MEETING HELD ON 18th-19th JUNE 2012 IN SCOPE COMPLE

14The proponent made presentation before the committee and informed that the above cited project wasgranted an environmental clearance on 24 th May 2012 and sought a corrigendum in the EC condition(xxiii) reproduced below:(xxiii)The entire quantity of clean coal and middling shall be transported by MGR only to the linkedTPP at a distance of 71 km from the mine. MGR route shall be aligned to ensure minimaldisturbance to movement of wild fauna in the area. A time limit of 5 years for the establishmentof MGR for coal transportation shall be given. Until the operation of the MGR for initial 5 years,coal transportation could be by road to railway siding at Kharsia which is 60 km from mine andthereafter to Korba. The proponent shall in consultation with PCCF (WL), Govt. of Chhattisgarhintroduce alert/warning system such as whistle, horn, etc and train their drivers of MGRs forreducing train speeds to enable the wild animals including wild elephants to move away from theMRG tracks.”The proponent informed that the transportation of 12000 TPD of coal from mine to power plant wouldbe by MGR only and until its establishment, coal transportation would be by SH-4 road fromDharamjaigarh to Korba involving 400 Trucks per day and not to railway siding at Kharsia which is 60 kmfrom mine and thereafter to Korba as stated in the EC condition. It was further informed that the 400trucks (one way) from mine to the linked plant would be plying at peak capacity i.e. only during 3 rd -4 thyear of mine operation. It was explained that the distance from mine to Kharsia railway siding is about60 km and from Kharsia siding to Power Plant is 83 km, and thus, the total distance for road-cum-railoption is 143 km as against 100km for road directly from the mine to power plant. It was furtherinformed that SH-4 (from Dharamjaigarh to Korba) can easily absorb the additional truck movementsuntil MGR is commissioned.The Committee desired that the human population along the SH-4 should be protected from dustpollution by development of 3-4 tier avenue plantation, in consultation with State Forest Department,on both sides of the road along stretches near villages/habitations and its regular maintenance on aparticipatory approach along with other companies, if any, using the SH-4. The Committee furtherdesired that transportation of coal by road should be by using mechanically covered trucks to reduce thedust pollution and spillage on road. The Committee recommended modification of the Specific ConditionNo (xxiii) incorporating the aforesaid changes.11. Jampali OC Project (2 MTPA normative and 3 MTPA peak in an ML area of 635.60 ha and 22.50ha outside the ML) of M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. located in villages Jampalli andSinghmouza Tehsil Gharghora, Dist. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Further consideration of ECThe proposal was last considered in the EAC (T&C) meeting held on 29 th -30 th August 2011 and theCommittee after discussions had recommended the project for environmental clearance. The Ministryhad desired that the representations received by the Ministry from Shri Raghuvir Pradhan of EktaParishad and from Shri Ramesh Agarwal of Jan Chetana during the Public Hearing of Jampali OCP shouldbe placed before the Committee for consideration. The proponent made a presentation before theCommittee.The Committee observed that the response was vague. The Committee sought a point–wise reply intabular forms in 3 columns on the various issues raised in the two representations. The Committeenoted that the Conservation Plan should be more detailed. The Committee desired that the proponent