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/WB/MIN/41301/2019
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Tilaboni UG
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Tilaboni UGP is a mechanised underground Project with mass production technology (continuous miner). The mine is located in the north eastern part of the Raniganj Coalfield and is about 30Km from Raniganj township. The mine is under the administrative control of Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields Li
(iv). State :
West Bengal
(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) :
94185.3
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
38.38
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
396.02
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
25
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
EASTERN COAL FIELD LTD
(ii). Address1 :
Borachak House, Sitarampur, Burdwan
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
West Bengal
(v). District :
Burdwan
(vi). Pin :
713359
(vii). Landmarks :
Barachak Rail Station
(viii). Email address :
envecl@yahoo.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
2254510
(x). Fax No. :
341
(xi). Mobile No. :
9434079116
(xii). Website (if any) :
http://www.easterncoal.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
1
Approved
FP/JH/MIN/669/2009
8-79/2009-FC
124.28
124.28
21 Apr 2010
10 Jul 2019
2
Approved
FP/JH/MIN/2296/2006
5-JHB019/2006-BHU
3.48
3.48
12 Feb 2007
30 Nov 2007
Total
127.76
127.76
(xiv). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Mritunjay
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
Kumar
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
General Manager (Env)
(vi). Address 1:
Borachak House, Sitarampur, Burdwan
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
West Bengal
(ix). District:
Burdwan
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
713359
(xii). Landmarks:
Barachak Rail Station
(xiii). Email Address:
envecl@yahoo.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
2254510
(xv). Fax No.:
03412254510
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9434079116
(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.
Durgapur
38.38
396.02
Total
38.38
396.02
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
paschim Bardhaman
38.38
396.02
Total
38.38
396.02
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Jhanjra
6.463
74.317
2
Nabaghanapur
13.42
44.121
3
Tilaboni
20.097
12.083
4
Chalkjharia
0
139.04
5
Kumardihi
0
114.168
6
Shyamsundarpur
0
12.291
39.98
396.02
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Underground mining
38.38
359.3
2
Infrastructure and others
0
36.72
Total
38.38
396.02
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Durgapur
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
38.38
(ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Non Linear
(a). No. of patches :
Three
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.
30.79
View File
2.
5.48
View File
3.
2.11
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):
880
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
0
F.
Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
(i). Whether Project involves displacement?:
Yes
(a). Total Number of families :
63
(b). Number of Scheduled Caste families :
9
(c). Number of Schedule Tribes families :
48
(d). Number of other families :
6
(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 obtained
(b). Environmental Clearance File No.:
J-11015/76/2011-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? :
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? :
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 :
The said leasehold area comes under Tilaboni Block. Detailed exploration of the block was completed in 1991 total 65 boreholes were drilled within the said area by GSI NCDC and MECL. GR of Tilaboni bl
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
5
2.5
74
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
23.88
80
80
470.68
80
80
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
470.68
23.88
1.86
25
47.04
447.52
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Reply to EDS dtd. 08.09.2022
2
Reclamation details of ECL
3
forest land with mining area
4
letter regrading FRA
5
permission for mining
6
Undertaking for CA
7
Undertaking for NPV
8
Undertaking for Tree felling
9
FRA letter DM
10
FRA Circular MOEF&CC dated 26.02.2019
11
Reply to EDS raised by DFO dtd 12.03.2021
12
File for M-2(iv) copy of approved mining plan
13
Request for conducting FRA to DM
14
undertaking for creation and maintenance of plantation equivalent to enumerated nos. of trees within ECL leasehold at the cost of the company
15
File for M-2 (iii) having copy of approval of mining plan
16
Signed copy of revised application
17
Reply of EDS Dated 03.09.2021 regarding exclusion of 1.6 Ha Forest land
18
Reply to the EDS dated 13.03.2023
19
revised undertaking for CA
20
reply to EDS dated 27.04.2023 - Sl no. 01 of Annexure-II of reply of EDS dated 13.03.2023 rectified