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/MP/MIN/144129/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Bandha Coal Mine   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Bandha Coal Block in Singrauli Coalfield, in the State of Madhya Pradesh has been allocated to M/s EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Limited (EMMRL) vide Letter No. NA-104/5/2020-NA dated 03.03.2021 by MoC, GoI . (Forest Land 785.49 Ha) Capacity 5.0 MTPA   (iv). State : Madhya Pradesh   (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) : 230007.4   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 807.92   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 1043.02   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 30
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : EMIL MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : Industry House, 18th Floor, 10, Camac Street   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : West Bengal   (v). District : Kolkata   (vi). Pin : 700017   (vii). Landmarks : NIL   (viii). Email address : bandha.emmrl@adityabirla.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 44555500   (x). Fax No. : 44555537   (xi). Mobile No. : 9111006001   (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  
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 : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Dipesh   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Bhatia   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Project Head   (vi). Address 1: HO: Industry House, 18th Floor, 10, Camac Street   (vii). Address 2: Branch Office: EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources Ltd. Hno: MIG-68 & 69, Navjeevan Vihar, Vindhyanagar, Waidhan, Singrauli (MP) - 486885   (viii). State: Madhya Pradesh   (ix). District: Singrouli   (x). Tehsil: Singroli   (xi). Pin: 486889   (xii). Landmarks: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: bandha.emmrl@adityabirla.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 44555500   (xv). Fax No.: 03344555537   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9111006001   (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.Singrauli807.921043.02
Total807.921043.02
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Singrouli807.921043.02
Total807.921043.02
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Tendua0139.87
2Pidarwah2.01162.45
3Deori049
4Pachaur03.75
5RF290,291,292,293,294,296,319,320,389,390,391,392P804.3670
6Bandha1.54687.95
807.917 1043.02
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Railway Siding0.5415.46
2Rationalisation area77.6840
3External Dump183.75166.51
4Safety Zone7.486.532
5Pit/Internal Dump538.463776.899
6Infrastructure + Settling pond077.619
Total 807.917 1043.02
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Singrauli
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 807.92   (ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Nine
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.
1.807.917    View File
2.0    View File
3.0    View File
4.0    View File
5.0    View File
6.0    View File
7.0    View File
8.0    View File
9.0    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): 826   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 8085000
F. Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
  (i). Whether Project involves displacement?: Yes   (a). Total Number of families : 966   (b). Number of Scheduled Caste families : 93   (c). Number of Schedule Tribes families : 405   (d). Number of other families : 468   (ii). Copy of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan: No Data   (a). Copy of approval to Ministry of Tribal Affairs,Government of India to Rehabilitation and Resettlement:
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 under process   (ii). Environmental Clearance File No.: IA-J-11015/54/2021-IA-II(M)
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?: 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: 2   (iv). No. of patches: Twelve
District 1. : Sagar
  (a). Village: MakroniyaMuhal   (b). Area(in ha.): 115.35   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 2. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Jerwara   (b). Area(in ha.): 65   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 264/1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 3. : Sagar
  (a). Village: DhanaNarayoli   (b). Area(in ha.): 35   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 421/1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 4. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Jerwara   (b). Area(in ha.): 70   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 364   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 5. : Sagar
  (a). Village: GadpaharaMuhal   (b). Area(in ha.): 43.52   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 23   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 6. : Sagar
  (a). Village: GadpaharaMuhal   (b). Area(in ha.): 20.55   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 25   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 7. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Rakh   (b). Area(in ha.): 10   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 307   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 8. : Katni
