dt 28.11.1978
11DGPS Report verified by DFO
12REPLY OF EDS RAISED BY DFO, SURAJPUR DATED 27.11.2019, SUBMITTED ON 29.05.2020
13Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. Link for KML w.r.t. point no. ii of EDS - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zyb1QcjNHri3-EmcD34X6-Euz9iiBB21/view?usp=sharing
14Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. i Details
15Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. i (b) Details
16Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. iii Mining Plan
17Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. iv subsidence prediction plan
18Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. V
19Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. vi
20Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. ix
21Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. ii
22Reply to EDS raised by MoEF&CC, New Delhi dated 14.08.2024 submitted to DFO, Surajpur vide letter dated 20.09.2024. EDS Point No. vii viii
23Covering letter of 9 point EDS reply by UA to DFO, Surajpur
24Compliance of pole fixing around forest land. compliance report has been sent to DFO by concerned Range Officer & SDO (Forest) after verification.
25EDS - 1 (i a, b, c & d) reply. Raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
26EDS - 2 reply. Raised by MoEF&CC onb 05.03.2025.
27EDS - 3 reply. Raised by MoEF&CC onb 05.03.2025.
28EDS - 4 reply. Raised by MoEF&CC onb 05.03.2025.
29EDS - 5 reply part - I (Revised DGPS report of Bhatgaon UG). EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.;
30EDS - 5 reply part - II (Revised DGPS report of Mahan OCM). EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.;
31EDS - 6 reply, (Revised DGPS report of Mahan OCM and FC letter). EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.;
32EDS - 7 reply , Part - I, , (Revised DGPS report of Bhatgaon UG). EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.;
33EDS - 7 reply , Part -II, , (Revised DGPS report of Mahan OCM). EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.;
34EDS - 8 reply, Distance Map from Tamor Pingla to Bhatgaon UG. EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
35EDS -9 reply, Undertaking by UA for 3D subsidence prediction study as per 06.01.2022 guidelines of MoEF&CC. EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
36Additional document part - I, Revised land schedule due to change in figure of Land. EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
37Additional document part - II, Revised NOC of Panchayat due to change in figure of Land. EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
38Additional document part - III, UT by UA for Revised NOC of Revenue F L due to change in figure of Land. EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.
39Addl. Doc. Part IV - (Additional information about uploading revised details on parivesh portal), EDS raised by MoEF&CC on 05.03.2025.