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/60227/2020
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Bagdewa Underground Mine
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Diversion of 81.364 Ha. Revenue Forest for Bagdewa Underground Mine of M/s South Eastern Coal Fields Limited in Korba District of Chhattisgarh.
(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) :
11760.2
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
81.364
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
944.943
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
30
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
KORBA AREA SECL
(ii). Address1 :
GENERAL MANAGER
(iii). Address2 :
PO KORBA COLLIERY, SECL,
(iv). State :
Chhattisgarh
(v). District :
Korba
(vi). Pin :
495677
(vii). Landmarks :
NEAR MANILPUR POLICE STATION
(viii). Email address :
aeokorbasecl@rediffmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
249050
(x). Fax No. :
249040
(xi). Mobile No. :
9425533101
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(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
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/CG/MIN/512/2000
8-11/2000-FC
297.608
297.608
02 Feb 2001
02 Apr 2002
2
Approved
FP/CG/MIN/1459/2006
8-18/2006-FC
40.534
33.266
16 Mar 2006
23 Mar 2016
3
Approved
FP/CG/MIN/658/2009
8-9/2006-FC(VoL-I)
194.728
194.728
31 Dec 2009
19 Aug 2011
Total
532.87
525.602
(xiv). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
BISHWANATH
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
SINGH
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
GM
(vi). Address 1:
SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED, PO KORBA COLLIERY
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Chhattisgarh
(ix). District:
Korba
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
495677
(xii). Landmarks:
GM OFFICE
(xiii). Email Address:
aeokorbasecl@rediffmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
221041
(xv). Fax No.:
07759249040
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9425533101
(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.
Katghora
81.364
944.943
Total
81.364
944.943
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Korba
81.364
944.943
Total
81.364
944.943
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Singhali
27.669
31.873
2
Abhaypur
9.513
18.386
3
Jawali
44.182
43.495
4
Bijaypur
0
421.39
5
Lakhanpur
0
146.171
6
Dokrikhar
0
121.351
7
Rall
0
17.729
8
Amarpur
0
144.548
81.364
944.943
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Underground Mining (Coal)
81.364
944.943
Total
81.364
944.943
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Katghora
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
81.364
(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.
81.364
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 ?:
No
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-11015/1099/2007-IA.II(M)
(c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
(d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
NIL
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? :
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?:
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)
1
21
2.5
18
2.5
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
1
Coal and Lignite
10.99
5
100
10.99
5
100
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
1
Coal and Lignite
6.04
4.95
0.45
24
10.99
0
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
EDS reply 25.01.2022
2
CBA Notification 851.189 Ha
3
CBA Notification 175.118Ha
4
Copy Demand Draft for Registration
5
Status of Applied prospecting pillars
6
Collector NOC regarding registration
7
DGPS Report
8
Georeferenced map
9
Certified forest land breakup
10
Justification reagdring KML
11
Reply to EDS dated 07.06.2021
12
Bagdewa mine plan
13
Reply of EDS dated:31.05.2023 regarding 44 point compliance for diversion of 81.364 ha of Forest land
14
EDS reply regarding submission of Forest cover map in 15 KM buffer area, submitted in DFO office on 28.03.2024.