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MINING AND INDUSTRIALISATIONUPDATE, ORISSAENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ONINDUSTRIES AND MINING IN ORISSAJuly-August, 2008LIST OF CONTENTSEditorial 1Cartoon Space 2News Items 3-33Public Hearings Notices 34Environmental Clearance 35-88LettersForest Clearane Letters 89-92E D I T O R I A LOrissa has been well acquainted with thecalamities like cyclone, drought, hightide, sun stroke, flood etc. Recently anacute environmental hazard, acid rain isadded to the list. Acid rain, though it is aworld phenomena, but all new to Orissa.A muddy rainfall suspected to be 'acidrain' lashed some areas of westernOrissa, creating panic among ecologistsas it signifies severe degeneration to theecological system. The leaves lost theirgreenery, and in contact with eyes andskin they cause itching, thus signifyingacid rain, though it is not confirmedfrom the Government's side. The rainaffected a wide area stretching fromBargarh to Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi),but the Government is yet to express anyconcern over the disturbingphenomenon.When poisonous gases like sulphurdioxide and nitrous oxide, emitted fromthe thermal power plants come in contactwith atmospheric air, they formsulphuric acid and nitric acid, causingacid rain. These gases, mixed withatmospheric air, can affect the areaslying hundreds of kilometers away fromthe place of occurrence. Ecologistsexpressed deep concern over the fact thatcrop fields and forests of the State'swestern belt would be severely affectedif it is actually acid rain. They cited thereasons causing the rain in the area -- gasemitted from various industries andplants, heat emitted by chemicalfertilisers used in agricultural lands,methane gas emitted from Hirakud Damand chloro fluoro carbon emitted frommotor vehicles. Acid rain may causeserious ailments like cancer and may bedangerous to newborn babies.So there need to be thoroughinvestigation to the matter. Asindustrialization is going on in ageometric progression in the state, thistype of incident is not unexpected. Thisis only the beginning of the devastation.What is now occurring in westernOrissa, will be found through out thestate tororrow . The govt. & people ofOrissa should take it as an alarm bellbefore it is toolate.Editor1

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N e wsMONTH-JULYMemorial pillar for deceasedanti POSCO man erected inGovindapurThe Orissa Diary, 1 July, 2008Paradip: The trouble torn proposed POSCOsite Govindapur village under Kujanga areaagain turned awake on Monday nightcausing huge gathering of anti projectpeople from locality and outsiders in theevent last rite occasion of the deceased DulaMandal. The Posco Pratirodha SangramaSamittee [PPSS] organized a condolencemeeting on the occasion where activistsfrom anti industrialization groups across thestate and few leftist leaders were present andunanimously declared the deceased antiPOSCO man is a martyr for opposingPOSCO in Kujanga. A memorial pillar waserected in his native village before thecondolence meeting and speakers assertedthe pillar would recalled how a village herosacrificed his life in the hand of pro projectpeople while opposing POSCO project and atwo minutes silence was observed payingtribute to the deceased mortal. MoreoverPPSS activists endorsed a proposalrenaming the Jatadhari Ghat in to Dula Ghatin Patana village where the locals cross theriver Jatadhari in boat accessing Paradip andKujanga areas. Earlier the PPSSsympathizers took out a procession coveredentire Dhinkia and Govindapur villages andshouted slogan against the POSCO and itsproject sympathizers who thrown bombs toanti project people in Govindapur school on20 June for which injured Dula passed awayin hospital and others two injured personsare still struggling for life in SCB Medicalcollege and Hospital, Cuttack. Meanwhilereports said PPSS members received respiteon Monday after the activists returned backthe two excavators forcibly brought for theJatadhari mouth digging on 28 June from theDharti construction company premises nearIOC area. Notable to inform about 200 PPSSactivists armed with weapons barked in tothe Dhariti site office and took away twoexcavators and allegedly used bothmachines in digging works for which thecompany officials had lodged an FIR inParadip police station on 28 June but noaction had taken till date. Sources said aftersafe returned of excavators and itscrewmembers virtually closed down the casein police station. From the pro POSCO campcomplete silence have been observed sincepast three days, sources added projectsympathizers from Nuagaon, Gadakujanga,Noliasahi including Govindapur haveworried a lot when police picked up 26 promen from Govindapur school and sent themto Kujanga jail charging murder case sincelast ten days. However recovery of arms,ammunitions, crude bombs and explosivematerials from Govindapur school on 26June further aggravate the situation whilemany claimed the alleged accused personsare languishing in jail without fault and inabsence of committing any crime and notinvolving the bomb explosion case howeverefforts are on to bailed out them early, saidNirvaya Samantray , a pro POSCO leader.Amidst chaos proceeds in project sitevillages, POSCO authorities have movedhelping the students living in POSCO transitcolony home for the 52 pro project victimssince one year. About 35 primary studentsliving in the colony would be admitted inlocal Manapur school including 15 studentswould be enrolled in Chatua high school forstudying in different classes. A senior3

POSCO official from Kujanga said thedistrict inspector of schools and circleinspector of schools have been requested toact on the bid urgently moreover report saidtwo students from the transit colony thoseappeared in this year HSC examination havepassed out successful and POSCO has givenindication giving them financial assistancefor the higher study.Vedanta Aluminium launchesfirst product in marketPioneer News Service, 2 July, 2008Vedanta Aluminium Limited, Jharsuguda,on Saturday dispatched its first production(metal) for sale in open market. Local MLAKishore Mohanty ceremonially inauguratedthe product launching of the 2.5-lakh-tonnecapacity alumina project. Mohanty said thatwhile industries in Jharsuguda district werepreviously being closed one by one; theNaveen Patnaik Government with acommitment to establish new industrialprojects in the district, has successfullyfulfilled the dream, transforming the districtinto an industrially rich region. The Vedantaproject holds the key to enrichment ofJharsuguda district as well as of the State, hesaid. He observed that before startingproduction, Vedanta's contribution todevelopment of the peripheral area has beenremarkable. In the near future, VedantaAluminium has plans to establish a sportscomplex and start Apollo Hospital in thedistrict, he said and appreciated Vedanta'sendeavour of spending Rs 2.5 crore towardsdevelopment of the District HeadquartersHospital. Senior officer of VedantaAluminium, Pankaj Khanna, said theVedanta project situated at Vurkamundaaccomplished its goal of aluminiumproduction one year before the targetedtime, thus creating a record of fastestproduction in the aluminium sector. Amongothers, senior officer of Vedanta, AbhijitPati and former municipality chairmanTapas Roy Chowdhry attended theceremony.Ecologists panic as 'acidrain' lashes western OrissaPioneer News Service, 2 July, 2008On June19, a muddy rainfall suspected to be'acid rain' lashed some areas of westernOrissa, creating panic among ecologists as itsignifies severe degeneration to theecological system. Confusion, however,prevails as to whether it was acid rain or not,and the Western Orissa IntellectualAssociation has asked the Government tosend a scientists' team to probe into thematter. In a Press conference called by theassociation, Prof Durga Prasad Nayakdemonstrated the leaves affected by themuddy rain, which were collected fromBhawanipatna. The leaves lost theirgreenery, and in contact with eyes and skinthey cause itching, thus signifying acid rain,though it is not confirmed from theGovernment's side. The rain affected a widearea stretching from Bargarh toBhawanipatna (Kalahandi), but theGovernment is yet to express any concernover the disturbing phenomenon. It is alsounfortunate that despite there being aseparate department for EnvironmentalScience in the Sambalpur University therehas been no suggestion from the universityregarding the phenomenon. When poisonousgases like sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide,emitted from the thermal power plants comein contact with atmospheric air, they formsulphuric acid and nitric acid, causing acidrain. These gases, mixed with atmosphericair, can affect the areas lying hundreds ofkilometers away from the place ofoccurrence. An ecology researcher, RanjanPanda, who has done his research in thefield of water resources, expressed deepconcern over the fact that crop fields andforests of the State's western belt would beseverely affected if it is actually acid rain.He cited the reasons causing the rain in thearea -- gas emitted from various industries4

and plants, heat emitted by chemicalfertilisers used in agricultural lands, methanegas emitted from Hirakud Dam and chlorofluoro carbon emitted from motor vehicles.Acid rain may cause serious ailments likecancer and may be dangerous to newbornbabies. He also agreed to the theory of holein the ozone layer. At the end of theconference, a group of representatives, ledby Dilip Padhi, went to meet the Sambalpurvarsity vice-chancellor Prof Uday ChandraBiswal and requested him to make aninvestigation on the rain-affected leaves.The vice-chancellor deputed Prof PC Mishraof Environmental Science will undertake thestudy.‘Tata Steel project work tostart soon’Express News Service, 2 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Managing Director ofTata Steel B Muthuraman on Tuesday saidthe work on the company’s steel project atKalinga Nagar will be started within amonth. Muthuraman met Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik at the Secretariat here todiscuss the progress of the steel project atKalinga Nagar in Jajpur district.The projectwork has not progressed since the firingincident on January 2, 2006. The localpeople had protested the construction of theboundary wall of the project. Tensionprevailed at Kalinga Nagar on June 25 whensome contractors went to the troubled areato restart construction of the incompleteboundary wall. The contractors were chasedaway by the irate villagers and theirmotorcycles set afire. Talking tomediapersons after meeting the ChiefMinister, Muthuraman said that resettlementand rehabilitation work is also onsimultaneously. To a question, Muthuramansaid Tata Steel has applied for mines for theproject.Clusters of ancillary units indists soonENS, 2 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: The State Governmenthas decided to set up clusters of ancillaryindustries at several places of the Statebesides the mega projects. A decision to thiseffect was taken at a meeting presided overby Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at theSecretariat on Tuesday. The clusters will beestablished at Angul, Khurda and Paradip.Official sources said an aluminium park willbe set up at Angul, while at Malipada nearKhurda food processing units will beestablished. A cluster of wood-basedindustries will be set up at Paradip. Thealuminium park will be set up on 200 acresof land. The cluster of food processing unitswill also be set up on 200 acres at Malipada.A special purpose vehicle has beenconstituted by IDCO IDCO and APICOL forthe cluster.New committee formed toagitate against JSPLStatesman News ServiceANGUL, June 2: Besides the existing JindalKhyatigrastha Praja Samity, a new bodycalled Jindal Khyatighrastha and PariparshikGanasangram Committee has been floated tolaunch an agitation against Jindal Steel andPower Limited, the steel major, for thefulfillment of their demands. Today,hundreds of affected villagers of the Jindalsteel plant project gathered under the bannerof the new body and staged a demonstration.They submitted a memorandum to thedistrict authorities seeking fulfillment oftheir demands which included compensationagainst land at the rate of Rs 15 lakh peracre, jobs to all unemployed youth of theaffected villages, unemployment allowancestill they find a job and peripheraldevelopmental programmes. TheRehabilitation and Peripheral DevelopmentAdvisory committee (RPDAC) of JSPL inits last sitting had rejected the Rs 15 lakhcompensation demand that they had placedearlier. JSPL is setting up a 12 million ton5

annual capacity plant in two phases nearAngul.Posco standoff turnsstudents into truantsStatesman News ServiceJAGATSINGHPUR, July 2: The fate of theproposed mega-steel project Posco is still inlimbo. It was aggravated by a string ofevents, ridden with violence ~ the recentrecovery of a huge cache of arms andammunitions from Govindpur primaryschool, the death of Dula Mandal and thepalm-chopping of Mr Natabar Khatua. Theeducation of the village children has come toa grinding halt due to the fracas over therecent recovery of arms and weapons fromthe school, billed as the ‘arms depot’.According to sources, many students ofGovindpur primary school already becametruants due to unabated violence. After therecovery of arms from there, studentstrength, which is now 150, has hit the rockbottom. The anti-Posco group members arereluctant to send their wards to the school,anticipating wrath from the projectsupporters, who have allegedly used theschool building to hoard weapons. Theprotestors said this may prove detrimental tothe children. One anti-Posco activist, MrPradip Burdhan said he has stopped sendinghis children to the school for fear of theirsafety. He also said the project supportershave hidden arms in the school to avengethem.The project supporters are in nodifferent situation. While 26 pro-Poscosupporters have been arrested by police overthe Dula Mandal murder case, others havereportedly abandoned their houses,anticipating retaliation from their rivals.Sudhir Mandal, a student ofGovindpur primary school said a greatdivide has come into play among thechildren. Children of pro-Posco familiesstick together and ridicule the ones fromtheir rival group. Some even alleged thatschool bags, study materials and booksprovided by Posco were burnt by a handfulofstudents.The school headmaster, MsPankajini Gantayat has complained thatstudents have stopped coming to the schoolaltogether in the wake of these incidents.Tata Steel to startconstruction work in amonth: MuthuramanPioneer News Service, 3 July , 2008Tata Steel Managing Director DMuthuraman on Tuesday called on the ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik and discussedabout the progress of the construction of thework for its proposed six million tonnesplant proposed to be set in Kalinga Nagararea at an investment of Rs 15,000 crore.Talking to reporters, Muthuraman said thecompany would start construction workwithin one month. The company has appliedfor mines to ensure uninterrupted supply ofiron ore for the steel plant. On people facingdisplacement due to the project,Muthuraman said the process ofrehabilitation of affected families wasalready in progress with steps being taken inthis direction. The project work was delayeddue to the Kalinga Nagar shoot out in 2006that led to the killing of 14 people.Vedanta gesture toanganwadi childrenThe Hindu,8 July, 2008Bhubaneswar: In a bid to widen its corporatesocial responsibility, the Vedanta group hasembarked on a mission to care for more than40,000 anganwadi children in some of theState’s most backward areas. The VedantaAluminium Limited has entered into a MoUwith the Orissa government and SterliteFoundation for adopting 400 anganwadis inKalahandi district, where its aluminarefinery has started trial production at6

Langjigarh, Vedanta group spokesman C.V.Krishnan told PTI. The same process wasbeing implemented in Kalahandi and wouldbe replicated in Jharsuguda. “As everyanganwadi has 40 children, the companywill be looking after the welfare, food andhealthcare requirements of more than 40,000children,” Krishnan said. The decision toadopt the anganwadis, he said, was taken onthe basis of the company’s experiment ofrunning 100 child welfare centres indifferent places of the country. As part ofthe arrangement, every pre-school childaged between three and six years would beprovided a hot cooked meal of 300 caloriesat noon, said another Vedanta official.Villagers to refuse part withtheir landsStatesman News ServiceJAGATSINGHPUR, July 4: Villagers ofMarichpur, Barmunduli, and Naharana ofBalikuda block have refused to provide landto the Indian Farmer’s FertilisersCooperative Ltd (IFFCO), Paradip forplanting trees. IFFCO representatives andrevenue officials who went to these villagesfor survey and land demarcation returnedrecently following protests by the villagers.The district administration had decided togive 70 acres of land to IFFCO atNadiakhia, Mankadkhia areas of these threepanchayats close to the mouth of the riverDevi for afforestation and protection againstingress of water. IFFCO has undertakenvarious development projects and districtauthorities proposed that IFFCO mightcreate a tree cover at the mouth of the riverin Balikuda block area. The company hadagreed to do so. Villagers protesting againstsuch work allege that the natural forestcover is being sold to companies, timbermafias and others engaged in illegal prawnfarming, and the administration is trying tosnatch away land from poor villagers.Earlier, the president of Anchlika UpkalBachao Samity Mr Pratap Sahoo had filed apublic interest litigation in High Court tocheck the illegal cutting of trees and soilerosion in coastal villages of Erasama andBalikuda. Marchipur has a rich culturalheritage and a port at the mouth of riverDevi named Harishpur. This area was thefirst in the eastern region where the Britishstarted their commercial activities. Sarpanchof Marichpur Mr Bhikari Biswal,Barmunduli sarpanch Mr Rabindra Senapatiand Naharana sarpanch Ms Jayanti Sahanisaid that the villagers are determined notpart with their lands.Recycled polythene: PCBexpresses inability toimplement court orderThe Hindu,10 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Expressing inability tocarry out High Court’s order banningmanufacture, import, storage and use ofrecycled polythene in the State, Orissa StatePollution Control Board (OSPCB) has saiddefaulters could not be taken to the taskunless there is a separate piece of legislationin this regard. According to an affidavit filedby Bhagabat Prasad Pattajoshi, OSPCB lawofficer with the High Court, the board hasrequested the State government to bring inlegislation on urgent basis, if necessary,through an ordinance in line with the courtorder. “As per the provision of RecycledPlastic Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999,notified under Environment (Protection)Act, 1986, manufacture/use of recycledplastic carry bags are not prohibited entirelyand only thickness of 20 micron isprohibited. As a result there will be legalproblem in the existing statute and actionagainst the defaulters cannot be taken,” Mr.Pattajoshi said in the affidavit. On April 24,High Court directed OSPCB and industriesdepartment to ensure effectiveimplementation of the order banningrecycled polythene in the State. Taking atough stance, the High Court also ordered tosubmit compliance reports it separately justafter 15 days from the ban came into effect.“We are forced to encroach upon the7

administrative domain of the Stategovernment because it (State government)did not take any step to phase out the use ofrecycled polythene which is detrimental toenvironment and local ecology,” said a HCbench. It further observed that while asmany 13 states in the country had alreadybanned the use of recycled polythene of lessthan 20 microns, the Orissa government didnot bother to take any action in this regarddespite sufficient time was given to it.“Orissa has become a dumping ground ofrecycled polythene because 80 per cent ofsuch materials are imported from outside,”the bench observed. Meanwhile, the boardhas written the Commissioner ofcommercial taxes to take steps prohibitingentry of recycled polythene bags into theState. Moreover, the board issued closurenotice to three Jagatpur-based manufacturessuch as Maa Vaishnodevi Plastics, MaaDurga Polymer and AkhandalamaniPolythene. District magistrate andsuperintendent of police of Cuttack as wellas authorities of Central Electricity SupplyUtility were communicated to implement theclosure notices.Meghalaya to get coal fromOrissaThe Pioneer, 11 July,2008The Meghalaya Government has evincedkeen interest to get coal from the Mandakinicoal block in the State. The coal would besupplied to the thermal power plant inMeghalaya for production of power. UnionCoal Ministry has allocated the Mandakinicoal block to the four States. Besides,Meghalaya, Assam, Orissa and Tamil Naduhave their shares in the Mandakini coalblock in Orissa. In the first phase,Meghalaya Government would invest Rs 2crore to tap coal from the Mandakini coalblock. Meghalaya depends only on hydroelectricityand other sources for generatingelectricity are yet to be tapped. Though,Meghalaya has hydro-power potential ofaround 3,000 MW, the present powergeneration of the State is only 175 MW andthe current demand is over 600 MW.Despite Meghalaya having abundant coalreserve, it has not been tapped by setting upthermal power plants.PMO lauds progress on steelprojects in OrissaThe Pioneer, 12 July, 2008For the first time, Principal Secretary to thePrime Minister, TKA Nair, appeared happywith the progress card of the upcomingmega steel plants in Orissa. He wasreviewing the progress of the State's 10major steel projects in New Delhi on Friday."I am really happy to see that Orissa hasmade very good progress in this regard,"Nair was quoted by an Orissa officer asremarking. Nair, along with a host ofSecretaries of the various Union Ministries,took stock of the situation at the field levelin the South Block. The two-hour meetingdwelt on various problems relating to land,mine, forest clearance, ports and roads.Secretary of Shipping Brahma Dutt,Secretary of Forest and Environment VijayMishra, Additional Secretary of Finance SKhullar and senior officials of the RailwayBoard, Ministry of Steel and Mines andother departments were present. ChiefSecretary of Orissa Ajit Kumar Tripathy ledthe team of the officers of the State.Secretary of Industries, Steel and MinesAshok Dalwai made the presentation onbehalf of the State Government. Giving outdetails, Dalwai said that out of the 49 majorsteel projects for which MoUs were signedwith the State Government, 28 have goneinto production. Out of the proposed Rs 2,00,749-crore of investment, Rs 21,000 crorehas already been spent. This is apart fromTata Steel placing orders of Rs 5,000 crorefor machineries to set up its project atKalinga Nagar. Till date, 54,000 direct andindirect employment opportunities havebeen created and Rs 2,500 crore of Centraltaxes and VAT have been paid by the steelcompanies. Dr Dalwai assured the meeting8