  (a). Village: Simra   (b). Area(in ha.): 10   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 26   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 9. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Saderi   (b). Area(in ha.): 30.28   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 379   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 10. : Agar Malwa
  (a). Village: Bija Nagri   (b). Area(in ha.): 54.41   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 2,66/1,10/1,10/2,9,5/1,4/1,3/1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 11. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Richoda   (b). Area(in ha.): 100.357   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 12. : Agar Malwa
  (a). Village: Kandari   (b). Area(in ha.): 18.44   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 96,98   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 13. : Katni
  (a). Village: Hardwara   (b). Area(in ha.): 40   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 1   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 14. : Sagar
  (a). Village: MaswasiGrant   (b). Area(in ha.): 10.813   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 37/1MeSe   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 15. : Agar Malwa
  (a). Village: Ghurasiya   (b). Area(in ha.): 23   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 194   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 16. : Sagar
  (a). Village: BarkhedaKhuman   (b). Area(in ha.): 52.78   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 667   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 17. : Sagar
  (a). Village: Saderi   (b). Area(in ha.): 39.85   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 20,650   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
District 18. : Agar Malwa
  (a). Village: Kheda Chouhan   (b). Area(in ha.): 69.15   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 1066,1356,1363,1369,1380   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using DGPS 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:
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 was done by GSI and CMPDIL. Total Number of Bore hole in the block is 164 with combined meterage of 57,966.05 M
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
11941454
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
1Coal and Lignite217.78349595342.59809898
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 Lignite342.598217.7834545197363.38
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Tree Enumeration Certified Report
2Map showing drainage system in Bandha Coal Block
3NA Allocation Order for Bandha Coal Block
4Draft R&R Plan
5DFO Certificate of NO National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary within 10km radius
6Bandha Coal Block - Geological Plan
7Bandha Coal Block - NOC for Govt. Non-Forest Land with land schedule
8Bandha Coal Block - NOC for Govt. Forest Land
9Bandha Coal Block - Draft Wildlife Mgmt Plan
10Bandha Coal Block - Map Showing Detailed Land Use Plan (Post mining)
11Bandha Coal Block - SOI Toposheet Map
12Bandha Coal Block - SOI Toposheet Map
13Bandha Coal Block - Georeferenced Map showing Forest Compartments
14Undertaking - To make payment for CA Scheme and Transfer of land to Forest Dept
15Undertaking - To make payment for NPV and Additional NPV (if any)
16Undertaking - No Approval needed from Tribal Ministry for R&R plan
17Undertaking - Submission of approved R&R plan from competent Authority
18Undertaking - Submission of FRA Certificate
19Note on Coal Transportation Plan
20FRA- Part 1 of the Documents showing initiation, identification and process of settlement of Patta Holders i(under FRA Act 2006) in Bandha Coal Block
21FRA- Part 2 of the Documents showing initiation, identification and process of settlement of Patta Holders i(under FRA Act 2006) in Bandha Coal Block
22FRA- Part 3 of the Documents showing initiation, identification and process of settlement of Patta Holders i(under FRA Act 2006) in Bandha Coal Block
23CA Land - Location of proposed CA Land Patches on SOI Toposheet
24CA Land - Cadastral map showing Location of proposed CA Land Patches in SAGAR district
25CA Land - Cadastral map (Signed by DFO) showing Location of proposed CA Land Patches in Sagar district
26CA Land - Cadastral map showing Location of proposed CA Land Patches in Katni district
27CA Land - Cadastral map showing Location of proposed CA Land Patches in Agar Malwa district
28CA Land - DFO and District Collector NOC in Sagar District, Katni District, and Agar Malwa
29Bandha Coal Block - DGPS Survey Report
30Brief of the Project
31Bandha Location Map
32Nodal Officer EDS Reply
33MoEF EDS dated 09.06.2023 - Reply by UA
34EDS Query No. 14 & query No. 1 - Component wise Map
35EDS Query No 16: Details of pertaining to FRA "Patta" Documents
36EDS Query No 13: Details of pertaining to HydroligicalStudy with Mitigation Measures
37EDS Query No 19: Wildlife Mgmt. Plan Approval Letter from PCCF WL
38CA Land - Maps of Additional 23 Ha Non-Forest Land in Agar Malwa Disgrict
39EDS Query No 15: Coal Transportation Pathway DPR Approval Letter
40Undertaking: The Forest proposed for Diversion is bare minimum
41Wildlife: Map showing distance of Bandha Coal Block from Elephant Corridor