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/JH/MIN/10632/2015   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Jaduguda uranium mines   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Jaduguda uranium deposit was explored during 1950,s-60,s and the ore production was started in1967. It is the oldest and deepest underground Uranium mines of Uranium Corporation of India Limited. The entire ore produced from the mine is processed in the Jaduguda ore processing plant.   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (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) : 0   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 134.424   (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 : URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : Uranium Corporation of India Limited P.O.- Jaduguda Mines, Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (v). District : Purbi Singhbhum   (vi). Pin : 832107   (vii). Landmarks : Jaduguda Mines   (viii). Email address : bhowmik44@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 2318080   (x). Fax No. : 2318008   (xi). Mobile No. : 9431133607   (xii). Website (if any) : http://www.ucil.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  
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
1Under Processing at State GovernmentUCIL/ML/Forest/01 dated 07.09.2006 and UCIL/NWP/PC154.4640
Total 154.464 0
  (xiv). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Subhash   (ii). Middle Name: Chandra   (iii). Last Name: Bhowmik   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: General Manager (Mines)   (vi). Address 1: Uranium Corporation of India Limited, P.O.- Jaduguda Mines Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Jharkhand   (ix). District: Purbi Singhbhum   (x). Tehsil: Musabani   (xi). Pin: 832107   (xii). Landmarks: Jaduguda Mines   (xiii). Email Address: bhowmik44@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 2730122   (xv). Fax No.: 06572730382   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9431133607   (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/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FC20 Apr 1998154.464
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/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FC(1) Legal status of forest land shall remain unchanged. (2)Compensatory afforestation shall be raised over double the degraded land i.e. 8.68 hac at the cost of user agency. (3) Penal compensatory afforestation shall be raised over 31.40 hac of degraded forest land at the cost of user agency. (4) Free fuel wood/ alternate energy source shall be provided to labourers working at the project site and no labour camp shall be made in the forest area. (5) Encroachments of labourers shall be checked. (6) The user agency will provide adequate facilities to the forest department for preventing forest fire in the adjoining area. (7) The user agency will also provide drinking water to the forest staff engaged in protection of forest in that area.(8) Fencing, protection and regeneration of the safety zone area shall be carried out at the cost of project cost. Further enrichment plantation over degraded forest land equivalent in extent to one and half time of safety zone area shall be carried out at the project cost.( 9) The forest land shall not be used for any purpose other than that specified in the proposal. (10) Any other condition that the state government may impose from time to time for the protection and improvement of flora and fauna in the forest area.(1) Legal status of the forest land has remained unchanged. 2)A sum of Rs 1,38,880 (One Lac Thirty Eight Tousand Eight Hundred Eighty) only has been deposited being the cost of compensatory afforestation over 8.68 hac of land at the rate of 1600/ ha paid twice the cost of land being paid to UCIL for its use.(demand draft no. TLA/6-605017 dated 28.11.97 and no 974273 dated 13.12.97). Besides a sum of Rs. 69,440(Sixty nine Thousand Four Hundred Forty) has been also been paid for compensatory afforestation over 4.34 hac land (demand draft no. MOLB-1/9724393 dated 03.01.98). This has been deposited after directive of Dy. Advisor forest, Department of forest and environment govt of Bihar Patna. 3) A sum of Rs. 5, 02,800(Five Lakh Two Thousand Eight Hundred) only has been paid as the cost of penal compensatory afforestation over 31.40 hac of degraded forest land (Demand draft no TLA/6- 605016 dated 28.11.97 and no 974272 dated 13.12.97). 4) UCIL has provided domestic LPG to all its employees residing up to 25 kms distance from Jaduguda mines. Subsidised electricity is also provided to employees residing in the residential colony. 5) UCIL has quarters to its employees in the residential colony. 6) UCIL regularly provides assistance in preventing fire in the forest area to the forest department. (7) UCIL has provided drinking water facility to forest staff engaged in the protection of forest.( 8) A sum of Rs. 11,136(Eleven Thousand One Hundred Thirty Six) has been deposited as cost of regeneration of 7.5 meters wide safety zone. Also a sum of 16,704(Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Four) has been paid as the cost of one and half times the area of safety zone for afforestation in degraded land.( 9) The forest land is being used only for the purpose specified in proposal. 10) UCIL agrees to any other condition that state government may impose from time to time for protection of flora and fauna in the forest area.
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/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCCompensatory Afforestation12814128 Nov 1997
2FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCCompensatory Afforestation10738.9013 Dec 1997
3FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCPenal Compensatory Afforestation463551.9018 Nov 1997
4FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCPenal Compensatory Afforestation38848.1013 Dec 1997
5FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCNet present value6,29,300.0019 Dec 1998
6FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCOthers1,02,502.7020 Feb 1998
7FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCSafety Zone69440.0013 Dec 1997
8FP/JH/MIN/303/19978-49/1997-FCSafety Zone5760.0023 Apr 1998
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?. : Yes   (ii). 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
1Under Processing at State GovernmentUCIL/ML/Forest/01 dated 07.09.2006 and UCIL/NWP/PC154.4640
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.Dalbhum134.4240
Total134.4240
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.East Singhbhum134.4240
Total134.4240
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1mechua34.7760
2Ichra45.120
3Bhatin54.5280
134.424 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1STP1.7730
2Waste disposal area17.060
3Surface mining facilities14.910
Total 33.743 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dalbhum
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 134.424   (ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Six
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.
1.54.452    View File
2.1.773    View File
3.7.123    View File
4.16.548    View File
5.53.824    View File
6.0.704    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): 916   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 120
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-11015/710/2007-IA,II(M)   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 06 May 2011
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
M. Mining Details
M-1.1 . Details of grant/renewal of mining lease in the past
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
109 Dec 2014 To 08 Dec 203407 Oct 2014Addl. Secreatery Jharkhand govt09 Dec 2014
 (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
1Uraninite(uranium ore)0000
Application under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 for renewal of the mining lease : No
M-2 . Details of Mining Plan
(i) Date of approval of mining plan : 03 May 2010 (ii) Approval authority : Director atomic minerals division hyderabad (iii) Copy of approval of mining plan : No Data (iv) Copy of approved mining plan : (v) Nature of mining (underground/opencast) : Underground (vi) Copy of 3D subsidence analysis report : (vii) Copy of the detailed land use plan in 14,000 scale prepared by using DGPS or Total Station :   (viii).  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 : data is not provided as the data is classified as per atomic energy act,1962
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
10000
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
(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 : One
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Uraninite(uranium ore)000000
(i) Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease : Captive (ii) Copy note containing details of the linked end-use Project : (iii) Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals :
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
NIL