that as 17 steel companies have presentedtheir financial closures, their cases for minesare being processed. Out of them, the StateGovernment has finalised eight cases, andby August-end two more cases would becleared. As for the Posco project, Dalwaisaid that by the end of August, the minesproposal is likely to be finalised. Once theforest clearance from the Supreme Court isavailable, the South Korean steel major cango ahead with construction work in the site,he said, adding that as there has been sometrouble at Dhinkia, Posco might begin theconstruction work from the other side of theland.Villagers petition policeagainst miningThe Pioneer, 12 July,2008KORAPUT: Mali Parvat in Koraput districthas once again come into the lime lighttoday when hundreds of villagers fromKankada Ambo, Maliguda, Tentuliguda,Mugunaguda and Dekapar villages inSemiliguda block marched into the policestation in Semiliguda to press their demandsto take action against the people from thecompany engaged in Bauxite mining fromthe mountains near their villages. While thevillagers had opposed any move by thecompany for mining in the region, thecompany was trying to divide the unity ofthe villagers by bringing some tribal youthinto the front as the representative of thecompany rather than coming directly to facethe people, Arjun Khilo, Secretary, MaliParvat Surakhya Samiti said. The villagershad only objected the entry of the vehiclesand machineries of the company which weretrying to enter the mountains near thevillages on Thursday while they wereattacked by the people from the company, headded.While there were reports submitted tothe police from both the sides, any move tosuppress the villagers’ movement would notbe tolerated, Prafulla Samantra, Statepresident, Lokshakti Abhiyaan said whileexpressing his support to the movement ofthe villagers.Biodiversity plan calls forrestoration of naturalvegetationThe Pioneer, 12 July,2008BHUBANESWAR: The State BiodiversityStrategy Action Plan (SBSAP) which wasreleased here on Saturday called forimplementation of suitable methods of topsoil management and restoration of naturalvegetation. The recommendation assumedsignificance in view of the unprecedentedinvestment proposals in mineral sector in theState. Going by the memoranda ofunderstanding signed by the Stategovernment with private companies, at least74 million tonne per annum steel productionand 16,000 mw of thermal power generationare projected within a decade from now. Itwould require large-scale mining of iron oreas well as coal. Nature and WildlifeConservation Society of Orissa (NWCSO), avoluntary organisation, had prepared theSBSAP as part of the National BiodiversityStrategy Action Plan (NBSAP). “It has beenclearly mentioned in the Mining Act 1960that the topsoil removed in mining areawhile refilling it should be spread over onthe top of barren soil, so that naturalvegetation can come up, “SBSAP said. It,however, expressed concerns that, “in nomining site this practice is being followed. Itseems the mines ignore the importance oftop soil and dump it wherever they like andat times even cover it with soil coming fromunderground. “Pointing out that a naturalvegetation and balanced ecosystem cannotbe compensated through manmadeafforestation, the SBSAP stated non-exoticspecies should be allowed to grow naturallyon the properly utilised top soil. Researchersalso called for a public surveillance onmining sites. “The mining site shouldproperly be inspected at regular intervals bythe government, non-government and NGOsto see whether the miners stick to the9

egulations or not. “Further, in each andevery mining site at lest 10 per cent to 15per cent of the leased area should be keptundisturbed and protected which shouldremain as an eye opener for the miners,beneficiaries and general public to comparepast with the present and predict the lossbeing made to bio-resources. Although theMinistry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)did not the NBSAP, several states had comeout with their respective action plans forpreservation of bio-diversity. The report wasreleased on the occasion of NWCSO’s silverjubilee meeting here. Ajit Kumar Patnaik,honorary secretary of the organisation gavea brief description about the activitiesundertaken by the NWCSO. Among othersS. K. Patnaik, working president of theNWCSO and M. F Ahmed, former InspectorGeneral of Forest (MoEF), were present.‘No SAIL, HSCL merger’Statesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, July 14: Sundergarh MPand BJP national vice-president Mr JuelOram today claimed that the Union ministerof steel, chemicals and fertilisers Mr RamVilas Paswan has informed that thegovernment has ruled out the merger ofHindustan Steelworks Construction Limited(HSCL) and Steel Authority of IndiaLimited (SAIL). "The merger is not possibleas there is no synergy of operation betweenthe two units," Mr Paswan has reportedlyinformed the MP. In a recent communiquéto Mr Oram, the Union minister has said thathis ministry has already submitted a note ofproposal for revival and restructuring ofHSCL to the Board for ReconstructionM ofPublic Sector Enterprises. "The saidproposal is aimed at strengthening thefinancial condition, manpower andmanagement structure of the company,which will also take care of the problemspresently being faced by the staff of HSCL,"Mr Paswan said. It may be recalled here thatMr Oram had shot of a missive to the Unionminister highlighting various grievances ofHSCL employees and the problems faced bythem. The main demands of the HSCLemployees were enhancement of retirementage from 58 to 60, release of dailyallowances, leave encashment andrestoration of suspended fringe benefits suchas LTC and LLTC. The employees alsodemanded the posting of engineers at theRourkela unit of HSCL claiming that sincethe last two years, no recruitment has beenmade at HSCL, Rourkela in spite of heavyinput of modernisation packages. It may bementioned here that since its inception,HSCL was a subsidiary of SAIL and it waspulled out of SAIL in the year 1977. It wasmade an independent PSU under the steelministry.‘Vedanta rehabilitationpackage is best in state’Statesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, July 14: VedantaAluminium Ltd (VAL) offers the bestrehabilitation package in the state, claimedcompany sources here recently. Thecompany aims to reduce the impact of itsactivities on the environment, whereverfeasible. The majority of the sites arecertified by the international environmentalmanagement systems standard ISO 14001.This includes the requirement thatenvironmental impacts are identified. Thereare ongoing programmes for improvementacross key impact areas, they said.Responding to the critics of its bauxitemining project at Kalahandi, Vedantaofficials said that all 120 families that weredisplaced for the project have gotpucca houses with round-the-clockelectricity and water supply.Besides one youth from each displacedfamily has been trained and given a job inthe refinery, adding that a total of 2,500local people have found employment in therefinery project till date. “While about 2000people had got direct employment at therefinery in Lanjigarh, over 2000 others weregetting indirect income generating10

opportunities,” company sources said.Vedanta has also started the‘Sasya Silpa Abhijan’ an initiative ofvegetable cultivation, run in collaborationwith the Asian Institute of SustainableDevelopment to give a boost to agriculturein the area. “On an area of 550 acres of land,nearly 500 farmers are participating in theproject as partners," said a senior official.“Although we bear the expenses forirrigation through a diesel pump set by us,yet the training and support provided byVedanta through this programme has helpedus a lot,” said Mr Dinanath Pangi, a farmer.Vedanta also offers various self-employmentschemes for residents of the villages nearbyand especially for the womenfolk. Womenself-help-groups have been started underpublic-private partnership in collaborationwith the district health department on theSwastha Parivar project. In a bid to widen itscorporate social responsibility, the Vedantagroup has also adopted 400Anganwadi centres in Kalahandi district andwill look after more than 40,000 children insome of the state’s most backward areas.“Vedanta has signed an MoU with the stategovernment and the Sterlite Foundation forthe adoptions,” said Vedanta groupspokesman Mr CV Krishnan. “As a part ofthe arrangement, every pre-school childaged between three and six years will beprovided a cooked meal of 300 calories atnoon. The company will also look after thehealth of the children through regular checkups and medicines,” he added.He further said that the company is alsoundertaking the beautification of theAnganwadis by erecting green boundaries,whitewashing buildings and providing seesawsand slides for the children.Furthermore incentives are being providedto Anganwadi workers. WhileAnganwadi workers receive Rs 250 permonth, each helper is given Rs 150 extra bythe company. “The same exercise will alsobe replicated in Jharsuguda,” MrKrishnan said. The total expenditure onchild welfare activities in the two districtswill be over Rs 15 crore, company officialsrevealed. In order to ensure that everythinggoes as per plan, the process will bereviewed by a committee headed by thedistrict collector, the local MLA and thechairman of panchayat samity, they said. MrKrishnan said that Vedanta further aims toimprove the electricity network, constructroads and develop better educational andhealthcare facilities.Gondia villagers retort use ofcrusher unitsStatesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, July 14: A section ofthe villagers of Gondia are waging a battleagainst the crusher units that have sproutedin the region causing pollution and makingtheir lives miserable.Undeterred by the odds that are heavilyloaded against them, the villagers haveformed an ‘Anchalika Sangram Samity’ tocarry forward their struggle. A fewinfluential ruling party leaders have joinedhands with crusher unit owners and areminting money at the cost of people's lives,crops and forest land, charged thesamity members.Talking to reporters hererecently, people of Nihalprasad area saidthey have even moved the law courts andobtained favourable orders. Yet theadministration is unable to check or enforcethe rule of law in the area, they alleged.Though the High Court, while hearing aPIL filed by a local villager, has issued astay-order forbidding the operation ofcertain crusher units, the owners defy and inconnivance with certain political leaderscontinue their operations, charged thesamity president Mr Gokulananda Sahoo.The crusher units have caused serious healthhazards for the locals. Many locals havebeen affected with asthma, TB andeye diseases from dust particles.Agricultural fields have been adverselyaffected, Mr Sahoo alleged. The level ofground water has also gone down, bringinguntold misery. Similarly, acoustic capacityof many people has decreased by the regularexplosion of gunpowder for wagon drilling,11

he pointed out.Though the concerned governmentdepartments have been informed of suchpractices umpteen times, no one paid anyheed, the villagers rued. Granite quarries areoccupied illegally by those who have moneypower and are backed by ruling partyleaders. If the concerned authorities fail tointervene, villagers of Nihalprasad willresort to agitation and forcefully stop allsuch activity including transport andcrushing activity in the area, warned thesamity members.'Land acquisition not the solereason'Express News Service, 14 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: With proposed megasteel projects stuck up for one reason or theother, the Centre again reviewed theprogress of the memoranda of understanding(MoUs) signed by the Orissa Governmentwith various companies in this connection.The Prime Minister’ Office (PMO) reviewedthe progress of the steel projects in Orissalast week in New Delhi apparently to give apush to the much publicised industrialisationof the State. While the Posco plant is yet tomake progress even three years after signingof the MoU with the State Government, theKalinga Nagar plant by the Tatas is alsohanging fire. The proposed plant of theArcelor-Mittal in Keonjhar district has alsonot made much headway.Official sourcesattributed the delay in Posco project to lackof raw material linkage and forest diversionclearance. The State Government hasinformed the Centre that land acquisition isnot the sole problem for the proposedgreenfield steel mill. The project awaitsforest diversion clearance and iron ore minelease. Once these two requirements areobtained, there would be no problem instarting physical construction at theproposed site. Sources maintained that themines proposal of the Posco project is likelyto be finalised by August-end. The SouthKorean company can proceed with theconstruction work once the forest clearancefrom the Supreme Court is available. TheState Government has also asked the SouthKorean major to announce a revisedrehabilitation package taking intoconsideration the demands of the localpeople. Once it is done, there would be noopposition from the local people. Thecompany which signed the MoU with theState Government on June 22, 2005 to investRs 51,000 crore in its proposed 12 mtpaplant, had been unable to acquire land at theproposed site even as it was allotted 193.55acre of land out of its total requirement of4,004.21 acre. Of the total land, Poscorequired forest diversion approval for2,958.79 acre. Balance 607.71 acre cameunder non-forest government land while theprivate land was only 437.68 acre. However,the steel sector scenario in the State is not somuch disappointing despite hiccups. TheCentre was informed that out of the 49MoUs signed for establishment of steelplants in the State, 28 have gone intoproduction. Out of the Rs 2,00,000 croreproposed investment, Rs 21,000 crore hadalready been invested. So far, 54,000 directand indirect jobs have been created whilethe steel companies have paid Rs 2,500crore in the form of Central taxes and VAT.No plying of mineral carryingtrucks till completion of workExpress News Service, 16 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Mineral carrying truckswill be barred from plying on the Cuttack-Paradip road till the completion of the roadproject work. Progress of the project workwas reviewed by Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik at a high level meeting here at theSecretariat today.Work on the project hasbeen hampered due to delay in the shiftingof electric lines and movement of mineralcarrying trucks.The Works Department haspaid Rs 4.41 crore to the Central ElectricitySupply Utility (CESU) for shifting electricpoles, Rs 1.58 crore to Rural Water Supplyand Sanitation (RWSS) for shifting of tube12

wells, Rs 1.57 crore to the Public HealthDepartment for shifting of pipelines and Rs5.56 lakh to Cuttack Municipality. Officialsources said the Energy Department shouldstick to the time period of shifting theelectric poles by August 15. The number oftrucks carrying minerals has increased inCuttack- Paradip road due to restriction onplying of vehicles on the Chandikhol toParadip road.The road condition is notsuitable for heavy traffic and the highvolume of mineral traffic is damaging theinadequate crust of the road and thecondition is more severe during rainyseason.It was proposed that checkgateshould be erected on the road to checkplying of trucks. Tree cutting has beencompleted on a part of the proposed road.Cutting of trees will be taken up on the first24 km patch after forest clearance. Progressof the Rajmahal flyover work was alsoreviewed by the Chief Minister. He wasinformed by officials that the three levelgrade separated junction at Rajmahal squarewill be carried out in two phases and tenderfor this will be floated soon. Official sourcessaid the Chief Minister advised to integratepedestrian crossing facility in the projectplanning. Works Minister AU Singhdeo andsenior officials were present.IMFA secures 2nd runner uppositioExpress News Service, 16 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Indian Metals & FerroAlloys Ltd (IMFA) has secured the secondrunner up position in the Minerals & MetalsSector under Large Exporters’ Category ofthe D&B - ECGC Indian Exporters’Excellence Awards, which were announcedrecently in Mumbai. The five parametersconsidered in ranking companies includedtotal export revenue, growth of exportrevenue, export revenue contribution to totalturnover, net profit and growth in turnover.School puts on lock afterclash between anti and proPOSCO project menThe Orissa Diary, July 16, 2008Paradip: Amid the confusion surroundingfor the proposed POSCO project in Kujangaarea, a recent incident worries habitants anduncertainty is looming large future of about300 primary students as the Govindapurprimary school where the students arestudying has remained lock since pro andanti project groups clash happened on June20. The school headmistress who was ahabitant of Govindapur has been ostracizedby the anti project men for which she hasput shelter in POSCO transit colony inBadagabapur village, her house has beenransacked and looted by the anti grouppeople and the school went on lock up sinceJune 20. A peculiar situation has surfacedthe anti project habitants pressurize teachersto break the locks and start the school wherestudents are coming usually but they refuseto act on the villagers wish. Reports saidputting the school on lock the allegedheadmistress Pankajini Pradhan went onleave and trying for transfer and no moodreturning to school again where she washumiliated and assaulted at the hands of antiPOSCO villagers including her familymembers after the Govindapur bomb blastincident on June 20. Reports said the allegedGovindapur school came under controversyand classes were badly hit when 10 platoonpolice forces sheltered on November29,2007 during week long agitation by theanti project group and on April 20 the policeforces had withdrawn from the school afterearning pressure from different quarters.However the school earned bad name onJune 20 when about 59 pro POSCO peoplesheltered in school allegedly thrown bombsto anti project people as result one killed andother two received injuries later policepicked up 26 people from the school andsent them to court charging murder caseagainst them on June 24. But the incident onJune 25 surprised habitants that on police13

investigation it recovered 23 bombs, 3swords, explosive materials, 300 POSCOsponsored bags, books and Khatas onPOSCO banner that stored in the school in aisolated room. Police quipped headmistressin the incident but she simply replied herignorance how these alleged materials cameto school. Meanwhile reports said theheadmistress son was one of them thosepicked up from the school in bomb throwingincident and his husband Babi Parida asenior pro POSCO man of the locality so shereceived wrath of anti project habitants andstayed away from the school after locking itsince June 20. The situation resented amongthe parents and guardians in village thosewant the school should open forthwith orgiving them transfer certificate of studentsthose require shift to other school. A teacherof the school with condition anonymity saidthree of my colleagues are coming to schooldaily and few students attending classessince Monday when the reports reached theheadmistress has transferred to localManapur primary school and she handedover the charge to district inspector ofschool Tirtol last week. When contacteddistrict inspector of school revealed thealleged headmistress has been transferredwho was in charge headmistress of theGovindapur primary school and the school isfunctioning since last week.Naveen wants investors toimprove communication withpeopleThe Orissa Diary, 18 July, 2008Bhubaneswar: With major steel projectsrunning into rough weather in Orissa, whichis targetting a production of 45 mtpa steel innext four years, Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik today urged investors to learn the artof communicating with the people in atransparent manner. Pointing out that thefuture of industrial sector lay in addressingpeople's issues with speed and compassion,Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said nomining or industrial activity could take placeunless people support. "Project proponentsmust be willing to share with the people thebenfit of their projects," Patnaik said, whileaddressing a seminaron 'Mineral junction:The future ahead', organised by the CII. Hesaid the people should be stakeholders in theprojects which were coming up in theirlocalities. The Chief Minister said the statewas ranked ahead of others in terms of valueof total envisaged projects and also in termsof value of total projects underimplementation. "We are ahead of the othertop ranking states like Gujarat, Maharastra,Karnataka and Haryana. The rank has beenheld by us for three consecutive years-2005,2006 and 2007," Patnaik told the gatheringof investors. He said while envisagedprojects account for an investment of aboutRs 6 lakh crore, projects worth Rs 3 lakhcrore were in implemenattion stage.Hopeful of the state achieving its target of45 mtpa steel production by 2012, Orissa'sSteel and Mines, Industries Secretary AshokDalwai said the projects which were inimplementation stage would start productionin next four years.NALCO reports profit of Rs.525 cr.The Hindu, 18 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: The NationalAluminium Company Limited (NALCO)has reported profit after tax of Rs. 525.33crores for the 1st quarter ended June 30,registering an increase of 17.6 per cent overRs. 446.66 crores achieved in thecorresponding period of last fiscal.According to the results taken on record at ameeting of the company’s Board ofDirectors here on Thursday, the companyalso recorded a jump of 24.8 per cent in itsturnover. It reported a turnover of Rs.1606.41 crores, compared to Rs. 1287.12crores achieved in the corresponding quarterof the previous year.On the sales front, thecompany sold 2,21,405 MT of alumina inthe 1st quarter, which was 2,07,765 MT inthe corresponding period a year ago.14

Similarly, the aluminium sale increasedfrom 75,858 MT to 84,103 MT during thecomparable quarter.Don't let Gopalpur rehab goK' Nagar way: RDC to TataPioneer News Service, 18 July,2008Cautioning Tata Steel officials not to repeatthe Kalinga Nagar tragedy at Gopalpurwhile dealing with displaced personsRevenue Divisional Commissioner(Southern) Satyabrata Sahu on Thursdayordered an inquiry on missing ousteesasking Collector in-charge to submit a reportwithin one month. A meeting convened atthe RDC's conference hall was attended byBerhampur SP Devdatta Singh, GanjamCollector in-charge Madan Mohan Deo,Tata officials and representatives of thedisplaced people. The Tata officials apprisedthe RDC of the employment of variousdisplaced persons in the company's differentprojects. Stating that the company hadalready recruited 40 displaced persons out ofa total of 50 they could not however, explainanything about three missing displacedpersons, including Kuni Rath and AnandMoharana. They were untraceable, theofficials added. Terming it a serious matterthe RDC ordered an inquiry into it askingthe Collector in-charge to submit a reportwithin one month. Meanwhile, somedisplaced people entered the conference hallprompting the RDC to ask the Tata officialsas to how many people have actually beendisplaced due to the company's Gopalpurproject.An upset RDC expressed shock overTata officials' revelation that a total of 604persons were displaced till date. He saideven after three to four meetings convenedby him till date he was not aware of the fact.The displaced people narrated their woesand alleged that they have been let down bythe company as it has failed to providecompensation to them and jobs to trainedpersons. Eighteen people, including women,were retrenched in 2006 after 10 years ofservice by the company. The RDC asked thecompany officials to take steps to ensurejobs anyhow to the displaced people andcompensate them irrespective of their ageand qualification. The RDC also wanted thecompany authorities to brief theadministration on the details of the Gopalpurproject.Naveen wants investors toimprove communication withpeopleThe Orissa Diary, 18 July, 2008Bhubaneswar: With major steel projectsrunning into rough weather in Orissa, whichis targetting a production of 45 mtpa steel innext four years, Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik today urged investors to learn the artof communicating with the people in atransparent manner. Pointing out that thefuture of industrial sector lay in addressingpeople's issues with speed and compassion,Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said nomining or industrial activity could take placeunless people support. "Project proponentsmust be willing to share with the people thebenfit of their projects," Patnaik said, whileaddressing a seminaron 'Mineral junction:The future ahead', organised by the CII. Hesaid the people should be stakeholders in theprojects which were coming up in theirlocalities. The Chief Minister said the statewas ranked ahead of others in terms of valueof total envisaged projects and also in termsof value of total projects underimplementation. "We are ahead of the othertop ranking states like Gujarat, Maharastra,Karnataka and Haryana. The rank has beenheld by us for three consecutive years-2005,2006 and 2007," Patnaik told the gatheringof investors. He said while envisagedprojects account for an investment of aboutRs 6 lakh crore, projects worth Rs 3 lakhcrore were in implemenattion stage.Hopeful of the state achieving its target of45 mtpa steel production by 2012, Orissa'sSteel and Mines, Industries Secretary AshokDalwai said the projects which were in15

implementation stage would start productionin next four years.Row over bauxite miningThe Hindu, 22 July, 2008At least six persons including three womenwere injured when a group of peopleattacked those opposing the bauxite miningin Semiliguda block.Displaced families’ wrath onEssarStatesman News ServiceJAGATSINGHPUR, July 23: The displacedfamilies of seven villages in Kujang haveexpressed strong resentment againstESSAR steel company and governmentofficials for not providing them with duecompensation for the inundation of theiragriculturalland.The company has identified nearly 1925acre land for a proposed steel plant here ofwhich 1663 acre are owned by the villagersand 262 acre by the government.ESSAR has already completed dredging andsand filling in 103 acre of acquired land atthe Mahanadi river mouth, sources say. “Thedredging has resulted in the inundation ofmore than 400 acre of paddy land but eventhough the district administration has issueda notification to the company nocompensation has been paid to the farmersyet,” alleged a villager. Meanwhile,secretary of Paradeep Krushak Manch, MrBhagban Swain has submitted amemorandum to the administration officialsand the officials of the ESSAR steelcompany demanding compensation for thedisplaced farmers. In response, agriculturalscientists and soil conservation experts weresent by the government here recently toconduct an inquiry into the extent of salineinundation and sand cast in the region. “Thesaline water has left the paddy fields unfitfor cultivation and many fields have beenfilled with sand due to the sand cast. Thegovernment should look into the plight ofthe farmers and order the company to paycompensation as soon as possible,” rued afarmer.Meet on anti-bauxite miningin Maliparvat regionThe Hindu, 23 July, 2008KORAPUT: A meeting of the MaliparvatSurakhya Samiti was organised in the officeof the Koraput Indigence Liberation Front(KILF) at Semiliguda today to discuss thefuture course of action of the anti- bauxitemining movement in the Maliparvat regionof Semiliguda block in Koraput district.While the meeting was attended by 7sarpanches and scores of sympathisers andsupporters of the movement, it was decidedto organise a greater rally and demonstrationin the region on August 9, the Quit IndiaMovement day this year while askingHindalco to quit from mining in the region,he added.Fertiliser plants accused ofcausing health hazardsStatesman News ServiceJAGATSINGHPUR, July 23: Locals allegethat sulphur pollution near Atharbanki areaof Paradip has resulted in a burningsensation in the eyes and other skinailments. They point an accusing finger atthe two fertiliser plants in the area and insistthat leakage of gas due to lack ofmaintenance causes such high pollutionlevels. The charge of leakage wasvehemently denied by the fertiliser plantauthorities. Executive director of the IndianFarmers Fertilisers Co operative Ltd (Iffco),responding to the allegations said: “Steps arebeing taken to check and control pollution, ifany. ”He insisted that there was no leakagenear the conveyor belt, it could be at someother point and steps are being taken.16

