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/OR/MIN/9360/2015   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Dalpahar Iron and Manganese Mine, Baitarani Reserve Forest, Champua Range, Keonjhar   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Forest Diversion Proposal over 101.171 Ha. of forest land including already diverted forest land with safety zone area in village Dalpahar under Barbil Tahasil of Keonjhar District, Odisha during 1st RML.   (iv). State : Orissa   (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) : 3771   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 101.171   (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 : MS DHARAMCHAND JAIN   (ii). Address1 : Bichakundi   (iii). Address2 : Joda Keonjhar Odisha   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). District : Keonjhar   (vi). Pin : 758034   (vii). Landmarks : NIL   (viii). Email address : dcj.fdp2014@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 275373   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9810044556   (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 : Others
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Avin   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Jain   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Power of Attorney Holder   (vi). Address 1: Dharam Villa 12-A Mahatma Gandhi Marg Ring Road   (vii). Address 2: Lajpat Nagar - IV New Delhi   (viii). State: Orissa   (ix). District: Khordha   (x). Tehsil: Khordha   (xi). Pin: 751014   (xii). Landmarks: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: dcj.fdp2014@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 275373   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9810044556   (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/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FC14 Nov 200516.4641
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/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCI. Legal Status of Forest land shall remain unchanged.The legal status of the forest land remains unchanged.
2FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCII. Compensatory Afforestation shall be raised over equivalent non-forest land.Non Forest land over 16.464 ha. has been identified in village Baitarani-Bhuyan under Telkoi Tahasil and mutated in favour of State Forest Dept. and R.O.R issued on 20.10.2003. User Agency has deposited Rs 4,12,975/- towards cost of Compensatory afforstation.
3FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCIII. The Non Forest land identified for Compensatory Afforestation shall be declared as Reserved Forest/Protected Forest under Indian Forest Act,1927.The draft proposal for declaration of non-forest land identified for compensatory afforestation as PF has been submitted to the CCF, Nodal vide memo No. 6964 dated. 08.11.2007.
4FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCIV. Penal Compensatory Afforestation shall be raised over degrade forest land double in extent to the area used in violation, i.e., over 32.928 ha, and shall be maintained at the project cost.39.928 ha. of degraded forest land has been identified in Barabanka R.F and User Agency had deposited Rs 8,68,762/- towards cost of PCA.
5FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCV. The mining lease period under the Forest (Conservation)Act 1980 shall be co-terminus with the current lease granted under MMRD Act ,1957.The permission granted under F (C ) Act, by MoEF has been expired since 08.06.2006 which co-terminus with the lease period.
6FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCVI. The state Government should transfer amount of NPV and other funds to Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA),which has already been constituted and notified by the Central Government on 23.04.2004.Till such time ,the CAMPA intimates the Head of Accounts for deposition of funds, the funds will be maintained in the form of fixed deposits in the name of Nodal Officer or concerned Divisional Forest Officer of the State Government. The funds realized towards the NPV shall not be utilized by the State Government.User Agency has deposited cost of NPV amounting to Rs 95,49,120/- which has been deposited by DFO,Keonjhar in the treasury on 18.05.2005 and eventually deposited to CAMPA.
7FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCVII. RCC pillars of 4 feet height shall be erected to demarcate the area by the user agency at the project cost and will be marked within forward and back bearings.The Mining lease area has been demarcated with RCC pillars of 4 feet high and marked with forward as well as backward bearing.
8FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCVIII. The user agency shall raise, fence and maintain a safety zone around the mining area and will also raise and maintain the plantation over an area one and half times in extent of the safety zone at the project cost.The user agency has submitted undertaking to maintain the safety zone around the mining area at the project cost.
9FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCIX. The concurrent reclamation plan shall be executed by the user agency from the very 1st year and an annual report shall be sent to the Nodal Officer and the RCCF,Rourkela. If it is found from the annual report that the concurrent reclamation plan is not being adhered to by the user agency , the mining activities shall remain suspended till such time , the annual programme is completed for that year.Since no mining operation has yet commensurate and no pit existing the broken area has been fully exhausted, concurrent reclamation has not been feasible.
10FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCX. The top soil shall be protected at this project cost.On commencement of mining in virgin forest land , the top soil shall be stored separately for use in biological reclamation of the mined out pits. The user agency has submitted undertaking in this regard.
11FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXI. Trees shall be felled only when it becomes necessary and that too under strict supervision of State Forest Department, and at the cost of the project.Tree felling shall be done according to progress of mining.
12FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXII. No labour camps shall be established on the forest land.No Labour camps have been constructed on forest land.Only 0.607 Ha. (earlier approved area) has already been broken up prior to 1980 for inhabited site.
13FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXIII. All necessary measures should be taken by the user agency to protect the environment.User Agency will be taken care all environmental measures to protect the environment. An undertaking in this regard has been submitted by the user agency.
14FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXIV. Sufficient firewood shall be provided by the user agency to the labourers at the project cost after purchase from the State Forest Department/Forest Development Corporation.User Agency has submitted undertaking to supply alternate fuel to the workers staying inside the mines for their use.
15FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXV. The user agency shall ensure that there should be no damage to the available wildlife.All precautionary measures shall be taken by the user Agency to protect the wildlife existing within the lease area.
16FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXVI. The forest land should not be used for any purpose other than that specified in the proposal.The forest land diverted shall be used only for mining and allied purpose as applied for the proposal. An undertaking in this regard has been submitted by the user agency.
17FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCXVII. The forest land thus diverted shall be non-transferable. Whenever the forest land is not required, it shall be surrendered to the State Forest Department under intimation to this Ministry.Forest land diverted in this proposal shall not be transferred and on completion of mining, the same shall be surrendered to the State Govt. An undertaking in this regard has been submitted by the user agency.
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/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCNet present value954912006 May 2005
2FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCNet present value6183611017 Sep 2013
3FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCCompensatory Afforestation41297510 Oct 2003
4FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCPenal Compensatory Afforestation86876210 Oct 2003
5FP/OR/MIN/519/20008-103/2000-FCProtected Area Fund202342023 Sep 2011
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.Keonjhar101.1710
Total101.1710
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Keonjhar101.1710
Total101.1710
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Dalpahar101.1710
101.171 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mining including Mines road82.6840
2Waste Dump yard with protective measures5.540
3Sub grade Stacking with protective measures2.3480
4Transporting Road including 0.075 Ha. inside SZ al1.5390
5Camp, office Security office0.3690
6Work shop, Crushing and Screening and Beneficiatio3.3910
7Safety Zone along the ML Boundary excluding Road5.30
Total 101.171 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Keonjhar
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 101.171   (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): 250   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 50
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?: 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 obtained   (b). Environmental Clearance File No.: 55644/46-NCMB1/02-2021   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 19 Aug 2021
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 ?: Yes   (a). Provide reasons thereof: Excluding of land already diverted and safety zon   (b). Area of non-forest or Revenue forest land required to be provided by User Agency for raising Compensatory Afforestation:(in ha.) 79.44   (iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 1   (iv). No. of patches: Three
District 1. : Keonjhar
  (a). Village: Champajhar   (b). Area(in ha.): 9.8   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: Khata No 24, Plot No 42/171p and 42/193p   (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. : Keonjhar
  (a). Village: Damdargauni   (b). Area(in ha.): 59.76   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: Khata No 164, Plot No. 876   (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. : Keonjhar
  (a). Village: Damdargauni   (b). Area(in ha.): 9.88   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: Khata No 164, Plot No. 1250/1   (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:
  (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:
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
108 Jun 2006 To 09 Jun 198605 Jun 1984Addl. Secretary to Govt.09 Jun 1986
 (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 Ore2304000014880
2Manganese Ore4375875000
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 : 24 May 2011 (ii) Approval authority : Regional Controller of Mines, IBM, Bhubaneswar (iii) Copy of approval of mining plan : No Data (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 : Nill NIL
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
NIL
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 Ore2.38585000
2Manganese Ore4.3756565000
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 : Two
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Iron Ore02.30.202112.30
2Manganese Ore04.3750.21204.3750
(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
1The said Project is non-captive presently. The product will be sold to local steel industries.
2EDS has been complied vide this office letter dated 06.02.2024.
3EDS has been complied vide this office letter dated 20.11.2021.