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/UP/MIN/29061/2017
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Kakri Opencast Project - It lies in Dist. - Sonbhadra, Renukoot Forest Division in UP Block of Singrauli Coalfield, UP. Opencast coal mining is done using shovel - dumper combination.
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Kakri Opencast Project lies in Dist. - Sonbhadra, Renukoot Forest Division in UP Block of Singrauli Coalfield, UP. It has EC for 4MT annual coal production. Opencast coal mining is done using shovel - dumper combination.
(iv). State :
Uttar 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) :
31112
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
185.84
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
642.16
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
20
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
NORTHERN COALFIELDS LIMITED
(ii). Address1 :
Office of CMD NCL Panjreh Bhawan
(iii). Address2 :
Post Singrauli Colliery Distt Singrauli
(iv). State :
Madhya Pradesh
(v). District :
Singrouli
(vi). Pin :
486889
(vii). Landmarks :
NIL
(viii). Email address :
kakrienv17@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
278094
(x). Fax No. :
278375
(xi). Mobile No. :
7895384570
(xii). Website (if any) :
nclcil.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
1
Approved
FP/UP/MIN/110/1987
8-350/1987-FC
185.84
185.84
30 May 1989
Total
185.84
185.84
(xiv). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
LAXMAN
(ii). Middle Name:
PANDURANG
(iii). Last Name:
GODSE
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
GENERALMANAGER
(vi). Address 1:
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER, KAKRI PROJECT
(vii). Address 2:
P.O. KAKRI DISTT SONBHADRA
(viii). State:
Uttar Pradesh
(ix). District:
Sonbhadra
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
231224
(xii). Landmarks:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
kakrienv17@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
278094
(xv). Fax No.:
05446278375
(xvi). Mobile No.:
7895384570
(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
1
FP/UP/MIN/110/1987
8-350/1987-FC
30 May 1989
185.84
30
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
1
FP/UP/MIN/110/1987
8-350/1987-FC
1) Legal status of the forest to remain unchanged 2) Compensatory plantation to be raised over equivalent non forest land at the cost of project. The non-forest land identified for this purpose should be handed over to the Forest Department and notified as Protected Forests before the release of forest lands being diverted by these orders. 3) Mined over area to be reclaimed/restored after mining/quarrying is over as per reclamation scheme submitted. 4) In order that the construction labor and staff while working on the project in the forest area may not cause destruction to the forest area for meeting their fuelwood needs, the user agency will establish fuelwood depots, and will provide the fuelwood to them free of cost or its cost deducted from their salary and wages. 5) No explosives should be allowed to be stored in the forest area 6) The condition / safeguards proposed by the DOE, while clearing the Project, to be followed rightly
1) Agreed. Will be reclaimed and handed over to Forest after the end of mining 2) Compensatory plantation was raised at the cost of project in 189.84 Ha area land in district Hardoi (U.P.). Payment of Rs 7,45,946.00 was made to D.M. Hardoi dated 02/10/1989 as cost of land. For plantation in above land, Rs 52,81,430.00 to Director – Forest Division, Hardoi dated 09/11/1989. It was communicated by Forest Dept that the plantation had been done satisfactorily on above land vide letter no 566 dated 04/08/1982. 3) Reclamation is being done regularly, around 36 ha mined out area has already been reclaimed 4) L.P.G. is being provided to all employees of the company, free of cost. 5) No explosives are being stored in the proposed forest area 6) Agreed and complied
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
1
FP/UP/MIN/110/1987
8-350/1987-FC
Compensatory Afforestation
5281430
09 Nov 1989
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
1
Approved
FP/UP/MIN/110/1987
8-350/1987-FC
185.84
185.84
30 May 1989
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.
Forest Division Renukoot
185.84
642.16
Total
185.84
642.16
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Sonbhadra
185.84
642.16
Total
185.84
642.16
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Nakti
0
28.34
2
Bansi
0
85.02
3
Rehata
0
75.71
4
Parasi
0
80.16
5
Kakri
185.84
372.93
185.84
642.16
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Others
9.84
174.16
2
Excavated Area
176
85
3
External Dump
0
125
4
Workshop
0
14
5
Colony
0
46
6
Green belt
0
176
7
Other infrastructure
0
22
Total
185.84
642.16
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Forest Division Renukoot
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
185.84
(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.
185.84
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):
895
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
3580
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.:
J-11015/218/2007-IA.II(M)
(c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
(d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
20 Aug 2007
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?:
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
1
30 May 1989 To 30 May 2019
30 May 1989
Assistant Inspector General of Forest, MoEF, GOI
30 May 1989
(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
1
Coal and Lignite
45.2
26.7
35.2
26.7
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 :
31 Jul 2019
(ii)
Approval authority :
Board of Directors, NCL
(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
(i)
Detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken :
Yes
Serial No
Designation of authority
Date of extension
From date
To Date
Copy of the prospecting licence
1
Director - Dept. of Coal, Ministry of Energy, GOI
20 Nov 1978
20 Nov 1978
20 Nov 1978
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 :
Exploration data is based on Geological Report on Northern and Central part of UP Block of Singrauli Coalfield, prepared in Dec 1973 by exploration division of CMPDIL. 24 boreholes were drilled by GSI
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
23
3
29
3
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
45.2
90
100
26.7
90
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
(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 :
NIL
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
26.7
45.2
2.5
4
71.9
10
(i) Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease :
NIL
(ii) Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals :
No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Reply to query raised by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 3734/Renukoot/15-38 dtd 26.05.2022
2
Reply to query raised by Dy. Inspector General of Forests vide letter No. 8-350/1987-FC (Vol) dtd. 01.09.2020 and subsequently by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 684/रेणुकूट/15-38 dtd 03.09.2020
3
CA Undertaking
4
NPV Undertaking
5
Standard Conditions of 18 points
6
Muck Disposal Undertaking
7
Forest Notification
8
Project Sanction
9
Reply to query raised by the DFO Renukoot
10
Reply to query raised by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 3157/Renukoot/15-16 dtd 14.03.2019
11
NOC under FRA from DM, Sonbhadra along with all the documentary evidences is being attached herewith for your perusal.
12
Reply of the queries raised by the Nodal Officer (Forest), UP vide letter No. 167/11-C-FP/UP/Min/29061/2017 is being enclosed herewith for your perusal and further needful action.
13
Reply to query raised by Special Secretary (Section 2) vide letter No. P 112/81-2-2019-79/91 dtd. 26.12.2019 and subsequently by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 2338/15-117/ dtd 06.01.2020
14
Reply to query raised by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 13/Renukoot/15-38 dtd 01.07.2022
15
Reply to query raised by DFO Renukoot vide letter no. 2809/Renukoot/15-38 dtd 07.02.2020. All the required preparations has been done by the project regarding the inspection by the Joint Committee headed by the CCF Mirzapur. Kindly arrange it at the earliest so that further processing of forest lease renewal application may be done.