The fertiliser plants use the conveyor beltsto transport sulphur and other raw materialfrom Paradip port to the plant sites, sourcessaid. “Sulphur dust continually leaks fromthese conveyer belts and gets deposited inheaps on the side of the road at Atharbankiand Nehru Bangala making it unsafe forcommuters and residents. People here havecomplained to plant officials of eye irritationand suffocation but no steps have been takento correct the situation so far,” a local said.“The condition becomes even morehazardous during the monsoon as it mixeswith rain water and contaminates it, causingvarious skin diseases and stomach ailments,”he added. “I transport fish for a living fromNehru Bangala twice or thrice a day on theroad by the conveyor belt. The constantcontact with sulphur makes my eyes burneach time I take the road,” complained MrSantosh Sahoo, an auto rickshaw driver.Environmental experts have also cautionedthat prolonged exposure to sulphur maycause severe health hazards for the residentshere.10 more hydel projects onanvil in StatePioneer News Service, 23 July, 2008To meet the future needs of the power, theState Government has decided to set up 10hydel power stations in State. Secretary,Energy Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said theState has already initiated talks with theNational Hydro-Power Corporation(NHPC)to this effect. About Rs 7,500 crore to Rs8,000 crore would be invested in theseprojects. In order to set up the powerstations, Orissa Government would set upjoint venture Company with NHPC. WhileOrissa's stake will be of 51 per cent, NHPCwill have a share of 49 per cent. Chairmanof the NHPC would be nominated aschairman of the newly formed company.Around 1,500 megawatt power will begenerated from these hydel power projects.Earlier, the State Government has alreadyset up 11 IPPs to produce thermal power inthe State.Essar Steel inks MoU withIMMTThe Orissa Diary, 23 July , 2008Bhubaneswar: Indian steel major Essar SteelLimited on Wednesday entered into anagreement with Institute of Minerals andMaterials Technology (IMMT) to utilize theindigenous technology developed by thelatter’s scientists for deriving high ironvalues from low grade iron ore. Amemorandum of understanding to this effectwas signed by IMMT Director Barada KantaMishra and Chief of Operations of EssarVisakhapatnam M. K. Sampath at theinstitute. With the signing of MoU, IMMTbecame the first research organization toventure into the iron ore processing industryin India, which otherwise is dominated byforeign players. IMMT was chosen by Essarbased on its previous performance atcompany’s ore beneficiation plant inChhatisgarh. "We had a tie-up with aSweden company for use of technology inthe plant. But with help of IMMT’sscientists, we could achieve the fullproduction capacity," Mr. Sampath said.Under the present agreement, the expertiseof the IMMT would be utilized to recoverthe iron values from the processing plantwastes (tailing and slimes of the mines) andassessing the existing plant performanceoperating with different types of feedmaterials. Moreover, IMMT would providehelp Essar for tuning its plant operations inIndia and abroad.SAIL makes Rs. 1,835-cr.ProfitThe Hindu, 24 July, 2008Rourkela: Higher sales volume, increase inspecial (value added) steel production, better17

operational efficiencies and higher interestearnings enabled the Steel Authority of IndiaLimited (SAIL) to achieve a profit (aftertax) of Rs.1,835 crores during April-June,2008, showing 20.3 per cent growth over thecorresponding period last year. The financialperformance has improved despite a burdenof Rs.1,434 crores on account ofsubstantially higher cost of inputs like coal,freight, ferro-alloys, fuel and higher wagerevision, a RSP release said here onWednesday. The company has registeredsales turnover of Rs.12,183 crores withgrowth of 37 per cent during the period, itsaid. With thrust maintained on productionof value added and special steels, the SAILplants produced about one million tonnes ofitems during first quarter, showing a growthof 41 per cent over last year’s same period.During the first quarter, a number of capitalprojects were completed at Rourkela SteelPlant (RSP), Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP)and Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). Constructionworks for expansion at IISCO plant, andSalem Steel Plant have commenced andwere progressing as per schedule. Withutilisation of finishing mills at all time highin the quarter, finished steel productioncomprised 88 per cent of production ascompared to 84 per cent during last period.Further improvement in operationalefficiency also helped the company. With121 per cent of rated capacity utilisation ofcontinuous casting shops, productionthrough this energy-efficient route crossedtwo million tonnes.Nalco faces coal shortageThe Hindu, 28 July, 2008KORAPUT: Production in the mining andrefinery complex of the NALCO atDamanjodi would come to a standstill withinthe next three days if coal does not reach intime.Vedanta gestureThe Hindu, 28 July, 2008Continuing its efforts to reach out tocommunities across the State as part of itsCSR, Vedanta Aluminum Ltd has extendedsupport to the flood-affected families ofBalasore district.'Small, medium industriesshouldn't be left in the lurch'Pioneer News Service, 30 July,2008Orissa, which is at present engrossed withmega investments, needs a break as itsmicro, small and medium enterprises(MSMEs) are left in the lurch. Speakers at aworkshop organised by the Institute ofEntrepreneurship Development, Orissa(IEDO), asked for a change of priority to theMSME sector to boost the entrepreneurs. Apolicy framework for MSME is muchneeded, for which the process was initiatedlong before. Commissioner-cum-SecretaryIndustry and Steel and Mines Ashok Dalwairevealed that an MSME policy had beenfinalised and was waiting for clearance ofthe Government. The workshop was held toinvolve stakeholders in the Rajiv GandhiUdyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) under theaegis of the Union Ministry of MSME.Dalwai emphasised the role of UdyamiMitras in the implementation of projects bythe micro and small entrepreneurs and theirhelping hand for overcoming the hurdlesfaced by MSMEs during their startup stage.Director, Ministry of MSME, AK Jhaelaborated the technical aspects of thescheme and stressed the need of handholding support for setting up and managingMSMEs. Director of Industries Orissa andDirector, IED, Hemant Sharma, emphasisedthe importance of the workshop amidst rapidindustrialisation in the State. ManagingDirector IPICOL and IDC Ashok K Meenaalso addressed the meeting. Director,MSME Development Institute, Cuttack, PNDas, briefed on the development of MSMEsthrough EDP training. A total number of 15018

participants from different promotionalagencies of the State Government, financialinstitutions, banks, NGOs and industries'associations attended the programme. Theobjective of the workshop was to involveinstitutional stakeholders and make themaware of the various aspects of the RGUMYand become Udyami Mitras (Friends ofEntrepreneurs) to enable them to providehand holding support to the new firstgeneration entrepreneurs. General Manager,IPICOL, BN Palai, gave a vivid presentationwith relevant data on the MSME sector andcompared the national data with the Statefigures, exhibiting the scope and areas ofimprovement.Bhuban is chromitesmugglers' paradisePioneer News Service , 30 July,2008Bhuban in Dhenkanal district, which wasonce renowned for brass utensils, has nowturned out to be chromite smugglers'paradise. Chromite is available in plenty inthe villages of Samal, Chandara, KanchanBahali, Kingola, Asura, Bandha, GaudaBandha, Sarpani, besides the much-hypedchromite field of Tangarpada under Bhubanblock, sources said. The poor and ignorantvillagers collect buckets of chromite and sellthe ore to the smugglers at a low price.Smuggling of chrome ore has beencontinuing since 1998 after the removal ofpolice guards from the mining fields.Earlier, former Dhenkanal SP BinayanandJha had successfully prevented thissmuggling by deploying police at theJamunakote Chhak, but after his transfer, thepolice personnel were removed from themining areas. Now, the State Government islosing crores of revenue and every day atleast 10 truckloads of smuggled chromite aresold to chromite fabrication plants inJagatpur and Keonhjar districts. Meanwhile,Mines Deputy Director office has said thattheir officials seized around 100 tonnes ofsmuggled chromite during the period from2006 up to September 16, 2007 at Talcher.The officials have also seized trucks bearingnumbers OAU 3377, OR 04/3-4696, OR 0R-09/C-6355, OR-04/D-5218, whiletransporting chromite from the fields.Sources claim that a truckload of chromitecosts about Rs 50,000.Nalco may close downDamanjodi unitENS, 30 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Faced with an acuteshortage of coal for the last two months, thealumina refinery of PSU Navratna Nalco atDamanjodi is on the verge of closure. And,with the shutdown imminent any moment,an SOS has been sent to Union CoalMInister Sis Ram Ola seeking his immediateintervention into the issue and initiation ofmeasures to restore workability of thealuminium major. In a memorandum to theMinister, Alumina Refinery ProgressiveUnion (ARPU) general secretary B.K. Jenasaid the facility was under a serious crisisdue to short supply of coal from MCL formonths. The coal stockyard has beenrendered almost empty and the totalshutdown in operations can come anymoment causing irreparable loss for thecompany and its staff. If the plant shutsdown, the loss would be to the tune of Rs6.50 crore per day. The maximum capacityof the plant was 5,315 MT alumina per dayand the average production ran into 4,500MT. Due to shortage of coal, the load hadnot surpassed 2,000 MT in the last weeksand had been sinking to a precarioussituation. Jena said at least 2,900 MT coalwas required per day to maintain the averageproduction and urged the Centre to takeurgent steps for resumption of supply. It isnot for the first time that Nalco has beenforced to cut down production due to coalshortage. In mid-June, the company’s dailyaluminium production, which hovers around900 tonnes, had dipped by about 30 per centdue to lowering of its power plant’s outputfollowing disruption in coal supplies. Nalco19

needs about 14,000 tonnes of coal per day torun its aluminum smelter and aluminarefinery at full capacity. The company has along-term contract for supply of 4.87 milliontonnes of coal from Mahanadi Coalfields.Three aluminium projectsreferred to high-level panelENS, 30 July, 2008BHUBANESWAR: THE State-level singlewindow clearance authority (SWCA) headedby Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy onMonday cleared one silico manganeseproject and referred three mega aluminiumprojects to the high-level committee (HLC)headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Nalco smelter plant with an estimatedinvestment of Rs 16,345 crore will be set upat Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda district. Thecapacity of the plant will be 0.5 milliontonnes. Besides, the project envisages acaptive power plant (CPP) of 1,260 MW.Official sources said that the StateGovernment will earn a revenue of Rs 250to 300 crore per annum from the project.While 3,200 persons will be gettingappointments, it will create indirectemployment opportunities for 6,400.Another project to be jointly set up byLarsen and Toubro (L&T) and DubaiAluminium Company Limited (DUBAL)will have an investment of Rs 19,668 crore.The project includes a 3 million tonnecapacity alumina refinery to be set up atKusumsila in Rayagada district and 10.44million tonne capacity aluminium smelter atBadarapali in Sambalpur district besides a1,080 MW CPP. According to sources, theproject will create employment opportunitiesfor 11,110 persons. The expected revenueearnings of the State Government will bebetween Rs 290 crore and Rs 300 crore ayear. The RSB Metal and Tech will set upan aluminium project with an investment ofRs 6,800 crore. The aluminium smelter of1.75 million tonne capacity and 450 MWCPP will be established at Muktaposhi inDhenkanaldistrict.The 0.75 million tonne alumina refinery willbe set up in Rayagada district. Besides, theplant will also produce special gradealuminium of 0.2 million tonne. It willcreate direct and indirect employmentopportunities for 8,000 persons. Thecommittee cleared the ferro manganese andsilico manganese project to be set up atSomnathpur by Bajaj Steels and IndustriesLimited with an investment of Rs 298 crore.The revenue earnings by the StateGovernment from the project will be Rs 20crore.Union for safe ore exportpolicyThe Telegraph, 30 July, 2008The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) onTuesday demanded ban on export of iron oreclaiming that unhindered movement of theore out of the country would spell disasterfor the indigenous steel industry. “The lossof iron ore advantage that our country haswould put all investment at risk, while costbenefit of using domestic steel will also belost,” said Rajendra Prasad Singh, the vicepresidentof HMS at a conference held onTuesday evening. Singh said Indian steelmakers had demanded some sort of controlon the export of iron ore. Though the matteris stated to be under the government’sconsideration, a final decision is yet to betaken. “No country with such a largepopulation and increasing per capita demandexports so much ore. “If growth inproduction is to be maintained at an averageof 7.3 per cent over the next few decades,then India’s reserves will be wiped out in thenext 30 to 40 years,” Singh said. The leadersaid export of ore in the last fiscal had goneup to nearly 60 per cent of the productionfrom 44 per cent in 1997-98.Nalco makes a profit of Rs525.33 crStatesman News Service20

BHUBANESWAR, July 31: NationalAluminium Company Limited (Nalco), aNavratna PSU reported a profit after tax ofRs 525.33 crore for the 1st quarter endedJune 30, registering an increase of 17.6 percent over Rs 446.66 crore achieved in thecorresponding period of the previous fiscal.According to the results taken on record at ameeting of the board of directors here today,the company has also reported a turnover ofRs 1606.41 crore, compared to Rs 1287.12crore achieved in the corresponding quarterof the previous year, recording a jump of24.8 per cent. On the sales front, thecompany sold 2,21,405 MT of alumina inthe 1st quarter, which was 2,07,765 MT inthe corresponding period a year ago.Similarly, the aluminium sale increasedfrom 75,858 MT to 84,103 MT during thecomparable quarter. The board was alsoinformed about the company’s proposed 5lakh ton smelter and 1260 MW captivepower plant project which had recently beencleared by the single window clearanceauthority of the state government. Theproject entails an investment of Rs 16,345crore. The proposal now awaits approval ofthe apex-level committee chaired by thechief minister. At the same time, the 2ndphase expansion projects of the company arenearing completion with an investment ofabout Rs 5000 crore. The company has alsodrawn ambitious plans to invest around Rs40,000 crore in various Greenfield projectsin India and abroad, including Indonesia,South Africa and Iran. The board was alsoappraised of the Greenfield project inIndonesia for which a MoU had been signedearlier this year. The company intends toinvest Rs 14,000 crore for a 5 lakh tonsmelter and a 1250 MW captive power plantin Indonesia. Consultants engaged for siteselection have favoured Tanjung Api-Api asper preliminary reports. The Navaratnacompany is also expediting its plans to opennew bauxite mine in Andhra Pradesh and setup an Alumina Refinery there.Asked about the disruption in productiondue to short supply of coal both at Anguland Damanjodi, company sources saidglobal market price was high and this hadenabled it to offset the loss caused by suchdisruptions. With regards to the current coalshortage faced at Damanjodi, these sourcessaid over the last couple of days railwayrakes carrying coal from Talcher and Corbaarea have reached the refinery. Two rakeshave reached during he last two daysproviding some relief, they added.21

MONTH-AUGUSTPlan to privatiseFerrochrome, Kalinga IronWorks droppedPNS, 1 August, 2008The State Government has dropped theprivatisation move of Ferrochrome plant atJajpur and Kalinga Iron Works Ltd inBarbil. These two plants are functioningunder the Industrial DevelopmentCorporation of Orissa Ltd (IDCOL). Adecision to this effect was taken at a highlevel meeting presided over by ChiefSecretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy on Thursday.In 2004-05, the Cabinet sub-committeedecided that companies functioning underIDCOL would be privatised. As per theplan, IDCOL Cement at Bargarh, SpinningMill at Baripada, Aska, Sonepur, HirkudIron Works, Hira Cables, Hira Re-RollingMills were disinvested. IDCOL MD AshokMeena said as both the companies startedmaking profit, the Government had decidednot to go for disinvestment plan forFerrochrome and Kalinga Irons Works Ltd.The accumulated loss which reached to thetune of Rs 200 crore, has started to decline.Out of it, Rs 105 crore was already paid. Outof the rest 95 crore, the Government owesRs 70 crore. Both the Ferrochrome and IronWorks have already won. The turnover ofthe companies during the financial year hasalready reached Rs 750 crore. It would makea profit of Rs 175 crore. (188)MLAs give Naveen formula tocheck mineral theftPNS, 1 August, 2008Worried over the rising theft of rich mineralresources of the State, MLAs cutting acrossparty lines, submitted innovative proposalsto Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik onThursday on how to save minerals worthhundreds of crores of rupees from beinglooted. Around 14 MLAs signed a documentand submitted it to the Chief Minister. Theysuggested rewards must be given to theinformers, who pass vital information on thepilferage of rich minerals as per the rule ofOrissa Minerals (Prevention of theft,smuggling and illegal mining and regulationof possession, storage, trading andtransportation rules)-2007. "We would liketo suggest that if the sale proposals to theextent of 35 per cent of the seized miningmaterials may be rewarded to theinstitutions/ villagers and persons, whoinform the authorised officials duringclandestine transaction of the miningmaterials, either by vehicle or manually, bypersons, the efforts made by theGovernment, would become successful,"they said. They also suggested that theinformers, who desire not to reveal theirnames or to keep his identity secret overtelephone, may be accepted and the codenumber given to him receive reward withinone month of the dissemination ofinformation. In all mining offices, 24 hourscontrol rooms are required to be openedwith ID phone and squad party in readiness.Also 15 per cent of the sale proceeds of theseized materials may be given to the miningofficials or police officials, who proceed tothe spot and seize theft materials. IfGovernment accepts all the proposals andimplements it, about Rs 5,000 crore worth oftheft of mining material can be stoppedwithin two to three years," they said. TheMLAs who signed the documents includedBrindaban Majhi, Prafulla Mallick, BKArukh, Baidhar Mallick, SahibhusanBehera, Arun De, Sambhunath Naik, SatyaBhusan Sahu, Draupadi Majhi, Sadan NayakNarayan Reddy Pratap Chandra Sarangi andBir Sipka. The MLAs who signed thedocuments included Brindaban Majhi,Prafulla Mallick, BK Arukh, BaidharMallick, Sahibhusan Behera, Arun De,Sambhunath Naik, Satya Bhusan Sahu,Draupadi Majhi, Sadan Nayak Narayan22

Reddy Pratap Chandra Sarangi and BirSipka.Policy for power quotaStatesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, August 4: The stategovernment formulated policy guidelines forpower generators covering all those whohave already signed MoUs and those whoare in the pipeline and stipulated availabilityof power as state shares with the quantumbeing linked to coal block and coal linkages.The state cabinet which met here todayaccorded approval to a set of guidelinesrecommended by a task force on powerrelated issues. The task force had dealt withpolicy guidelines for future independentpower producers who have not signedMoUs, review of the power purchaseagreements with power producers who havealready signed MoUs, guidelines for ultramega power projects and for central publicsector undertakings like NTPC. Henceforththe MoUs will have a provision entitling anominated agency authorised by the stategovernment to purchase 14 per cent powerfrom a generator with coal linkage and 12per cent power from those without coallinkage. The power purchased from thegenerator by the state or its authorisedagency will be at variable costs determinedby the OERC. For existing power producers,the same has been fixed at seven and fiveper cent of the generation respectively.However with regards to ultra mega powerprojects, the state will have a right topurchase upto 50 per cent of power from itthrough competitive bidding at the lowestbid price only. The government has also saidthat ultra mega power projects shouldcontributed five per cent of their profit to theperipheral development fund. The MoUsand power purchase agreements signedalready may be modified and the progress ofexisting independent power producers willbe reviewed, it said.Ultra mega power projects will signed MoUwith the state government for support ingetting various clearances and assistance inrehabilitation measures as per state policy.The central sector power generators willhowever follow government of Indiaguidelines on sharing of power and state willget 10 per cent home state share from theplant in addition to the 20 per cent sharethrough Gadgil formula. The Centre will berequired for 15 per cent discretionary powerfrom NTPC Kaniha while agreeing to theproposal of NTPC in Ib Valley project,stated the Cabinet.Govt agencies have to clearsmall industries' dues in timePNS, 1 August, 2008Good news for small scale and mediumscale entrepreneurs. They don't have to runafter Government servants to get theirpending dues cleared by departments andother agencies to which they supplymaterials. "If their money is not clearedwithin the stipulated time period, theGovernment departments will repay themoney with compound interest," said ChiefSecretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy. The interestwill be to the tune of three times the bankinterest. Briefing about the Cabinet'sdecision, Tripathy said in terms of theprovision of the interest on delayed paymentto Small Scale and Ancillary IndustriesUndertaking Act, 1993, the StateGovernment has constituted the IndustriesFacilitation Council. The Council will solvethe dispute between the governmentagencies and the small scale tradersregarding any disputes on payment. It wouldalso be applicable to the PublicUndertakings. While Director of Industriesis the chairman of the Council, CGM StateBank of India or his representatives, JointDirector of Industries and representative ofIndustries Association are its members.Tripathy further said in support of thedemands f the Industries Promotion Officer'sAssociation, the State Government decidedto enhance the promotion quota to Class-II (23

Group-B) posts of Orissa Industries Servicefrom 50 per cent to 60 per cent by bringingabout suitable amendments of OrissaIndustries Service Rules, 1985 inconsultation with the Law and GeneralAdministration Department.RSP project uneffected bysteel price riseThe StatesmanROURKELA, Aug 5: Inflation and steelprices will in no way effect the Rs 12,000crore modernisation project for RourkelaSteel Plant (RSP) and the project is verymuch on track said company sources heretoday. The foundation stone of themodernisation project was laid in January byUnion minister Mr Ram Vilas Paswan and isunaffected by the price fluctuation said thesesources while allaying apprehensionsexpressed in certain quarters that the projectmay be downsized. The whole problemstarted when the project cost was announcedto be Rs 12,000 crore against the initialestimate of Rs 10,000 crore.Explaining the position, these sources saidthat when we are going for themodernisation and plan to enhance ourproduction target as per plan and approval ofthe Sail board, the question of abandoning ordownsizing the whole project surfaced. Weare sticking to our proposed target of 4.5MT of hot metal, 4.2 MT of crude steel and3.9 MT of saleable steel. And these figuresare almost 93 per cent higher than ourexisting capacity, they said. RSP hadreceived Stage 1 approval for itsmodernisation and expansion programme inMay 2007. The board of directors, Sail in itsmeeting held on July 25, 2008 has accordedStage 2 approval for the new units andfacilities envisaged in the primary zone ofthe steel plant. Letters of acceptance havebeen issued so that construction work cancommence at the earliest for setting up ofthe new units which includes a state of art4060 M3 blast furnace, which incidentallywill be among the biggest in the countrywith all support facilities. The otherdownstream facilities like one new LDConverter, one new Slab Caster, RH-OB andLHF for quality improvement of steel, andnew Wide Plate Mill of 1.8 million tons perannum (MTPA) is also getting ready forStage 2 approval. The present modernisationand expansion is the biggest in the steelplant’s history whereby capacity is beingmore than doubled from the existing 2million tons per annum to 4.5 MTPA in hotmetal production. Only if the projectoverruns its time schedule of 2011 will beface some problems, added these sourceswhile discounting all speculations of theproject having run into rough weather. n snsIndependent powerproducers to meetcommitment first:governmentExpress News Service, 5 August, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Independent powerproducers (IPPs) who have already signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU) withthe State Government and having coallinkage will have to provide seven percentof power generated by them at variable cost.A decision to this effect was taken at theCabinet meeting on Monday. IPPs, whohave signed MoUs and are without coallinkage will have to provide five percent ofpower generated by them at variable cost.IPPs who will sign MoUs, have to provide14 percent of the power generated at theirplants if they do have coal linkage. Withoutcoal linkage they will have to give 12percent of the electricity produced atvariable cost. The ultra mega power plantswill not have to provide 50 percent of thepower to the State at variable cost. TheCentral public sector undertakings likeNTPC will have to spend five percent oftheir profit on peripheral development and24

up to 50 percent power generated at variablecost.Mittal’s plant meeting amidstgrouseThe StatesmanKEONJHAR, Aug. 6: The first villagemeeting for the proposed ArcelorMittal’s mega steel plant at Patna has beenheld at Bhrungarajposi and Raikala villagestoday. However, the meeting at Childa highschool was conducted amid slogans againstthe company. A large number of protestorsincluding women staged a demonstrationthere. After the district administrationclamped section 144 at the school, thedemonstrators were asked to vacate theplace. But the defied the orders and did notallow police vans to move by lying down infront of them. Later, the meeting atRaikala was conducted. n SNSTata Steel ranks 231Statesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, Aug. 6: Citinginformation from the website of Fortunemagazine, Tata Steel today claimed that ithas been placed at the 231st position in thelist of ‘Global-500 Companies’. Thecompany had earlier bagged the315th position, as the annual results of thecompany were not announced till thedeadline set by the magazine. The magazine,at that point of time, had considered thecompany’s consolidated nine months'financial results and given it the315th position. However, postannouncement of the annual results,Tata Steel now enjoys the rank of 231. Thisis the first time, the steel company made anentry into the prestigious list. BesidesTata Steel, six another Indian companies ~Indian Oil, Reliance India Limited,Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum,ONGC and SBI have found positions in thelist. It may be noted that the Fortune 500 isan annual list compiled and published byFortune magazine that ranks the top 500companies across the globe measured bytheir gross revenue. The company that topsthe list this time is Wal-Mart Stores.‘MCL can supply coal easily’Statesman News ServiceSAMBALPUR, Aug 10: ahanadi CoalfieldsLtd (MCL) has sufficient coal stock and issupplying coal to its consumers as peragreement, asserted its chairman cummanaging director (CMD) Mr SRUpaddhyaya. Talking to reporters heretoday, the MCL chief clarified that thecompany had not neglected supply of coal toany of is costumers including Nalco.Explaining the cause of coal shortage facedby Nalco’s Damanjodi refinery recently, hesaid MCL was in no way responsible for theshortage since it was due to dispatch of coal.We produce coal and it is for the consumerto make necessary transport arrangements interms of linkage with railway authorities fortimely transport. The shortage faced by theDamanjodi refinery of Nalco was related toproblems in transport of coal, he observed."At the same time we are committed to helpNalco and extend all possible cooperation tothe company," he stated. "If need be ourofficers are ready to go and help the Nalcounit overcome the problem," he said. Thedirector personnel (DP) of MCL Mr G DGulab claimed that MCL will emerge as astar company of Coal India Ltd. TheTalalbira no 2 and 3 units would beoperational by the end of 2010, he informed.The director (technical) of MCL MrVK Jain, general manager (marketing) MrTK Bhattacharjee were also present andother senior officers were also present at thepress conference.Nalco workers threaten fastunto death25

Statesman News ServiceANGUL, Aug. 10: Officers working atNalco smelter and power plant here havethreatened to launch a fast unto death from12 August if the management fails to fulfiltheir demand by tomorrow. The officers aredemanding a declaration of departmentalpromotion results. The departmentalpromotion committee (DPC) for officers hadmet in June and by now the results ought tohave been declared, they said. “In fact as perrule, the results should have been announcedon 1 July,” said president and secretary ofNalco officers association Mr SN Sahu andMr Arun Kumar Sahu of Nalco Smelter andPower Plant here. The delay has causedserious concern among the 1800 strongofficers of the public sector company, theycontended. The officers were earlierdismayed by the decision of the company tohold one DPC in an year instead of theprevious practice of conducting twoDPCs every year. This had already curtailedpromotional avenues, they decried. Thedecision to launch a fast unto death wastaken at a meeting of the general body of theassociation. Officers here claimed that eventhe Damanjodi refinery side of the companyis likely to face protests. The officers atDamanjodi are likely to sport black badgesdemanding streamlining of the promotionsystem, they added.Manganese mafias operatewith full vigourStatesman News ServiceKEONJHAR, Aug. 11: While police inJoda and Barbil area are trying all means tocurb the illegal mining and transporting ofiron ore, the ‘manganese mafia’ has had afree run. The manganese mafias are used totransporting manganese ore worth a lot ofmoney on road. But some do this in aninnovative way. They send the illegallymined manganese on rail. This came to thefore when the mining department and policestumbled upon 1100 ton of manganese orepiled at Bansapani railway siding. Themanganese has been seized andinvestigations are on. Locals insist thatillegal transport of manganese has been aprosperous business since long. Nothing hasbeen done to catch those indulging in suchtrade, noted locals. The people of Joda andBarbil area observe that the multi-croreillegal trade can only be stopped if theforest, mines and police authorities actjointly, conduct regular raids and step uppatrolling in the area. Sources say themining department, Joda, seized 857 mt ofmanganese ore in 2007-08 and in 2008-091800 mt of the same mineral ore have so farbeen seized.PPSS resolves to acquire,distribute forest landStatesman News ServiceJAGATSINGHPUR, Aug 11: Embarking ona novel method of protest to counter thePosco India’s forest diversion proposalwhich was recently cleared by the apexcourt, the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti(PPSS) spearheading the anti-projectmovement has decided to ‘capture/acquire’and ‘distribute’ the said land to villagers.Over the years the government was tellingus to protect the forest and not to encroachon such land. Today, the same government,recommends forest diversion proposal andhands it over to a company. What kind oflogic is this and if at all forest land is to begiven, locals who protected it should getfirst chance, charged PPSS leaders. ThePPSS which held a series of meetings in allthe affected villages ever since the courtgave its verdict and decided to ‘allot the saidland to local people’ and also form forestprotection committees. Intensifying its threeyear old agitation, the PPSS has called uponpeople of Dhinkia, Govindpur, Nuagaon,Noliashai, Gadakujang and other villages tojoin hands and avail the facility of landallotment. PPSS leaders claimed thatyesterday they allotted 1500 acres of thesaid forest land amongst people of26

Govindpur and Dhinkia villages. Themeetings were replete with speeches ofaffected people who lamented that theirstruggle for right to life and livelihood hadnot been heard over the last three yearsforcing them to resort to such actions. Wehave been living in this place since timeimmemorial so why shall we leave this land,remarked villagers. Anti-Posco activistsclaimed that all the people including womenand children will fight against the project.The PPSS has formed a 15 member corecommittee to expedite its ‘land allotment’move. The forest diversion proposalincludes several areas of Dhinkia, Nuagaonand Gadakujang panchyats. These areas willnow be acquired by villagers and each plotwill be fenced by the family to which it isallotted, declared PPSS leaders. "The firstphase allotment has been completed and therest of the land will also be allotted so thateach family protects the area and stalls anyform of diversion or acquisition by thecompany" said Mr Abhaya Sahoo, presidentof PPSS. Mr Babuli Rout, another PPSSleader said: "The core committee will holdmeetings at every village to identifybeneficiaries and allot plots. The nextmeeting of the core committee will be heldtomorrow at Govindpur". The PPSS leadersalso informed that forest protectioncommittees will be formed to stall any plansof acquisition by the government. Officialsat the district headquarters however said thatall such plans of PPSS are blatantly illegal."The forest land were mostly on pen andpaper only, said an official before addingthat the forest diversion proposal has beencleared paving the way for acquisition of thesaid land in favour of the company.Displaced families of Koraputto be rehabilitatedPNS, 12 August, 2008At a meeting held at the Circuit House atKoraput, Revenue Divisional CommissionerSatyabrata Sahu declared that the 580families, who were displaced from 19villages of Koraput and Borigumma blocksin 2001 for the Telengiri project, would berehabilitated and get all compensations. Inthe first phase, 501 families having landrecords would get the compensation underthe new rule of the State Government. Thedistrict Collector Balakrushna Sahurequested the Government to arrangecompensation for the rest 79 families havingno land records. All these families weredeprived of the compensation since lastthree years. The representatives of thepeople demanded establishment of a villagefor rehabilitation, electrification of thevillage under the Biju Gramajyoti Yojana,provision of drinking water, MadhubabuPension scheme, construction of schoolbuildings and roads, irrigation facility andfruit plantation. It was decided to form adevelopmental committee under theguidance of Sahu to look after all thecompensation and rehabilitation process.Assembly panel concernedover Bhusan Steel pollutionPNS, 14 August, 2008The Sub-Committee of the State Assembly'sPublic Accounts Committee, headed bydeputy leader of Opposition NarasinghaMishra, after visiting the surroundingvillages of Bhusan Steel plant on Monday,expressed grave concern over the growingpollution near the plant site. Seekingappropriate steps to prevent the pollution,Mishra also advised the districtadministration to establish a hospital and ananimal health centre near the plant site withfinancial assistance from Bhushan. The Sub-Committee also advised the districtadministration to take steps to curb thefrequent road accidents on NH-42 occurringnear the Bhushan plant. At the reviewmeting conducted at the Circuit House here,the Sub-Committee discussed elaboratelythe progress of the ongoing Governmentschemes. Apart from district CollectorMrinalini Darswal, ADM Gopabandhu27

Pradhan SP Sanjay Kausal and ProjectDirector, DRDA, Bishnu Charan Prusty tookpart in the discussion. Sadar MLA SudhirKumar Samal, Pallahara MLA NrusinghaCharan Sahoo and Talcher MLA MaheshSahoo were among the Sub-Committeemembers.Jindal meets Naveen,assures to commissionAngul project by 2010PNS, 14 August, 2008Vice-Chairman and managing director ofJindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL),Naveen Jindal on Wednesday, called onChief Minister Naveen Patnaik anddiscussed about its 6 million-tonne perannum steel plant which is coming up nearAngul. "The project is progressing very welland the first phase is likely to becommissioned by October 2010," said Jindalafter meeting the Chief Minister. In the firstphase, it will have a capacity of 3 mtpa. "Wehave already invested about Rs 4,000 crorefor the acquisition of land, equipments andplacing orders for more equipments," saidJindal, adding that the company is likely toinvest about Rs 15,000 crore for its projectat Angul. In addition, the company is alsoinvesting about Rs 5,000 crore for a 1,500MW power plant. He further said thecompany is committed for fulfilling itssocial responsibility. "We have initiatedseries of measures for peripheraldevelopment. Apart from the electrificationof 18 peripheral villages, the company hasintroduced mobile hospital, drinking waterand rural roads," he said, adding that italready spent Rs 2 crore during last fiscaland targets to spent Rs 5 crore on variousCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)initiatives. He further said the company iscommitted for fulfilling its socialresponsibility. "We have initiated series ofmeasures for peripheral development. Apartfrom the electrification of 18 peripheralvillages, the company has introduced mobilehospital, drinking water and rural roads," hesaid, adding that it already spent Rs 2 croreduring last fiscal and targets to spent Rs 5crore on various Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) initiatives. "We wantto create a sense of ownership in the mindsof the locals. They should feel that theproject is theirs. We will complete theproject in time," Jindal added.Posco-India chief, Naveenhold talksPNS, 14 August, 2008Posco -India chief Soung-Sik-Cho onWednesday called on Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik and held a detailed discussion aboutits upcoming Paradip project for nearly oneand-a-halfhours. But he was tight lippedabout the discussion. After the SupremeCourt gave clearance on the forest diversionplan and gave its nod to Posco to go aheadwith the project, it was Soung-Chik-Cho'sfirst meeting with the Chief Minister. "Wehave come here to say our thanks to theChief Minister," said Cho.Assembly panel concernedover Bhusan Steel pollutionPNS, 14 August, 2008The Sub-Committee of the State Assembly'sPublic Accounts Committee, headed bydeputy leader of Opposition NarasinghaMishra, after visiting the surroundingvillages of Bhusan Steel plant on Monday,expressed grave concern over the growingpollution near the plant site. Seekingappropriate steps to prevent the pollution,Mishra also advised the districtadministration to establish a hospital and ananimal health centre near the plant site withfinancial assistance from Bhushan. The Sub-Committee also advised the districtadministration to take steps to curb thefrequent road accidents on NH-42 occurring28

near the Bhushan plant. At the reviewmeting conducted at the Circuit House here,the Sub-Committee discussed elaboratelythe progress of the ongoing Governmentschemes. Apart from district CollectorMrinalini Darswal, ADM GopabandhuPradhan SP Sanjay Kausal and ProjectDirector, DRDA, Bishnu Charan Prusty tookpart in the discussion. Sadar MLA SudhirKumar Samal, Pallahara MLA NrusinghaCharan Sahoo and Talcher MLA MaheshSahoo were among the Sub-Committeemembers.Posco-Tata ka side effectsmake Orissa Coast asMaoists' hotbedThe Orissa Diary, 14 August, 2008Bhubaneswar: Call it the side effects ofSouth-Korean Steel maker Posco and TataEmpire or complete failure of theintelligence network of Orissa Police led byDGP Gopal Chandra Nanda. The antiindustryagitation in Orissa's coastal districtof Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur is first marchingtowards a Red Revolution if the recent casesare to be taken into account. It is high timefor the Police Headquarters to strengthenedits intelligence network and the privatecompanies should also ensure the fruits ofrehabilitation and resettlement to reach thereal the beneficiaries. The recent cases ofMaoists activities under the Central PoliceRange, has certainly posed a major threat forthe internal security of the State as well. OnWednesday, Jajpur police arrested twoalleged Maoists included a woman cadre andhanded over to Jagatsinghpur Police forfurther interrogation. "We have beeninterrogating Pratima Das, who is resident ofPradhansahi in Chowdwar and DevendraDas of Kanjiakana village under Erasamaarea," Jagatsinghpur SP RK Sharma toldover phone. The Jajpur police caught to thetwo near Krushnadaspur underBalichandrapur police station about 65 kmfrom Jajpur district headquarters. Theoutlawed outfits underground network tosome extent reduced following the arrest ofchief of CPI (ML) Janashakti Anna Reddyand his lovebird Rani Jamuda in January2008. Few days back, three Superintendentsof Police ( SPs) including Jagatsinghpur SP,RK Sharma, Sambalpur SP Sanjay Kumarand Deogarh SP, Sanjeev Arora interrogatedtwo top Maoists leaders in Jagatsinghpurafter they were arrested. The JagatsinghpurPolice earlier arrested two Maoists topleaders including Prasana Pal and RanjanRout, who had reportedly involved inNayagarh attack in February 2008. Pal is amember of the Central Core Committee ofthe Maoists organisation, while Ranjan,holds the position of deputy commander. Infact, Prasanna was one of the 12-corecommittee members formed by Maoists forthe Nayagarh attack. Police officials said theMaoists are now trying to make inroads inJagatsinghpur, where Posco is setting up its12 million tonne steel plant. The recent twocases have cleared all speculation about themovement of Maoists in coastal Orissa. CPI-Maoist propaganda has been asserting thatGovernment policies have led to a furthermarginalisation of tribals and forest dwellersin the State, with large ventures like thePOSCO and Kalinga Nagar steel projects, aswell as bauxite mining and other largeenterprises leading to massive displacementin Orissa. Accordingly, at their 9th Congressin January-February 2007, the Maoistscalled on all "forest dwellers to resist till theend the massive displacement taking placeand protect their land and forests from therobbers and looters that seek to seize them."The 9th Congress also called on "the vastoppressed peasantry to rise as a storm… tosweep away their oppressors and establishtheir own people's power from village tovillage", and exhorted the working class to"throw off the chains of the revisionists,reformists, and reactionary trade unionistsand take to militant struggles against theattacks on their living standards anddemocratic rights." There is some evidencethat the Maoists have penetrated the majordevelopmental project complex and areorchestrating a revolt by uniting locals. Forinstance, they have formed the POSCO29

Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (Committee forDefence and Struggle against POSCO) tooppose the establishment of the POSCOsteel plant in the Jagatsinghpur District.According to intelligence sources, Maoistideologues have also started speaking toresidents in the area about the need for anarmed struggle against POSCO. "Normally,the ideologues arrive first, followed by theirarmed cadres," an intelligence officialrevealed. Similarly, Maoist frontorganisations are opposing the TATA Steelproject in the Kalinga Nagar area of JajpurDistrict, with the Visthapan Virodhi JanManch (People's Forum againstDisplacement) opposing the displacement oflocals by the project. Hundreds of tribalvillagers demolished a partly constructedboundary wall of the TATA Steel's proposedhospital inside the Kalinga Nagar industrialcomplex on January 1, 2007. "The CPI(ML) Janashakti is active in the KalingaNagar area. Already, two leaders of theVisthapan Virodhi Jana Manch aresupporting the radical viewpoint of theJanashakti to wage an armed struggle. Thepolice are keeping a watch on the situationand we are taking the necessary steps.SC gives respite to Posco,Vedanta; Opp contemplatingtough resistancePNS, 16 August, 2008Even though Posco and Vedanta Aluminahave got the much-required respite in thewake of the Supreme Court's verdict infavour of clearances of forest and mining,respectively, the hurdles for them are notover, as local people, backed by anOpposition group, are contemplating to puttough resistance to the two upcomingprojects. Posco-India chief Soung-Sik Choreportedly discussed the law and orderproblem with Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik on Wednesday, though he was tightlipped about what transpired between himand Patnaik. Earlier, frequent incidents ofviolence in and around new project areasimpeded the ongoing industrialisationprocess in the State. "The situation haschanged. We are committed to going aheadin ushering in an industrialisation climate inthe State," said Industries MinisterBiswabhusan Harichandan. But PoscoPratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) convenerAbhay Sahu and Green Kalahandi convenerBhakta Charan Das seem to be determinedto oppose the projects in their respectiveareas as they have threatened to launch massagitations. This has added to the StateGovernment's anxiety. The PPSS hasalready acquired the forestland anddistributed it among its members. Villagersopposing the project have encroached uponas much as 1,200 acres of land meant for theproject. "We have distributed the forest landamong villagers before the Governmentcould acquire it and hand it over to Posco,"PPSS chairman Abhay Sahu said, addingthat the villagers have been asked to protecttheir portions of the forest land and ensurethat none could take them. "We will takeutmost care so that no untoward incidentswill occur giving rise to law and orderproblem," said a senior police official,adding that the Government does not wantto take any risk during this election year.Even Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathyhad earlier admitted that law and orderproblem is a major threat to theindustrialisation process. What has come asa major headache for the Government is thatnone of the nine-mega projects has come upeven after three and a half years of thesigning of the MoUs. The MoUs for themajor industries were signed way back in2004 and 2005. Representatives of about 47major industrial houses have, meanwhile,met the Government on this issue. Forinstance, although Posco signed the MoU onJune 22, 2005, but the land acquisitionprocess has yet to kick off. Similarly,Vedanta Alumina's refinery plant atLanjigarh in Kalahandi district depends onbauxite from the Niyamgiri hills, but BhaktaDas is now planning to start a massmovement to oppose extraction of bauxitefrom Niyamgiri on grounds of30

environmental protection. Tata Steel is yetto make a major breakthrough for its sixmillion-tonneproject at Kalinga Nagar, withthe law and order problem still turning out tobe a major issue.Similarly, Tata's proposedthermal power project with an investment ofRs 6,000 crore at Naraj is also facing thetrouble because of the law and orderproblem.Illegal mining: State losingRs 5,000 cr per yearPNS, 18 August, 2008There is a revenue loss of around Rs 5,000crore of the Government due to illegalmining and transportation of coal, iron- oreand manganese in Angul, Jharsuguda, Jodaand Koida of the State with the directconnivance of the top officials of MiningDirectorate. After illegal mining, hundredsof truckloads of iron ore are supplied tomany sponge iron plants at Jharsuguda andKeonjhar. The Keonjhar-Pallahara-Angulroute has became the safest for illegaltransportation of iron ore and coal. TheGovernment is losing crores of rupees due toillegal mining and transportation ofmanganese by a powerful racket, close totop mining officials. A coal washery atTalcher is purchasing coal of hundred ofcrores of rupees every year with the directsupport of the mining officials. Particularlyin the period of a deputy director of mines atTalcher, illegal mining and transportation ofcoal was rampant in the whole area. Aftergetting serious complaints, the Governmenttransferred him from Talcher toBhubaneswar office. However, only afterfew months due to the grace of the director,he got another important posting at Koida,where iron ore blackmarketeers, illegalminers and transporters are very muchactive. Officials facing serious corruptioncharges are being posted to importantmining places of the State. As the coal, ironore and manganese mafia is very muchactive in the State, the Director, Mines hasbecame a mute spectator and many taintedofficials are posted in important places. RNSahu is practically working as director incharge of Mines in absence of a full fledgeddirector. The State Association of MinesAffected People in a petition to DG,Vigilance Anup Kumar Pattnaik, whilealleged revenue loss of Rs 5,000 crore dueto blackmarketing of coal, iron ore andmanganese has demanded a Vigilanceenquiry against the Director, Mines. Generalsecretary of the association SK Tripathy alsourged for appointing a special task force tocheck illegal mining activities.Balasore Alloys helps familyattain financial independencePNS, 19 August, 2008In a noble gesture, Balasore Alloys donateddry rations and cash to a family living inabject poverty. After learning the ordeals ofthe family through media sources, joint MDof the company Rabindra Jena donatedfunds to Ratikanta Behera and his family ofDharaganj (Tikirapal) Remuna village. Jenasaid one can help a little and extend handbut alleviate the miseries altogether. Besidesannouncing that each month the companywould give Rs 500 to all family members, itwould also bear educational expenses ofchildren for next 10 years. Behera (45), avisually challenged since birth, has to beareducational expenses of his three children -two daughters Damayanti (14), Basumati(12) and a son Manoj(8) along with an ailingwife. He used to beg with his youngestdaughter during weekends, holidays andvacations. Begging two days a week noteven generates Rs 600 to Rs 800 per monthalthough he also receives the disabilityallowance from the Government. When Jenavisited the village the locals apprised him ofdifficulties Behera faced. SK Giri andSanjay Acharya along with other seniormanagers of the company were presentduring the visit.31

Diarrohea problem escalates,12 dead in industry-richAngulPNS, 20 August, 2008Even though the Government earns anapproximate revenue of Rs 700 crore fromindustry-rich Angul district 12 persons diedand hundreds of people are ailing due todiarrhoea in Angul district since past fivedays. Health Department sources said thepeople were affected due to consumption ofcontaminated water. Allegedly, the basicminimum facilities still elude the people ofthe district and they are dying withoutgetting safe drinking water.In Angul blockalone, seven persons died of diarrohea whilein Talgarh village two persons died and 15persons are hospitalised in the DistrictHeadquarters Hospital. In Badataila villageof Tainsi panchayat three persons died andmany are affected. In Barapada village ofKishore Nagar block a villager KarpuraSethi died and many persons arehospitalised. Dr Abhaya Kumar Patra toldThe Pioneer that 12 persons died ofdiarrohea in Angul district due toconsumption of contaminated water. DrPatra added that many villages are affectedand the task force constituted by the HealthDepartment is providing mobile healthservice to the affected villages.Why motorists dreadNational Highway 215 in JodaregionThe Hindu, 25 August, 2008BHUBANESWAR: Want to visit Joda inOrissa’s Keonjhar district? Carry adequatefood and drinking water, because you neverknow how much time you have to spend onroad to reach the mineral hotbed of theState. Joda is the region from where iron-oreworth over Rs. 40,000 crore has beenexported during past six years. However, ithas been a difficult place to reach by roadfor a fortnight now. Thanks to an unmotorableNational Highway 215, the onlymajor road link to the region. The bad shapeof road has worsened due to rains andmovement of thousands of iron-ore ladentrucks. Ask Priyanath Ray from coastalJagatsinghpur district, he would tell how hemanaged to come out of the “cut-off region”by approaching neighbouring JharkhandState by train and then entered Orissa at adifferent border point. “Vehicles on theNational Highway 215 are virtuallystranded. Hundreds of trucks could bespotted on different sub-roads connectingJoda town. If you are in a four-wheeler, it isreally difficult to gauge the travelling timebetween two places in that region,” Mr. Raysaid. Many people of the district, who don’teven know about the iron-ore export, suffersilently. A letter to Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik dispatched by Keonjhar CitizensForum reads, “ordinary commuters aredenied the access to this highway, most partsof the day due to unending traffic jams. Thestarting of movement of mineral traffic asthe clock strikes 8 am is no less than a warcry.” “The sleepless drivers and helpersspend days in liquor-vending dhabas and arein the most fowl and murderous mood on thesteering wheel at night. About the roadcondition, the less said the better. Roadaccidents claim at least one life per day onthe highway,” forum’s president BhagirathiMohanta said. Should people of Keonjhardeserve this kind of treatment? There are atotal of 109 mines basically of iron ore inthe district with a leased area of over 33330ha. During past the five-year period endingMarch 2007, the total iron-ore mined anddispatched from the district was 162 milliontonnes, whose price would be approximatelyRs 40,000 crore, said Kiran Sahu, a retiredwing commander and resident of the district.Pertaining to forest loss, Joda has alone16260 ha of forest area, of which 6542 hahad been diverted for non-forest use, mainlymining. Despite this loss to local resources,the NH 215 has not been made motorable.32

Export of iron ore uncheckedThe Hindu, 27 August, 2008BHUBANESWAR: At a time when steelindustries are desperately seeking iron ore torun their plants in Orissa, export of the orefrom the State is going on unrestrained. Theclaim of the Government over adding valuesto its mineral resources will sound meresloganeering when one goes through growthfigure of iron ore production and its exportfrom the State during last five years, whichwas presented in the State Assembly onTuesday. Orissa is poised to become steelhub of the country with signing of 49 MoUfor steel plants that envisaged 76 milliontonnes of steel production per annum. In awritten reply to a query, Steel and MinesMinister Pradeep Kumar Amat said, “Allthese steel plants require 200 million tonnesof iron ore per annum to run the plants whenthey achieve the full capacity. And the totaliron ore reserves in Orissa assessed till dateis 5300 million tonnes.” “Iron ore can beavailable for these industries for 25 years.Further, some potential areas have not yetbeen prospected. After prospecting, theserve will be enhanced,” Mr. Amat said.Going by the Minister’s version, the Statehas already promised all its 5000 mt tonnereserve at rate of 200 mt per annum for 25years. Experts said if the State Governmentdid not want to earn a bad name, it shouldban the export immediately. The Ministersaid as many as 28 steel plants had alreadygone into production by making about Rs.20,000-crore investment in the State. Ironore production has been doubled from 34.88mt in 2004 to 74.50 mt in 2008. But thepresent steel production capacity stood at3.8 million tonnes per annum, whichrequired little above 6 mt of iron ore. Ironexport through sea route has also beendoubled from 8.78 mt in 2003-04 to 20.05mt in 2007-08. The remaining iron oreproduction was consumed in domesticmarket. Experts believed the gain from ironore export in terms of revenue was actually aloss. In 2003-04, the State had earnedrevenue to the tune of Rs. 59.31 crores fromiron ore production and the revenuegeneration had been more than doubled in2007-08 despite the astronomical rise of ironore price in international market.33

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICESMonth-July12NAME OFCOMPANY &PLACE OFOPERATIONM/S GopalpurPorts Ltd.,Gopalpur,GanjamM/S K.V.K.Nilachal PowerPvt. Ltd.CAPACITY OF THEPROJECTDevelopment of AllWeather Direct BerthingPort at Arjipalli,Chatrapur, GanjamEstablishment of a coalbased thermal PowerPlant of 4×350 MWcapacity in Kandarei,Athagarh, CuttackDATE OFNOTICE16.07.0816.07.08DATE OFPUBLICHEARING19.08.08(10.00a.m)20.08.08(11.00a.m)VENUE OFPUBLICHEARINGArjipalliHigh SchoolPremises,ArjipalliG.P.HeadQuarter,KandareiNOTIFICATIONNUMBER OF MOEF17198/IND-11-PH-27817166/IND-11-PH-277Month-August1NAME OFCOMPANY &PLACE OFOPERATIONM/S. LancoGroup Ltd.,DhenkanalCAPACITY OF THEPROJECT4×660 MW (2640 MW)Lanco, BabandhaThermal Power Projectat Kurunti, DhenkanalDATE OFNOTICEDATE OFPUBLICHEARING25.08.08 26.09.08(10.30 a.m)VENUE OFPUBLICHEARINGMeetingHall ofOdapadaBlock OfficeNOTIFICATIONNUMBER OF MOEFNot mentioned34

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCEMINING PROJECTS• Expansion of Kusumdihi Manganese Ore & Bauxite MiningProject of M/s Bonai Industrial Company Limited located inVillage Kusumdihi, Tehsil Bonai, District Sundergarh, Orissa -environmental clearance regarding.• Expansion of Jaribahal Iron Ore Mining Project of M/sPatnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd. located in Village Jaribahal, TehsilChampua, District Keonjhar, Orissa- environmental clearanceregarding• Khalpadar Graphite Mining Project of M/s T.P. Minerals (P)Ltd. located in Village Khalpadar, Tehsil Muniguda, DistrictRayagada, Orissa -environmental clearance reg.• Expansion of Raikela Iron Ore Mining Project of M/sGeetarani Mohanty located in Village Raikela, Tehsil Bonai,District Sunderarh, Orissa-environmental clearance reg.INDUSTRIAL PROJECTSNo record found.35

Expansion of Kusumdihi Manganese Ore & BauxiteMining Project of M/s Bonai Industrial CompanyLimited located in Village Kusumdihi, Tehsil Bonai,District Sundergarh, Orissa - environmental clearanceregarding.No.J-11015/644/2007-IA.II(M)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran Bhawan,C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi - 110 003ToM/s Bonai Industrial Company Limited?Rungta Office?, Main Raod,Barbil, KeonjharOrissa ? 758 035E-mail: rungta_bbl@yahoo.co.inDated the 13 th August, 2008Subject: Expansion of Kusumdihi Manganese Ore & BauxiteMining Project of M/s Bonai Industrial CompanyLimited located in Village Kusumdihi, Tehsil Bonai,District Sundergarh, Orissa - environmentalclearance regarding.Sir,This has reference to your letter No.BICO/CGM/06-07/ENV-4 dated 23.06.2007and subsequent letters dated 31.03.2008 and 09.05.2008 on the subject mentioned above.The proposal is for renewal of mining lease and enhancement of production ofmanganese ore from 1,400tonnes per annum (TPA) to 12,000TPA and bauxite from9,300TPA to 12,000TPA. The total mine lease area of the project is 52.176ha, out ofwhich 17.183ha is forestland and 34.993ha is wasteland. Area proposed for mining is21.948ha, an area of 3.2ha is kept for temporary storage of over burden, 2.48ha formineral storage, 0.03ha for infrastructure, 1.17ha for roads, 3.9ha for green belt and19.448ha is others (virgin land). The Kusumdihi Nallah is flowing near the lease towardsWest. In addition, the Karo River and Samij Nallah also flows at a distance of 3.31kmand 3.1km respectively from the mine lease. No national park/wildlife sanctuary/elephantreserve/tiger reserve (existing as well as proposed) and their corridors fall within 10km ofthe mine lease. The Karo Karampada Elephant Corridor is reported at a distance 14.52kmfrom the mine lease boundary. A map duly authenticated by DFO and Wildlife Warden,36

Bonai Division, has been submitted in this regard. Five reserve forests namely KathmalaRF, Mendhamaruni RF, Karo RF, Uliburu RF and Torha RF are located in the bufferzone of the mine at a distance of 1.29 km WSW, 2.96km E, 0.68km NWN, 9.2 km NEand 6.76km NW respectively. The mine working is opencast by manual methodinvolving blasting. The targetted production capacity of the mine is 12,000TPA each ofmanganese ore and bauxite and life of mine is 32years. Approximately 40TPD each ofmanganese ore and bauxite will be transported through road. The topography of the areais undulated and hilly at an elevation ranging from 590m RL to 645m RL. The presentworking depth of mine varies from 631m RL-635m RL. The ultimate working depth of..2/-mine proposed between 615m RL to 635m RL. The ground water table is at 590m RL.The mine working will not intersect ground water table. The peak water requirement ofthe project is estimated as 26m 3 per day, out of which 24m 3 per day will be met from theKaro River and remaining 2m 3 per day from the ground water. There is no population inthe core zone, therefore, no displacement of population and R&R is involved.Approximately 9,145m 3 per month of over burden (laterite, shale, BHQ) will begenerated, which will be dumped in the earmarked areas for backfilling. It is estimatedthat 32,62,053m 3 of waste will be generated during the life of mine, which will bebackfilled. The existing over burden(OB) dumps will be liquidated within five years. Thewaste/OB being generated will be stored temporarily and will be liquidated phase-wise.There will be no external OB dump at the end of the mine life. Plantation will be raised inan area of 31.528ha at the end of the mine life and there will be no water body leftduring the post mining stage. The public hearing of the project was held on 17.06.2007,as per EIA Notification, 2006 for production of 12,459TPA of manganese ore and12,000TPA of bauxite over an area of 52.167ha. The Indian Bureau of Mines hadapproved scheme of mining alongwith progressive mine closure plan of the project on28.03.2008 for lease area of 52.176ha. In principle forestry clearance for diversion of2.367ha forestland for second renewal of mining lease was obtained on 25.03.2008 fromRegional Office, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bhubneswar. The capital cost ofthe project is Rs.50Lakhs.2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application inaccordance with Section 12 of the EIA Notification 2006 read with para 1.2 of CircularNo.J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 13.10.2006 and hereby accords environmentalclearance under the provisions thereof to the above mentioned Kusumdihi ManganeseOre & Bauxite Mining Project of M/s Bonai Industrial Company Limited for an annualproduction capacity of 12,000tonnes (0.012million tonnes) of manganese ore and12,000tonnes(0.012million tonnes) of bauxite by opencast manual method involvinglease area of 52.176ha, subject to implementation of the following conditions andenvironmental safeguards.A. Specific conditions(i)The project proponent shall obtain Consent to Establish from the State PollutionControl Board, Orissa and effectively implement all the conditions stipulatedtherein.37

(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)Necessary forestry clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for anarea of 17.183ha forestland shall be obtained before starting mining operation inthat area. Till such time mining activities shall be restricted to an area of 2.367haforestland for which in principle forestry clearance has been obtained from theMinistry on 25.03.2008. The environmental clearance is subject to grant offorestry clearance...3/-The mining operations shall be restricted to above ground water table and itshould not intersect groundwater table. In case of working below ground watertable, prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests and CentralGround Water Authority shall be obtained for which a detailed hydro-geologicalstudy shall be carried out.The project proponent shall ensure that no natural water course and/or waterresources shall be obstructed due to any mining operations.The over burden (OB) generated during the mining operation shall temporarily bestacked at earmarked dump site(s) only for backfilling. The existing OB dumpsshall be liquidated within five years. Concurrent backfilling shall start from the 6 thyear onwards and there shall be no external over burden dump at the end of themine life. The backfilled area shall be reclaimed and rehabilitated by plantation.Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas shall continue until thevegetation becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status shall be submitted to theMinistry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar on six monthly basis.Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed aroundthe working pit(s), soil, mineral and OB dumps to prevent run off of water andflow of sediments directly into the the Kusumdihi Nallah, Samij Nallah, KaroRiver and other water bodies. The water so collected should be utilized forwatering the mine area, roads, green belt development etc. The drains should beregularly desilted particularly after monsoon and maintained properly.Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradientand length shall be constructed both around the mine pit and temporary overburden dumps to prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into theKusumdihi Nallah, Samij Nallah, Karo River and other water bodies and sumpcapacity should be designed keeping 50% safety margin over and above peaksudden rainfall (based on 50 years data) and maximum discharge in the areaadjoining the mine site. Sump capacity should also provide adequate retentionperiod to allow proper settling of silt material. Sedimentation pits should beconstructed at the corners of the garland drains and desilted at regular intervals.(vii)Dimension of the retaining wall at the toe of temporary dumps and OB bencheswithin the mine to check run-off and siltation should be based on the rain fall38

data.(viii) Plantation shall be raised in an area of 31.528ha including a 7.5m wide green beltin the safety zone around the mining lease, backfilled and reclaimed area, roadsetc. by planting the native species in consultation..4/-with the local DFO/Agriculture Department. The density of the trees should bearound 2500 plants per ha.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)Effective safeguard measures such as regular water sprinkling shall be carried outin critical areas prone to air pollution and having high levels of SPM and RPMsuch as haul road, loading and unloading point and transfer points. It should beensured that the Ambient Air Quality parameters conform to the norms prescribedby the Central Pollution Control Board in this regard.Regular monitoring of water quality upstream and downstream of KusumdihiNallah, Samij Nallah and other steams, if any shall be carried out and record ofmonitoring data should be maintained and submitted to Ministry of Environmentand Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubneswar, Central Groundwater Authority,Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, State Pollution Control Boardand Central Pollution Control Board.The project authority shall implement suitable conservation measures to augmentground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director,Central Ground Water Board.Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out in andaround the mine lease by establishing a network of existing wells and constructingnew piezometers during the mining operation. The monitoring should be carriedout four times in a year- pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), postmonsoon(November) and winter (January) and the data thus collected may besent regularly to Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office,Bhubaneswar, Central Ground Water Authority and Regional Director, CentralGround Water Board.(xiii) The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competentauthorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater) for the project.(xiv)(xv)Appropriate mitigative measures shall be taken to prevent pollution of the KaroRiver in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.Suitable rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis shall be planned andimplemented in consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground WaterBoard.39

(xvi) Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored.Measures shall be taken for maintenance of vehicles used in mining operationsand in transportation of mineral. The vehicles should be covered with a tarpaulinand shall not be overloaded...5/-(xvii) Minerals handling plant should be provided with adequate number of highefficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including all thetransfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These shouldbe properly maintained and operated.(xviii) Blasting operation should be carried out only during the daytime. Controlledblasting should be practiced. The mitigative measures for control of groundvibrations and to arrest fly rocks and boulders should be implemented.(xix)(xx)(xxi)Drills shall either be operated with dust extractors or equipped with waterinjection system.Consent to operate shall be obtained from the State Pollution Control Board priorto start of enhanced production from the mine.Sewage treatment plant should be installed for the colony. ETP should also beprovided for workshop and wastewater generated during mining operation.(xxii) The project proponent shall take all precautionary measures during miningoperation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna such as python etc.spotted in the study area. Action plan for conservation of flora and fauna shall beprepared and implemented in consultation with the State Forest and WildlifeDepartment. Necessary allocation of funds towards the cost of implementation ofthe plan and/or Regional Wildlife Management Plan for conservation of flora andfauna so prepared by the State Government shall be made. The amount socontributed shall be included in the project cost. A copy of action plan may besubmitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar within 3 months.(xxiii) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund should be submittedto the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine closurefor approval.B. General conditions(i)(ii)No change in mining technology and scope of working should be made withoutprior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.No change in the calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineralmanganese ore and bauxite and waste shall be made.40

(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the corezone as well as in the buffer zone for RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx..6/-monitoring. Location of the stations should be decided based on themeteorological data, topographical features and environmentally and ecologicallysensitive targets and frequency of monitoring should be undertaken inconsultation with the State Pollution Control Board.Data on ambient air quality (RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx) should be regularlysubmitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bhubaneswarand the State Pollution Control Board / Central Pollution Control Board once insix months.Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources should be controlled regularly. Waterspraying arrangement on haul roads, loading and unloading and at transfer pointsshould be provided and properly maintained.Measures should be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the workenvironment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. should be providedwith ear plugs / muffs.Industrial waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) should beproperly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed underGSR 422 (E) dated 19 th May, 1993 and 31 st December, 1993 or as amended fromtime to time. Oil and grease trap should be installed before discharge of workshopeffluents.(viii) Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices andthey should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety andhealth aspects.Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should beundertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust andtake corrective measures, if needed.(ix)(x)(xi)A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnelshould be set-up under the control of a Senior Executive, who will report directlyto the Head of the Organization.The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be kept inseparate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wiseexpenditure should be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar.The project authorities shall inform to the Regional Office located atBhubaneswar regarding date of financial closures and final approval of the projectby the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work.41

(xii)..7/-The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneswar shall monitorcompliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend fullcooperation to the officer (s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisitedata / information / monitoring reports.(xiii) The project proponent shall submit six monthly report on the status of theimplementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central PollutionControl Board and State Pollution Control Board.(xiv)(xv)(xvi)A copy of clearance letter will be marked to concerned Panchayat / local NGO, ifany, from whom suggestion / representation has been received while processingthe proposal.State Pollution Control Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at theRegional office, District Industry Centre and Collector`s office/ Tehsildar`s Officefor 30 days.The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers widelycirculated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the localityconcerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter informing that theproject has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearanceletter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site ofthe Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of thesame should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry locatedBhubaneswar.3. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the aboveconditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection.4. Failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result inwithdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment(Protection) Act, 1986.5. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of theWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public LiabilityInsurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made thereunder and alsoany other orders passed by any Court of Law relating to the subject matter.6. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribedunder Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.42

Copy to:(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)..8/-(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, NewDelhi.The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Orissa,Secretariat, Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Forests, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Chief Wildlife Warden, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.(vi) The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBDcum-OfficeComplex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.(vii) The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, A-3 Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneshwar-751023.(viii) The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, A/118Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneshwar-751012.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, A2, W3 Curzon RoadBarracks, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001.The District Collector, Sundergarh District, Government of Orissa.EI Division, Ministry of Environment & Forests, EI Division, New Delhi.Monitoring File.(xiii) Guard File.(xiv)Record File.(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)43

Expansion of Jaribahal Iron Ore Mining Project of M/sPatnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd. located in Village Jaribahal,Tehsil Champua, District Keonjhar, Orissaenvironmentalclearance regardingNo. J-11015/516/2007-IA.II(M)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran Bhavan,C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi-110 003.Dated the 25 th July, 2008ToM/s Patnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd.At: Bonaikela, P.O.-Joda,District Keonjhar,Orissa-758 038Subject: Expansion of Jaribahal Iron Ore Mining Project ofM/s Patnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd. located in VillageJaribahal, Tehsil Champua, District Keonjhar, Orissaenvironmentalclearance regardingSir,This has reference to your letter No. ?Nil? dated 25.05.2007 and subsequent letterdated ?Nil? received in the Ministry on 25.10.2007 and letters dated 12.03.2008,08.04.2008 and 19.04.2008 on the subject mentioned above. The proposal is forenhancement of production of iron ore to 0.998million tonnes per annum (million TPA).The total mine lease area of the project is 106.533ha, out of which 4.406ha is anagricultural land, 3.893ha is forestland, 98.06ha is wasteland and 0.174ha is road. Areaproposed for mining is 61.232ha, an area of 0.75ha is kept for storage of topsoil,20.918ha for OB dumps, 3.305ha for mineral storage, 0.071ha for infrastructure, 3.303hafor roads, 5.806ha for green belt and 11.148ha is others (untouched area). The BaitraniRiver is located at a distance of 3.5km from the mine lease boundary. No nationalpark/wildlife sanctuary/biosphere reserve/tiger reserve/elephant reserve etc. is reported tobe located in the core and buffer zone of the mine and that the area does not report toform corridor for Schedule-I fauna. In support of this, the project proponent has provideda map duly authenticated by DFO cum Wildlife Warden, Keonjhar Division. The BaitarniReserve Forest is in the buffer zone of mine at a distance of 3.5km from the mine lease.The mine Working will be opencast by mechanized method using HEMM and involving44

drilling and blasting. The targetted production capacity of the mine is 0.998million TPAand the life of mine is 10years. Mineral will be transported through road and railways.The topography of the area is undulated and hilly at an elevation of 642m RL. Thepresent working depth of mine is 570m RL and the ultimate working depth of mine willbe 530m RL. The groundwater table is reported at 420m RL. The mine working will notintersect groundwater table. The water requirement of the project is estimated as 80m 3per day, which will be sourced from the..2/-ground water. There is no population in the core zone, therefore, displacement ofpopulation and R&R is not involved. It has been estimated that 7,82,336m 3 of overburden will be generated during the conceptual plan period. The existing nine OB dumpswill finally be merged to form three dumps at the end of the mine life. Plantation will beraised in an area of 44.295ha at the end of the mine life. The public hearing of the projectwas held on 20.04.2007 for production of 1million TPA of iron ore over an area of106.53ha. The Indian Bureau of Mines had approved scheme of mining along with theprogressive mine closure plan of the project on 01.02.2007 for lease area of 106.53ha.The capital cost of the project is Rs.350Lakhs.2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application inaccordance with Section 12 of the EIA Notification, 2006 read with para 2.2.1(i)(a) of theCircular No. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 13.10.2006 and hereby accordsenvironmental clearance under the provisions thereof to the above mentioned JaribahalIron Ore Mining Project of M/s Patnaik Minerals Pvt. Ltd. for an annual productioncapacity of 0.998million tonnes by opencast mechanized method involving total leasearea of 106.533ha, subject to implementation of the following conditions andenvironmental safeguards.A. Specific conditions(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)The project proponent shall obtain Consent to Establish from the State PollutionControl Board, Orissa and effectively implement all the conditions stipulatedtherein.Necessary forestry clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for anarea of 3.893ha forestland shall be obtained before starting mining operation inthat area. Environmental clearance is subject to grant of forestry clearance.The mining operations shall be restricted to above ground water table and itshould not intersect groundwater table. In case of working below ground watertable, prior approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forests and CentralGround Water Authority shall be obtained, for which a detailed hydro-geologicalstudy shall be carried out.The project proponent shall ensure that no natural watercourse and/or waterresources shall be obstructed due to any mining operations.45

(v)(vi)(vii)The top soil, if any, shall temporarily be stored at earmarked site(s) only and itshould not be kept unutilized for a period more than 3years. The topsoil shall beused for land reclamation and plantation.The over burden (OB) generated during the mining operation shall be stacked atearmarked dump site(s) only and it should not be kept active..3/-for long period of time. There shall be three external over burden dumps at theend of the mine life. Proper terracing of OB dumps shall be carried out so that theoverall slope shall not exceed 28 0 . The over burden dumps shall be scientificallyvegetated with suitable native species to prevent erosion and surface run off. Incritical areas, use of geo textiles shall be undertaken for stabilization of thedumps. Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas shall continue until thevegetation becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status should be submitted to theMinistry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar on six monthly basis.Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed aroundthe working pit(s), mineral and OB dumps to prevent run off of water and flow ofsediments directly into the Baitarni river and other water bodies. The water socollected should be utilized for watering the mine area, roads, green beltdevelopment etc. The drains should be regularly desilted particularly aftermonsoon and maintained properly.Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradientand length shall be constructed both around the mine pit(s) and over burdendump(s) to prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into theBaitarni river and other water bodies and sump capacity should be designedkeeping 50% safety margin over and above peak sudden rainfall (based on 50years data) and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mine site. Sumpcapacity should also provide adequate retention period to allow proper settling ofsilt material. Sedimentation pits should be constructed at the corners of thegarland drains and desilted at regular intervals.(viii) Dimension of the retaining wall at the toe of over burden dumps and over burdenbenches within the mine to check run-off and siltation shall be based on the rainfall data.(ix)(x)Plantation shall be raised in an area of 44.295ha including a 7.5m wide green beltin the safety zone around the mining lease, quarry benches, over burden dumps,roads etc. by planting the native species in consultation with the localDFO/Agriculture Department. The density of the trees should be around 2500plants per ha.Regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollutionand having high levels of SPM and RPM such as around crushing and screening46

(xi)(xii)plant, loading and unloading point and transfer points. Extensive water sprinklingshould be carried out on haul roads. It shall be ensured that the Ambient AirQuality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central PollutionControl Board in this regard...4/-The project authority shall implement suitable conservation measures to augmentground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director,Central Ground Water Board.Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out in andaround the mine lease by establishing a network of existing wells and constructingnew piezometers during the mining operation. The monitoring should be carriedout four times in a year ? pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), postmonsoon(November) and winter (January) and the data thus collected may besent regularly to Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional OfficeBhubaneswar, Central Ground Water Authority and Regional Director, CentralGround Water Board.(xiii) The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competentauthorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater) for the project.(xiv)(xv)(xvi)Suitable rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis shall be planned andimplemented in consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground WaterBoard.Appropriate mitigative measures shall be taken to prevent pollution of theBaitarni River in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.Minerals handling plant shall be provided with adequate number of highefficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including all thetransfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These shallbe properly maintained and operated.(xvii) Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored.Measures shall be taken for maintenance of vehicles used in mining operationsand in transportation of mineral. The mineral transportation shall be carried outthrough covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not beoverloaded.(xviii) Blasting operation shall be carried out only during the daytime. Controlledblasting shall be practiced. The mitigative measures for control of groundvibrations and to arrest fly rocks and boulders should be implemented.(xix)Drills shall either be operated with dust extractors or equipped with waterinjection system.47

(xx)(xxi)Consent to operate shall be obtained from the State Pollution Control Board priorto start of enhanced production from the mine...5/-Sewage treatment plant should be installed for the colony. ETP should also beprovided for workshop and wastewater generated during mining operation.(xxii) The project proponent should take all precautionary measures during miningoperation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna, namely elephant,sloth bear etc. spotted in the study area and contribute towards the cost ofimplementation of the plan and/or Regional Wildlife Management Plan forconservation of flora and fauna so prepared by the State Forest and WildlifeDepartment. The amount so contributed shall be included in the project cost. Acopy of action plan may be submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office,Bhubaneswar within 3 months.(xxiii) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund should be submittedto the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine closurefor approval.B. General conditions(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)No change in mining technology and scope of working should be made withoutprior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.No change in the calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineral iron oreand waste should be made.Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the corezone as well as in the buffer zone for RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx monitoring.Location of the stations should be decided based on the meteorological data,topographical features and environmentally and ecologically sensitive targets andfrequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation with the StatePollution Control Board.Data on ambient air quality (RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx) should be regularlysubmitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bhubaneswarand the State Pollution Control Board / Central Pollution Control Board once insix months.Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources should be controlled regularly. Waterspraying arrangement on haul roads, loading and unloading and at transfer pointsshould be provided and properly maintained.48

(vi)(vii)Measures should be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the workenvironment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. should be providedwith ear plugs / muffs...6/-Industrial waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) should beproperly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed underGSR 422 (E) dated 19 th May, 1993 and 31 st December, 1993 or as amended fromtime to time. Oil and grease trap should be installed before discharge of workshopeffluents.(viii) Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices andthey should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety andhealth aspects.Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should beundertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust andtake corrective measures, if needed.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnelshould be set-up under the control of a Senior Executive, who will report directlyto the Head of the Organization.The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be kept inseparate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wiseexpenditure should be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar.The project authorities should inform to the Regional Office located atBhubaneswar regarding date of financial closures and final approval of the projectby the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work.The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneswar shall monitorcompliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend fullcooperation to the officer (s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisitedata / information / monitoring reports.(xiii) The project proponent shall submit six monthly report on the status of theimplementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central PollutionControl Board and State Pollution Control Board.(xiv)A copy of clearance letter will be marked to concerned Panchayat / local NGO, ifany, from whom suggestion / representation has been received while processingthe proposal.49

(xv)(xvi)State Pollution Control Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at theRegional office, District Industry Centre and Collector`s office/ Tehsildar`s Officefor 30 days...7/-The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers widelycirculated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the localityconcerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter informing that theproject has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearanceletter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site ofthe Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of thesame should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry locatedBhubaneswar.3. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the aboveconditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection.4. Failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result inwithdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment(Protection) Act, 1986.5. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of theWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public LiabilityInsurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made thereunder and alsoany other orders passed by any Court of Law relating to the subject matter.6. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribedunder Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.Copy to:(i)(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, NewDelhi.(ii)(iii)(iv)The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Orissa,Secretariat, Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Forests, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.50

..8/-(v)The Chief Wildlife Warden, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.(vi) The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBDcum-OfficeComplex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.(vii) The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, A-3 Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneshwar-751023.(viii) The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, A/118Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneshwar-751012.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, A2, W3 Curzon RoadBarracks, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001.The District Collector, Keonjhar District, Government of Orissa.EI Division, Ministry of Environment & Forests, EI Division, New Delhi.Monitoring File.(xiii) Guard File.(xiv)Record File.(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)51

Khalpadar Graphite Mining Project of M/s T.P.Minerals (P) Ltd. located in Village Khalpadar, TehsilMuniguda, District Rayagada, Orissa -environmentalclearance reg.No.J-11015/851/2007-IA.II (M)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran Bhawan,C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi ? 110 003ToM/s T.P. Minerals (P) Ltd.Hospital Road,Sambalpur,Orissa-768002Dated the 17 th July, 2008Subject: Khalpadar Graphite Mining Project of M/s T.P.Minerals (P) Ltd. located in Village Khalpadar, TehsilMuniguda, District Rayagada, Orissa -environmentalclearance reg.Sir,This has reference to your letter No. ?Nil? dated 10.07.2006 and subsequentletters dated 19.02.2008, 09.04.2008, 16.04.2008 and 19.04.2008 on the subjectmentioned above. The proposal is for opening of a new mine for production of1500tonnes per annum (TPA) of graphite. The total mine lease area of the project is29.437ha, out of which 4.233ha is an agricultural land, 22.028ha is wasteland, 2.375ha isgrazing land and 0.801ha is road. No forestland is involved. Area proposed for mining is1.3ha, an area of 0.1ha is kept for storage of top soil, 0.5ha for over burden dumps, 0.1hafor mineral storage, 0.05ha for infrastructure, 0.2ha for roads, 0.75ha for green belt and26.437ha is others (untouched area). There is no nallah/river flowing through the minelease area. The Barha Nallah, a tributary of Vansadhara River is located at a distance of1km from the mine lease boundary. No national park/wildlife sanctuary/biospherereserve/tiger reserve/elephant reserve etc. is reported to be located in the core and bufferzone of the mine and that the area does not report to form corridor for Schedule-I fauna.A map in support of this has been provided through DFO Raigarh Division. Nine ReserveForests namely Sorisapadar RF, Bamunidanga RF, Dhepagurha RF, Kudilima RF,Dahikala RF, Karhaghati RF, Tarabarhi RF, Taimagurhi RF and Deokupuli RF are in thebuffer zone of the mine. The mine working will be opencast by manual method withoutinvolving drilling and blasting. The targetted production capacity of the mine is 1500TPA52

(0.0015million TPA) of graphite. The life of the mine is 12years. Approximately 5TPDof mineral will be transported through road. The topography of the area is flat at anelevation of 380m AMSL. The ultimate working depth of mine will be 341m AMSL(10m bgl). Groundwater table is at 321m AMSL. The mine Working will not intersectgroundwater table. There is no population in the core zone, therefore, no displacement ofpopulation and R&R is involved. The peak water requirement of the project is estimatedas 10.5m 3 per day, which will be sourced from the..2/-surface water. Approximately 171.44m 3 per month of solid waste comprising 21.69m 3per month of topsoil (lateritic soil), 103.74m 3 per month of over burden (khondalite,migmatite) and 46.013m 3 per month of subgrade ore will be generated, which will bedumped in the earmarked areas. It is estimated that 2192.35m 3 of top soil, 17196.75m 3 ofwaste rocks and 5261.5m 3 of subgrade ore will be generated during the life of the mine,which will be disposed off in the form of external dump(s). Backfiiling has not beenproposed. Plantation will be raised in an area of 2.05ha at the end of the mine life. Thepublic hearing of the project was held on 27.12.2005 for production of 1500TPA ofgraphite over an area of 29.437ha. The Consent to Establish from the State PollutionControl Board, Orissa obtained on 10.03.2006 for production of 1500TPA of graphiteinvolving lease area of 29.437ha. The Indian Bureau of Mines had approved mining planincluding progressive mine closure plan of the project on 15.10.2004 for lease area of29.437ha. The capital cost of the project is Rs.20Lakhs.2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application inaccordance with Section 12 of the EIA Notification, 2006 read with para 2.2.1(i)(a) of theCircular No.J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 13.10.2006 and hereby accordsenvironmental clearance under the provisions thereof to the above mentioned KhalpadarGraphite Mining Project of M/s T.P. Minerals (P) Ltd. for an annual production capacityof 1500tonnes (0.0015million tonnes) of graphite by opencast manual method involvingtotal mining lease area of 29.437ha, subject to implementation of the followingconditions and environmental safeguards.A. Specific Conditions(i)(ii)(iii)All the conditions stipulated by the State Pollution Control Board in their Consentto Establish shall be effectively implemented.The mining operations shall be restricted to above ground water table and itshould not intersect groundwater table. Prior approval of the Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests and Central Ground Water Authority shall be obtained formining below water table.The project proponent shall ensure that no natural watercourse and/or waterresources shall be obstructed due to any mining operations.53

(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)The top soil shall temporarily be stored at earmarked site only and shall not bekept unutilized for a period more than 3years. The topsoil should be used for landreclamation and plantation.The project proponent shall develop fodder plots in the non-mineralised area inlieu of use of grazing land...3/-Over burden (OB) generated during the mining operation shall be stacked atearmarked dump site(s) only and should not be kept active for long period oftime. Proper terracing of OB dump(s) shall be carried out so that the overall slopeof dump(s) shall not exceed 28 0 . The OB dump(s) should be scientificallyvegetated with suitable native species to prevent erosion and surface run off. Incritical areas, use of geo textiles shall be undertaken for stabilization of thedump(s). Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas should continue untilthe vegetation becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status should be submitted tothe Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar on six monthly basis.Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed for theworking pit, OB dump(s) and mineral dump(s)s to arrest flow of silt and sedimentdirectly into the Vansadhara River, Barha Nallah and other water bodies. Thewater so collected should be utilized for watering the mine area, roads, green beltdevelopment etc. The drains should be regularly desilted, particularly aftermonsoon, and maintained properly.Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradientand length shall be constructed both around the mine pit and over burden dumpsto prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into the VansadharaRiver, Barha Nallah and other water bodies and sump capacity should be designedkeeping 50% safety margin over and above peak sudden rainfall (based on 50years data) and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mine site. Sumpcapacity should also provide adequate retention period to allow proper settling ofsilt material. Sedimentation pits should be constructed at the corners of thegarland drains and desilted at regular intervals.(viii) Dimension of the retaining wall at the toe of OB dump(s) and OB benches withinthe mine to check run-off and siltation should be based on the rain fall data.(ix)(x)Plantation shall be raised in an area of 2.05ha including a 7.5m wide green belt inthe safety zone around the mining lease, OB dump(s), roads etc. by planting thenative species in consultation with the local DFO/Agriculture Department. Thedensity of the trees should be around 2500 trees per ha.Regular water sprinkling should be carried out in critical areas prone to airpollution and having high levels of SPM and RPM such as haul road, loading andunloading point and transfer points. It should be ensured that the Ambient AirQuality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution54

(xi)(xii)Control Board in this regard...4/-The project authority should implement suitable conservation measures toaugment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the RegionalDirector, Central Ground Water Board.Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality should be carried out in andaround the mine lease. The monitoring should be carried out four times in a year ?pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon (November) andwinter (January) and the data thus collected may be sent regularly to Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, its Regional Office located at Bhubaneswar, CentralGround Water Authority and Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board.(xiii) The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competentauthorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater) for the project.(xiv)(xv)(xvi)Suitable rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis shall be planned andimplemented in consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground WaterBoard.The project authorities should undertake sample survey to generate data on preprojectcommunity health status within a radius of 1km from proposed mine.Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored.Measures shall be taken for maintenance of vehicles used in mining operationsand in transportation of mineral. The vehicles should be covered with a tarpaulinand shall not be overloaded.(xvii) Drilling and blasting operations shall not be carried out.(xviii) Consent to operate shall be obtained from SPCB before starting production fromthe mine.(xix)(xx)The project proponent shall take all precautionary measures during miningoperation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna namely tiger,panther etc. spotted in the study area. Action plan for conservation of flora andfauna shall be prepared and implemented in consultation with the State Forest andWildlife Department. Necessary allocation of funds for implementation of theconservation plan shall be made and the funds so allocated shall be included in theproject cost. Copy of action plan may be submitted to the Ministry and itsRegional Office within 3 months.A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund should be submittedto the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine closurefor approval...5/-55

B. General conditions(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)No change in mining technology and scope of working should be made withoutprior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.No change in the calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineral graphiteand waste should be made.Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the corezone as well as in the buffer zone for RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx monitoring.Location of the stations should be decided based on the meteorological data,topographical features and environmentally and ecologically sensitive targets andfrequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation with the StatePollution Control Board.Data on ambient air quality (RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx) should be regularlysubmitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bhubaneswarand the State Pollution Control Board / Central Pollution Control Board once insix months.Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources should be controlled regularly. Waterspraying arrangement on haul roads, loading and unloading and at transfer pointsshould be provided and properly maintained.Measures should be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the workenvironment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. should be providedwith ear plugs / muffs.Industrial waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) should beproperly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed underGSR 422 (E) dated 19 th May, 1993 and 31 st December, 1993 or as amended fromtime to time. Oil and grease trap should be installed before discharge of workshopeffluents.(viii) Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices andthey should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety andhealth aspects. Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should beundertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust andtake corrective measures, if needed.(x)(xi)A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnelshould be set-up under the control of a Senior Executive, who will report directlyto the Head of the Organization...6/-The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be kept inseparate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wise56

expenditure should be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar.(xii)The project authorities should inform to the Regional Office located atBhubaneswar regarding date of financial closures and final approval of the projectby the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work.(xiii) The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneswar shall monitorcompliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend fullcooperation to the officer (s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisitedata / information / monitoring reports.(xiv)(xv)(xvi)The project proponent shall submit six monthly report on the status of theimplementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central PollutionControl Board and State Pollution Control Board.A copy of clearance letter will be marked to concerned Panchayat / local NGO, ifany, from whom suggestion / representation has been received while processingthe proposal.State Pollution Control Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at theRegional office, District Industry Centre and Collector`s office/ Tehsildar`s Officefor 30 days.(xvii) The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers widelycirculated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the localityconcerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter informing that theproject has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearanceletter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site ofthe Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of thesame should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry locatedBhubaneswar.3. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the aboveconditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection.4. Failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result inwithdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment(Protection) Act, 1986...7/-5. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of theWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public LiabilityInsurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made thereunder and alsoany other orders passed by any Court of Law relating to the subject matter.57

6. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribedunder Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.Copy to:(i)(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, NewDelhi.(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Orissa,Secretariat, Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Forests, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Chief Wildlife Warden, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.(vi) The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.(vii)The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry of Environmentand Forests, A-3 Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneshwar-751023.(viii) The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, A/118Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneshwar-751012.(ix)(x)The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, A2, W3 Curzon RoadBarracks, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001.The District Collector, Rayagada District, Government of Orissa.(xi)(xii)EI Division, Ministry of Environment & Forests, EI Division, New Delhi.Monitoring File...8/-(xiii) Guard File.(xiv)Record File.(SATISH C. GARKOTI)(Additional Director (S)58

Expansion of Raikela Iron Ore Mining Project of M/sGeetarani Mohanty located in Village Raikela, TehsilBonai, District Sunderarh, Orissa-environmentalclearance reg.No. J-11015/380/2006-IA.II(M)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran Bhavan,C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi-110003.Dated the 2 nd July, 2008ToM/s Geetarani MohantyStation Road, Barbil,Keonjhar,ORISSA-758 035E: mail: sahoo_ore@yahoo.co.inSubject:Expansion of Raikela Iron Ore Mining Project of M/sGeetarani Mohanty located in Village Raikela, TehsilBonai, District Sunderarh, Orissa-environmentalclearance reg.Sir,This has reference to your letter No. 231/GRM/MoEF/05-06 dated 17.03.2006and subsequent letters dated 05.12.2006, 27.07.2007, 15.10.2007, 17.12.2007,23.03.2008 and 02.04.2008 on the subject mentioned above. The proposal is forenhancement of production of iron ore from 0.142 million tonnes per annum (millionTPA) to 0.864million TPA. The total mine lease area of the project is 67.586ha, out ofwhich 66.671ha is forestland and 0.915ha is others (Sarba Sadharana). Area proposedfor mining is 50.893ha, an area of 3ha is kept for over burden dump, 4.568ha for mineralstorage, 0.2ha for infrastructure, 2.985ha for roads, 2.603ha for green belt, 2.422ha formineral separation plant and 0.915ha is others. It has been proposed that the SarbaSadharana land of 0.915ha will not be acquired. The Suna Nallah is located at a distanceof 1km toward North West boundary of mine lease area. The Karo River is reported tobe located at a distance of 7.5km in South West of the mine lease. No nationalpark/wildlife sanctuary/biosphere reserve/tiger reserve/elephant reserve etc. is reportedto be located in the core and buffer zone of the mine and that the area does not report to59

form corridor for Schedule-I fauna. In support of this, the project proponent hasfurnished a map duly authenticated by DFO and Wildlife Warden, Boani Division. TheTorha RF and Amrohi RF are in the buffer zone of the mine. The mine working will beopencast by semi-mechanised method involving drilling and blasting. The targettedproduction capacity of the mine is 0.864million TPA of iron ore and life of mine is15years. Approximately 3000TPD of mineral will be transported through road. Mineralbeneficiation is not a part of the project; however, sizing and screening of the ore will becarried out in the lease area. The topography of the area is hilly at an..2/-elevation ranging from 300m-840m AMSL. The ultimate working depth of mine will be658m RL. The ground water table reported to prevail at 670m RL and the mine workingwill, therefore, go beyond water table. The water requirement of the project is estimatedas 64.5m 3 per day, out of which 14m 3 per day will be sourced from the groundwater andremaining 50.5m 3 per day will be met from the surface water. One revenue villagenamely Raikela, having no population is in the core zone of the mine, however, nodisplacement of population and R&R is involved. Approximately 16,000m 3 per monthof solid waste comprising 12,000m 3 per month of over burden (ferruginous laterite)4,000m 3 per month of sub grade ore will be generated, which will be stacked in theearmarked areas. It is estimated that 21,44,567m 3 of waste will be generated during themine life, out of which 8,17,002m 3 will be disposed off in the form of external dumpand 13,27,565m 3 will be backfilled in 7ha of mined out area. Plantation will be raised inan area of 20.276ha at the end of the mine life. The public hearing of the project washeld on 20.10.2005. The consent to establish from the State Pollution Control Board,Orissa obtained on 31.01.2006 for production of 72000TPM of iron ore involving leasearea of 64.068ha. The Indian Bureau of Mines had approved scheme of mining alongwith the progressive mine closure plan of the project on 17.02.2005 for lease area of67.586ha. The capital cost of the project is Rs.981.4Lakhs.2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application inaccordance with Section 12 of the EIA Notification, 2006 read with para 1.2 of theCircular No. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 13.10.2006 and hereby accordsenvironmental clearance under the provisions thereof to the above mentioned RaikelaIron Ore Mining Project of M/s Geetarani Mohanty for an annual production capacity of0.864million tonnes of iron ore(ROM) by opencast semi-mechanized method involvingmining lease area of 67.586ha, subject to implementation of the following conditions andenvironmental safeguards.A. Specific conditions(i)(ii)All the conditions stipulated by the State Pollution Control Board, Orissa in theirconsent to establish shall be effectively implemented.Necessary forestry clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for anarea of 66.671ha is forestland shall be obtained before starting mining operationin that area. Environmental clearance is subject to grant of forestry clearance.60

(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)The mining operations shall be restricted to 2m above the reported water table i.e.672m RL and it should not intersect groundwater table...3/-In case of working below ground water table, prior approval of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests and Central Ground Water Authority shall be obtained,for which a detailed hydro-geological study shall be carried out.The project proponent shall ensure that no natural watercourse and/or waterresources shall be obstructed due to any mining operations.The top soil, if any, shall temporarily be stored at earmarked site(s) only and itshould not be kept unutilized for a period more than 3years. The topsoil shall beused for land reclamation and plantation.The over burden (OB) generated during the mining operation shall be stacked atearmarked dump site(s) only and should not be kept active for long period oftime. Proper terracing of OB dump shall be carried out so that the overall slopeshall not exceed 28 degree. Out of the total 21,44,567m 3 of waste to be generatedduring the mine life, 8,17,002m 3 shall be disposed off in the form of externaldump and 13,27,565m 3 shall be backfilled in 7ha of mined out area. Thebackfilled area shall be afforested. The over burden dumps shall be scientificallyvegetated with suitable native species to prevent erosion and surface run off. Incritical areas, use of geo textiles shall be undertaken for stabilization of thedumps. Monitoring and management of rehabilitated areas should continue untilthe vegetation becomes self-sustaining. Compliance status should be submitted tothe Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar on six monthly basis.Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size shall be constructed aroundthe working pit(s), mineral and OB dumps to prevent run off of water and flow ofsediments directly into the Suna Nallah, Karo nallah, rivers and water bodies. Thewater so collected should be utilized for watering the mine area, roads, green beltdevelopment etc. The drains should be regularly desilted particularly aftermonsoon and maintained properly.Garland drains, settling tanks and check dams of appropriate size, gradientand length shall be constructed both around the mine pit and temporary overburden dumps to prevent run off of water and flow of sediments directly into theSuna Nallah, Karo nallah, rivers and water bodies and sump capacity should bedesigned keeping 50% safety margin over and above peak sudden rainfall (basedon 50 years data) and maximum discharge in the area adjoining the mine site.Sump capacity should also provide adequate retention period to allow propersettling of silt material. Sedimentation pits should be constructed at the corners ofthe garland drains and desilted at regular intervals...4/-61

(viii) Dimension of the retaining wall at the toe of over burden dump and over burdenbenches within the mine to check run-off and siltation shall be based on the rainfall data.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)Plantation shall be raised in an area of 20.276ha including a 7.5m wide green beltin the safety zone around the mining lease, backfilled area, quarry benches, roadsetc. by planting the native species in consultation with the local DFO/AgricultureDepartment. The density of the trees should be around 2500 plants per ha.Regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollutionand having high levels of SPM and RPM such as around crushing and screeningplant, loading and unloading point and transfer points. Extensive water sprinklingshould be carried out on haul roads. It shall be ensured that the Ambient AirQuality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central PollutionControl Board in this regard.Regular monitoring of water quality upstream and downstream of Suna Nallahand Karo nallah shall be carried out and record of monitoring data should bemaintained and submitted to Ministry of Environment and Forests, its RegionalOffice, Bhubneswar, Central Groundwater Authority, Regional Director, CentralGround Water Board, State Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution ControlBoard.The project authority should implement suitable conservation measures toaugment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the RegionalDirector, Central Ground Water Board.(xiii) Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality should be carried out in andaround the mine lease by establishing a network of existing wells and constructingnew piezometers during the mining operation. The monitoring should be carriedout four times in a year ? pre-monsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), postmonsoon(November) and winter (January) and the data thus collected may besent regularly to Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional OfficeBhubaneswar, Central Ground Water Authority and Regional Director, CentralGround Water Board.(xiv)(xv)The project proponent shall obtain necessary prior permission of the competentauthorities for drawl of requisite quantity of water (surface water and groundwater) for the project.Suitable rainwater harvesting measures on long term basis shall be planned andimplemented in consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground WaterBoard...5/-62

(xvi)Appropriate mitigative measures should be taken to prevent pollution of KaroRiver in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board.(xvii) Minerals handling plant shall be provided with adequate number of highefficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including all thetransfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These shallbe properly maintained and operated.(xviii) Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored.Measures shall be taken for maintenance of vehicles used in mining operationsand in transportation of mineral. The mineral transportation shall be carried outthrough covered trucks only and the vehicles carrying the mineral shall not beoverloaded.(xix)(xx)(xxi)Blasting operation shall be carried out only during the daytime. Controlledblasting shall be practiced. The mitigative measures for control of groundvibrations and to arrest fly rocks and boulders should be implemented.Drills shall either be operated with dust extractors or equipped with waterinjection system.Consent to operate shall be obtained from the State Pollution Control Board priorto start of enhanced production from the mine.(xxii) Sewage treatment plant should be installed for the colony. ETP should also beprovided for workshop and wastewater generated during mining operation.(xxiii) The project proponent should take all precautionary measures during miningoperation for conservation and protection of endangered fauna, if any spotted inthe study area and contribute towards the cost of implementation of the planand/or Regional Wildlife Management Plan for conservation of flora and fauna soprepared by the State Forest and Wildlife Department. The amount socontributed shall be included in the project cost. A copy of action plan may besubmitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar within 3 months.(xxiv) A Final Mine Closure Plan along with details of Corpus Fund should be submittedto the Ministry of Environment & Forests 5 years in advance of final mine closurefor approval.B. General conditions(i)No change in mining technology and scope of working should be madewithout prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests...6/-63

(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)No change in the calendar plan including excavation, quantum of mineral iron oreand waste should be made.Four ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the corezone as well as in the buffer zone for RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx monitoring.Location of the stations should be decided based on the meteorological data,topographical features and environmentally and ecologically sensitive targets andfrequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation with the StatePollution Control Board.Data on ambient air quality (RPM, SPM, SO 2 & NOx) should be regularlysubmitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bhubaneswarand the State Pollution Control Board / Central Pollution Control Board once insix months.Fugitive dust emissions from all the sources should be controlled regularly. Waterspraying arrangement on haul roads, loading and unloading and at transfer pointsshould be provided and properly maintained.Measures should be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dBA in the workenvironment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. should be providedwith ear plugs / muffs.Industrial waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) should beproperly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed underGSR 422 (E) dated 19 th May, 1993 and 31 st December, 1993 or as amended fromtime to time. Oil and grease trap should be installed before discharge of workshopeffluents.(viii) Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices andthey should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety andhealth aspects. Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should beundertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust andtake corrective measures, if needed.(ix)(x)A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnelshould be set-up under the control of a Senior Executive, who will report directly tothe Head of the Organization.The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be kept inseparate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wiseexpenditure should be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located atBhubaneswar...7/-64

(xi) The project authorities should inform to the Regional Office located atBhubaneswar regarding date of financial closures and final approval of the projectby the concerned authorities and the date of start of land development work.(xii) The Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneswar shall monitorcompliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend fullcooperation to the officer (s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisite data/ information / monitoring reports.(xiii) The project proponent shall submit six monthly report on the status of theimplementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central PollutionControl Board and State Pollution Control Board.(xiv) A copy of clearance letter will be marked to concerned Panchayat / local NGO, ifany, from whom suggestion / representation has been received while processing theproposal.(xv) State Pollution Control Board should display a copy of the clearance letter at theRegional office, District Industry Centre and Collector`s office/ Tehsildar`s Officefor 30 days.(xvi) The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers widelycirculated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the localityconcerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter informing that theproject has been accorded environmental clearance and a copy of the clearanceletter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site of theMinistry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of the sameshould be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry located Bhubaneswar.3. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the aboveconditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection.4. Failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result inwithdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment(Protection) Act, 1986.5. The above conditions will be enforced inter-alia, under the provisions of theWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public LiabilityInsurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made thereunder and alsoany other orders passed by any Court of Law relating to the subject matter...8/-6. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribedunder Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.65

Copy to:(i)(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, NewDelhi.(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)The Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Orissa,Secretariat, Bhubaneswar.The Secretary, Department of Forests, Government of Orissa, Secretariat,Bhubaneswar.The Chief Wildlife Warden, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.(vi) The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBDcum-OfficeComplex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.(vii)The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry of Environmentand Forests, A-3 Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneshwar-751023.(viii) The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, A/118Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneshwar-751012.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)The Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority, A2, W3 Curzon RoadBarracks, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001.The District Collector, Sundergarh District, Government of Orissa.EI Division, Ministry of Environment & Forests, EI Division, New Delhi.Monitoring File.(xiii) Guard File.(xiv)Record File.(SATISH C. GARKOTI)Additional Director (S)66

2x60 MW Coal based Thermal Power Project atChoudwar, District Cuttack, Orissa by M/s Utkal PowerLtd- Environmental Clearance reg.ToNo. J-13011/19/2008-IA.II(T)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsM/s Utkal Power Ltd.Bomikhal, P.O. Rasulgarh,Bhubaneswar ? 751 010.Orissa.Paryavaran BhawanCGO Complex, Lodi RoadNew Delhi-110003.DATED: 9 TH MAY, 2008Sub: 2x60 MW Coal based Thermal Power Project at Choudwar,District Cuttack, Orissa by M/s Utkal Power Ltd-Environmental Clearance reg.The undersigned is directed to refer to your communication no. UPL/ENV/08dated 30.01.2008 regarding the subject mentioned above.2. It is noted that the proposal is for grant of environmental clearance for setting upof a 2x60 MW coal based thermal power project at Choudwar, District Cuttack, Orissa.The land requirement for the project is 60 acres. The coordinates of the site are 20 0 31? Nand 85 0 54? E. CFBC boiler with lime injection with efficiency of sulphur removal upto90% will be provided. Water requirement is 460 m3/hr, which will be obtained fromBirupa ? a tributary of river Mahanadi at a distance of 3 km. The coal linkage isavailable with the group company. NOC have been obtained from Aviation ResearchCentre, Charbatia, which is at a distance of about 2 km, for setting up this power projectand stack height has been restricted to 48 m AGL. No ecologically sensitive area isreported within 10 km radius of the plant boundary; however, Reserve forests are at adistance of 4 km. Public hearing was held on 9.12.2007. Total cost of the project is Rs437.97 crores, which includes Rs 44.00 crores for environmental protection measures.67

3. The proposal has been considered and Ministry of Environment & Forests herebyaccords environmental clearance to the said project under the provisions of EnvironmentImpact Assessment Notification, 2006 subject to implementation of the following termsand conditions:-(i) The total land requirement for the project shall be restricted to 60.00 acres.(ii) Sulphur and ash contents in the coal to be used in the project shall not exceed0.4 % and 50% respectively.(iii) Two stacks of 48 m height each have been proposed. Continuous onlinemonitoring equipments for Sox, NOx and Particulate will be provided. Exitvelocity of flue gases shall not be less than 15 m/sec. Possibility of having a bifluestack may be explored and the stack height may be finalized in consultationwith CPCB/SPCB.(iv) High efficiency Electrostatic Precipitator (ESPs) shall be installed to ensurethat particulate emission does not exceed 50 mg/Nm 3 .(v) CFBC boiler with lime injection with efficiency of sulphur removal upto 90%shall be provided. .(vi) Dry low Nox burners shall be provided.(vii) Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/ bag filters and water spraysystem in dusty areas such as in coal handling and ash handling points, transferareas and other vulnerable dusty areas shall be provided.(viii) Fly ash shall be collected in dry form and its 100 % utilization shall be achievedfrom day one.(ix) No ash dyke shall be created as part of this project; however, an area notexceeding one acre shall be earmarked for ash handling.(x) Closed cycle cooling system with cooling towers shall be provided. The effluentshall be treated as per the prescribed norms.(xi) The treated effluents conforming to the prescribed standards shall be re-circulatedand reused within the plant. There shall be no discharge outside the plantboundary except during monsoon for storm water. Arrangements shall be madethat effluents and storm water do not get mixed.(xii) A sewage treatment plant shall be provided and the treated sewage shall be usedfor raising greenbelt/plantation.(xiii) Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority/ Boardshall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rainwater harvesting technologywithin a period of three months from the date of clearance and details shall befurnished.(xiv) Adequate safety measures shall be provided in the plant area to check/minimizespontaneous fires in coal yard, especially during summer season. Copy of thethese measures with full details along with location plant layout shall be68

submitted to the Ministry as well as to the Regional Office of the Ministry atBhubaneswar.(xv) Regular monitoring of ground water in and around the plant area shall be carriedout, records maintained and periodic reports shall be furnished to the RegionalOffice of this Ministry.(xvi) A green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed around the plantperiphery covering about 1/3 rd of the project area preferably with local species.(xvii) First aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and othercontract workers during construction phase.(xviii) Leq of Noise levels emanating from gas and steam turbines shall be limited to 75dBA. For people working in the high noise area, requisite personal protectiveequipment like earplugs/ear muffs etc. shall be provided. Workers engaged innoisy areas such as steam & gas turbines, air compressors etc shall be periodicallyexamined to maintain audiometric record and for treatment for any hearing lossincluding shifting to non noisy/less noisy areas.(xix) Regular monitoring of ground level concentration of SO 2 , NOx, SPM and RSPMshall be carried out in the impact zone and records maintained. If at any stagethese levels are found to exceed the prescribed limits, necessary control measuresshall be provided immediately. The location of the monitoring stations andfrequency of monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB. Periodicreports shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry(xx) The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspapers widelycirculated in the region around the project, one of which shall be in the vernacularlanguage of the locality concerned within seven days from the date of thisclearance letter, informing that the project has been accorded environmentalclearance and copies of clearance letter are available with the State PollutionControl Board/Committee and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in.(xxi) A separate environment management cell with qualified staff shall be set up forimplementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.(xxii) Half yearly report on the status of implementation of the stipulated conditions andenvironmental safeguards shall be submitted to this Ministry/ RegionalOffice/CPCB/SPCB.(xxiii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located atBhubaneswar will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. Acomplete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Reportand Environment Management Plan along with the additional informationsubmitted from time to time shall be forwarded to the Regional Office for theiruse during monitoring.(xxiv) Separate funds shall be allocated for implementation of environmental protectionmeasures along with item-wise break-up. These cost shall be included as part ofthe project cost. The funds earmarked for the environment protection measures69

shall not be diverted for other purposes and year-wise expenditure should bereported to the Ministry.(xxv) The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministryregarding the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by theconcerned authorities and the dates of start of land development work andcommissioning of plant.(xxvi) Full cooperation shall be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry /Regional Office of the Ministry at Bhubaneswar /the CPCB/the SPCB who wouldbe monitoring the compliance of environmental status.4. The Ministry of Environment and Forests reserves the right to revoke theclearance if conditions stipulated are not implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry.MOEF may impose additional environmental conditions or modify the existing ones, ifnecessary.5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years tostart of production operations by the power plant.6. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed from those submittedto this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to the Ministry to assessthe adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to add additional environmental protectionmeasures required, if any.7. The above stipulations would be enforced among others under the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules there under,Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and its amendments, thePublic Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.8. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within 30 days as prescribed underSection 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)DirectorCopy to:-1. The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.2. The Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, Govt. of Orissa,Bhubaneswar- 751 001.3. The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, NewDelhi-110066.70

4. The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, A/118, Nilkantha Nagar,Unit-8, Bhubaneswar- 751012 - with request to display a copy of the clearanceletter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and Collector?s officefor 30 days.5. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.6. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Eastern Regional Office, Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests, 194, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751001.7. Director (EI), MOEF.8. Guard file.9. Monitoring file.(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)Director71

7.5 MW Expansion of Thermal Power Project atBalasore, Orissa by M/s Birla Tyres ? EnvironmentalClearance regarding .No. J-13011/7/2008-IA.II(T)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsPrayavaran BhawanCGO Complex,Lodi RoadNew Delhi-110 003ToDated: 23 rd April, 2008M/s Birla TyresShivam Chambers53, Syed Amir Ali AvenueKolkata ? 700 019Sub: 7.5 MW Expansion of Thermal Power Project at Balasore,Orissa by M/s Birla Tyres ? Environmental Clearanceregarding .The undersigned is directed to refer your communication no. BT:PKM:2007-2008/10694 dated 1 ST February, 2008 on the subject mentioned above.2. The proposal is for grant of environmental clearance for expansion by installationof 7.5 MW Co-generation Power Project at Chhanpur,Kuruda , District Balasore, Orissawithin the existing premises of tyre plant of Birla Tyres. The total area of the tyre plantis 193.232 acres, out of which 75 acres is for greenbelt. The proposed plant will belocated in an area of 5.25 acres, which includes 3.75 acres for ash pond. Coal will beobtained from Mahanadi Coalfield through e-auction. The additional water requirementwill be 1483 m 3 /day for the plant, which will be met from groundwater. The publichearing for the project was held on 30.1.2008. No ecologically sensitive area i.e.National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries is reported within a radius of 10 km. Total cost ofthe project is Rs 35.35 crores.3. The proposal has been considered and the Ministry of Environment & Forestshereby accords environmental clearance to the said project under the provisions of72

Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 subject to implementation of thefollowing terms and conditions:-(i) The total land requirement for the project shall be restricted to 5.25 acres.(ii) Power plant site boundary shall be at least 500 m away from the NationalHighway in conformity with the prescribed guidelines in this regard.(iii) Sulphur and ash contents in the coal to be used in the project shall notexceed 0.5% and 44% respectively.(iv) The height of the stack shall be as per the standards prescribed underEnvironment (Protection) Rules in this regard or 65 m whichever is morewith continuous online monitoring equipments for SO 2 , NOx andParticulate. Exit velocity of flue gases shall not be less than 10 m/sec.(v) High efficiency Electrostatic Precipitator (ESPs) shall be installed toensure that particulate emission does not exceed 100 mg/Nm3.(vi) Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/ bag filters and waterspray system in dusty areas such as in coal handling and ash handlingpoints, transfer areas and other vulnerable dusty areas shall be provided.(vii) The ash pond area shall be restricted to 3.75 acres. Ash pond shall be linedwith suitable impervious lining. Adequate safety measures shall also beimplemented to protect the ash dyke from getting breached.(viii) Dry fly ash collection system shall be provided. 100% fly ash utilizationshall be ensured from the day one of the commissioning of the plant.(ix) Water requirement of 1483 m 3 /day shall be met from ground water source.(x) Closed cycle cooling system with cooling towers shall be provided. COCof at least 5 shall be adopted and the effluent treated as per the prescribednorms.(xi) The treated effluents conforming to the prescribed standards shall be recirculatedand reused within the plant. There shall be no discharge outsidethe plant boundary except during monsoon for storm water. Arrangementsshall be made that effluents and storm water do not get mixed.(xii) A sewage treatment plant shall be provided and the treated sewage shall beused for raising greenbelt/plantation.(xiii) Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority/Board shall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rainwaterharvesting technology within a period of three months from the date ofclearance and details shall be furnished.(xiv) Regular monitoring of ground water in and around the project area shall becarried out, records maintained and periodic reports shall be furnished tothe Regional Office of this Ministry.(xv) Leq of Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be limited to 75 dBA.For people working in the high noise area, requisite personal protectiveequipment like earplugs/ear muffs etc. shall be provided. Workersengaged in noisy areas such as turbines, air compressors etc shall beperiodically examined to maintain audiometric record and for treatmentfor any hearing loss including shifting to non noisy/less noisy areas.73

(ix)Adequate safety measures shall be provided in the plant area tocheck/minimize spontaneous fires in coal yard, especially during summerseason. Details of these measures along with location plant layout shall besubmitted to the Ministry as well as to the Regional Office of the Ministryat Bhubaneswar.(xvi) A green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed around theplant periphery preferably with local species.(xvii) First aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers andother contract workers during construction phase.(xviii) Regular monitoring of ground level concentration of SO 2 , NOx, SPM andRSPM shall be carried out in the impact zone and records maintained. Ifat any stage these levels are found to exceed the prescribed limits,necessary control measures shall be provided immediately. The locationof the monitoring stations and frequency of monitoring shall be decided inconsultation with SPCB. Periodic reports shall be submitted to theRegional Office of this Ministry at Bhubaneswar.(xix) The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspaperswidely circulated in the region around the project, one of which shall be inthe vernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days fromthe date of this clearance letter, informing that the project has beenaccorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letter areavailable with the State Pollution Control Board/Committee and may alsobe seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests athttp://envfor.nic.in.(xx) A separate environment management cell with qualified staff shall be set(xxi)up for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.Half yearly report on the status of implementation of the stipulatedconditions and environmental safeguards shall be submitted to thisMinistry/ Regional Office/CPCB/SPCB.(xxii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located atBhubaneswar will monitor the implementation of the stipulatedconditions. A complete set of documents including Environmental ImpactAssessment Report and Environment Management Plan along with theadditional information submitted from time to time shall be forwarded tothe Regional Office for their use during monitoring.(xxii) Separate funds shall be allocated for implementation of environmentalprotection measures along with item-wise break-up. These cost shall beincluded as part of the project cost. The funds earmarked for theenvironment protection measures shall not be diverted for other purposesand year-wise expenditure should be reported to the Ministry.(xxiii) The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as theMinistry regarding the date of financial closure and final approval of theproject by the concerned authorities and the dates of start of landdevelopment work and commissioning of plant.74

(xxiii) Full cooperation shall be extended to the Scientists/Officers from theMinistry / Regional Office of the Ministry at Bhubaneswar /the CPCB/theSPCB who would be monitoring the compliance of environmental status.4. The Ministry of Environment and Forests reserves the right to revoke theclearance if conditions stipulated are not implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry.MOEF may impose additional environmental conditions or modify the existing ones, ifnecessary.5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years tostart of production operations by the power plant.6. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed from those submittedto this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to the Ministry to assessthe adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to add additional environmental protectionmeasures required, if any.7. The above stipulations would be enforced among others under the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules there under,Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and its amendments, thePublic Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.8. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within 30 days as prescribed underSection 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.DIRECTORCopy to:-(Dr. S.K. Aggarwal)1. The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.2. The Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, Govt. of Orissa,Bhubaneswar- 751 001.3. The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, NewDelhi-110066.75

4. The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, A/118, Nilkantha Nagar,Unit-8, Bhubaeswar- 751012 - with request to display a copy of the clearanceletter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and Collector?s office for30 days.5. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.6. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Eastern Regional Office, Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests, 194, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751001.7. Director (EI), MOEF.8. Guard file.9. Monitoring file.(Dr. S.K. Aggarwal)DIRECTOR76

1050 MW Phase-I of 2250 MW Malaxmi Mega ThermalPower Project at Meeramundali & KharagprasadDhenkanal, Orissa by M/s Navabharat Power Pvt. Ltd.? Environmental Clearance Regarding.No. J-13011/66/2007-IA.II(T)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran BhawanCGO Complex, Lodi RoadNew Delhi-110 003.ToDated: 8 th February, 2008M/s Navbharat Power Pvt. Ltd.?Mahalaxmi House? 8-2-583/3,Road # 9, Banjara Hills,Hyderabad- 500 034.Sub: 1050 MW Phase-I of 2250 MW Malaxmi Mega ThermalPowerProject at Meeramundali & Kharagprasad Dhenkanal,Orissa by M/s Navabharat Power Pvt. Ltd. ? EnvironmentalClearance Regarding.The undersigned is directed to refer to your communication no.NPPL:MOEF:740:2007 dated 5 th November, 2007 regarding the subject mentionedabove. Subsequent information furnished vide letter dated 29 th December, 2007 havealso been considered.2. The proposal is for grant of environmental clearance under EIA Notification,2006 for setting up of a 2250 MW Malaxmi Mega Thermal Power Plant at villageMeramundali and Kharagprasad in Orissa to be implemented in two phases of 3x350MW and 2x600 MW respectively. The Committee has considered the proposal initiallyfor phase-I i.e. 1050 MW only in accordance with water and coal availability firmed up.The total land requirement is estimated as 1040 acres which includes 250 acres for ashpond, 70 acres for colony, 40 acres for railway siding and 280 acres for green belt.Indian coal will be used as fuel. Coal linkage from Mahanadi Coalfield for 2.404 million77

TPA for Phase-I has been obtained. Water requirement will be met from Brahamani riverand 42 cusecs of water has been sanctioned. It was reported that no national park,sanctuary or elephant / tiger reserve I within 10 km radius; however, 5 reserve forest arewithin 8.5 km radius. The public hearing was conducted on 13.09.2007. Capital cost ofthe project is Rs 4440.80 crores, which includes Rs 403.50 crores for environmentalprotection measures.3. The proposal has been considered and Ministry of Environment & Forests herebyaccords environmental clearance to 1050 MW (3x350 MW) Thermal Power Project asphase-I under the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006subject to implementation of the following terms and conditions:-(i)(ii)The total land requirement shall not exceed 1040 acres for all the activities/facilities of the power project for phase-I.It shall be ensured that all the facilities/utilities of the proposed power projectincluding ash pond and colony shall be at least 500 m away from nationalhighway, railway and flood plains of the riverine system.(iii) Ash and sulphur content in the coal to be used in the project shall not exceed 42%and 0.39% respectively.(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)A multi-flue stack of 275 m height with exit velocity of not less than 25 m/sshall be provided with continuous online monitoring system.High efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) with efficiency shall beinstalled so as to ensure that particulate emissions do not exceed 100 mg/Nm 3 .Space provision shall be made now itself for Flue Gas De-sulphurisation (FGD)unit of requisite efficiency of removal of SO 2 , if required at a later stage.Water requirement shall not exceed 37 cusecs. No ground water shall be extractedfor the project at any stage including construction phase.Closed circuit cooling system with cooling towers shall be provided. COC of atleast 5 shall be adopted.For controlling fugitive dust, regular sprinkling of water in the coal handling areaand other vulnerable areas of the plant shall be ensured.The project authorities should adhere to the provisions stipulated in the fly ashnotification of September, 1999 and as amended in August, 2003 in regard to flyash utilization. Unutilized fly ash shall be disposed off in the ash pond throughHCSD system and balance bottom ash through medium slurry mode.78

(xi)(xii)(xiii)The ash pond shall be lined with impervious lining to avoid any leaching intogroundwater. The ash dyke shall be so designed and strengthened to ensure guardagainst breaching. Adequate safety measures shall also be taken so that pond ashdoes not become air borne to cause air pollution in the surrounding areas.Rain water harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority / Boardshall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rain water harvesting technologywithin a period of three months from the date of clearance.Waste water generated shall be recycled and reused in the plant premises andthere shall be zero discharge outside the plant boundary except during monsoon.(xiv) Regular monitoring of ground water quality including heavy metals shall beundertaken around ash dyke and the project area to ascertain the change, if any, inthe water quality due to leaching of contaminants from ash disposal area.(xv)A greenbelt shall be developed all along the plant and ash pond boundarycovering a total area of at least 280 acres.(xvi) First aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and othercontract workers during construction phase.(xvii) Leq of Noise level should be limited to 75 dBA and regular maintenance ofequipment be undertaken. For people working in the high noise areas, personalprotection devices should be provided.(xviii) Regular monitoring of the ambient air quality shall be carried out in and aroundthe power plant and records maintained. The location of the monitoring stationsand frequency of monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB.Quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry.(xix) The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widelycirculated in the region around the project, one of which should be in thevernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days of issue of thisletter, informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance andcopies of clearance letters are available with the State Pollution ControlBoard/Committee and may also be seen in the Website of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests in the http://envfor.nic.in.(xx)A separate environment monitoring cell with suitable qualified staff should be setup for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.(xxi) Half yearly report on the status of implementation of the conditions andenvironmental safeguards should be submitted to this Ministry, the RegionalOffice, CPCB and SPCB.79

(xxii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located atBhubaneswar will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. Acomplete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Report,Environment Management Plan and the additional information / clarificationssubmitted subsequently should be forwarded to the Regional Office for their useduring monitoring.(xxiii) Separate funds should be allocated for implementation of environmentalprotection measures along with item-wise break-up. These cost should beincluded as part of the project cost. The funds earmarked for the environmentprotection measures should not be diverted for other purposes and year-wiseexpenditure should be reported to the Ministry.(xxiv) Full cooperation should be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministryand its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar/ the CPCB / the SPCB during monitoringof the project.4. The Ministry reserves the right to revoke the clearance if conditions stipulated arenot implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry.5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years tostart of production operations by the power plant.6. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed from thosesubmitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to theMinistry to assess the adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to incorporateadditional environmental protection measures required, if any.7. The above stipulations would be enforced among others under the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Controlof Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules thereunder, Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and itsamendments, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.Copy to:-(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)Director1. The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.2. The Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, Govt. of Orissa,Bhubaneswar- 751 001.80

3. The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, NewDelhi-110066.4. The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, A/118, Nilkantha Nagar,Unit-8, Bhubaneswar-751012 - with request to display a copy of the clearanceletter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and Collector?s officefor 30 days.5. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.6. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Eastern Regional Office, Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests, 194, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751001.7. Director (EI), MOEF.8. Guard file.9. Monitoring file.(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)Director81

1050 MW Thermal Power Project at Kamalanga,District Dhenkanal, Orissa by M/s GMR Energy Limited? Environmental Clearance Regarding.No. J-13011/64/2007-IA.II(T)Government of IndiaMinistry of Environment & ForestsParyavaran BhawanCGO Complex, Lodi RoadNew Delhi-110 003.ToDated: 5 th February, 2008M/s GMR Energy LtdSkip Road, 25/1, Museum RoadBangalore- 560 025Sub: 1050 MW Thermal Power Project at Kamalanga, DistrictDhenkanal, Orissa by M/s GMR Energy Limited ?Environmental Clearance Regarding.The undersigned is directed to refer to your communication no.GEL/Kamalanga/TOR/MOEF/074/07 dated 15.10.2007 regarding the subject mentionedabove. Subsequent information furnished vide letter No.GEL/KTPP/BLR/MoEF/082/07dated 29 th November, 2007 have also been considered.2. The proposal is for grant of environmental clearance under EIA Notification,2006 for setting up of a 1050 MW (3x350 MW) thermal power project at Kamalanga,District Dhenkanal, Orissa. The land requirement for the project is 1050 acres, whichincludes 45 acres for colony and 474 acres for ash pond. Greenbelt will be raised in anarea of 320 acres. An area of 65 acres for goucher land has been provided as alternate tothe Goucher land acquired for this project. The coordinates of proposed project site arelatitudes 20 0 51? 23.652? to 20 0 52? 37.092? and longitudes 85 0 15? 22.1256? to 85 0 16?11.7942?. Water requirement is 37 cusecs, which will be obtained from Brahamani river.Coal requirement is 15,840 TPD, which will be obtained from Mahanadi Coalfields from82

Talcher. No National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary is reported within 10 km of radius ofthe proposed power project. It is estimated that 3 houses would need to be relocated andthere will be 812 land oustees due to the project. Total cost of the project is Rs 4100.00crores, which includes Rs 150.00 crores for environmental protection measures.3. The proposal has been considered and Ministry of Environment & Forests herebyaccords environmental clearance to the said project under the provisions of EnvironmentImpact Assessment Notification, 2006 subject to implementation of the following termsand conditions:-(i) The total land requirement shall not exceed 1050 acres for all the activities/facilities of the power project.(ii) It shall be ensured that the project boundary is at least 500 m away from HFL of theriver in conformity with the guidelines in this regard.(iii) The plant heat rate of around 2300 kcal/kwh shall be achieved and the coalconsumption shall not exceed 660 TPH.(iv) Ash and sulphur contents in the coal to be used in the project shall not exceed 34%and 0.5% respectively.(v) A multi-flue stack of 275 m height with exit velocity of not less than 21 m/s shallbe provided with continuous online monitoring system.(vi) High efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) with efficiency not less than99.9% shall be installed so as to ensure that particulate emissions do not exceed 50mg/Nm 3 .(vii)Appropriate mitigation measures shall be adopted to reduce the emissions ofSO 2 . It shall be ensured that at no point of time the ground level concentration ofSO 2 in the impact zone exceeds the prescribed limit. The proponent shall nowitself also provide space for installation of FGD or other suitable measures, ifrequired at a later stage.(viii) Water requirement shall not exceed 37 cusecs. No ground water shall be extractedfor the project at any stage including during construction.(ix)(x)(xi)COC of not less than 5 shall be adopted.Closed circuit cooling system with induced draft cooling towers shall be provided.Waste water generated shall be recycled and reused in the plant premises. Thereshall be no discharge of waste water out side the plant boundary except duringmonsoon.83

(xii)For controlling fugitive dust, regular sprinkling of water in the coal handling areaand other vulnerable areas of the plant shall be ensured.(xiii) The project authorities should adhere to the provisions stipulated in the fly ashnotification of September, 1999 and as amended in August, 2003 in regard to flyash utilization. Fly ash shall be collected in dry form. Balance fly ash shall bedisposed off in the ash pond through HCSD mode and bottom ash throughmedium slurry mode.(xiv)(xv)(xiv)The ash pond shall be lined with impervious lining to avoid any leaching intogroundwater. The ash dyke shall be so designed and strengthened to ensure guardagainst breaching. Adequate safety measures shall also be taken so that pond ashdoes not become air borne to cause air pollution in the surrounding areas.R&R plan for land oustees and homestead oustees shall be prepared inconsultation with the State Revenue Authorities and implemented effectively. TheR&R plan shall be prepared before starting work on the project and implementedsimultaneously with the start of development/ construction work on the project.A copy of the R&R plan shall also be submitted to this Ministry within threemonths of the issue of this letter.The District Collector / Revenue Divisional Commissioner shall be informedregarding R&R and all other benefits to be provided by the project proponent andtheir effective implementation shall be overseen by the District Authorities.(xiv) Rain water harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority /Board shall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rain water harvestingtechnology within a period of three months from the date of clearance.(xviii) Regular monitoring of ground water quality including heavy metals shall beundertaken around ash dyke and the project area to ascertain the change, if any, inthe water quality due to leaching of contaminants from ash disposal area.(xix) A greenbelt shall be developed all along the plant and ash pond boundarycovering a total area of at least 320 acres.(xx)An alternate Goucher land shall be developed in the identified 65 acres of landfor use of the villagers for grazing of their cattles. The District Authorities andthe villagers shall be informed of the same for its effective utilization.(xxi) First aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and othercontract workers during construction phase.(xxii) Leq of Noise level should be limited to 75 dBA and regular maintenance ofequipment be undertaken. For people working in the high noise areas, personalprotection devices should be provided.84

(xxiii) Regular monitoring of the ambient air quality shall be carried out in the impactzone and records maintained. The location of the monitoring stations andfrequency of monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB. Quarterlyreports shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry.(xxiv) The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widelycirculated in the region around the project, one of which should be in thevernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days of issue of thisletter, informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance andcopies of clearance letters are available with the State Pollution ControlBoard/Committee and may also be seen in the Website of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests in the http://envfor.nic.in.(xxv) A separate environment monitoring cell with suitable qualified staff should be setup for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.(xxvi) Half yearly report on the status of implementation of the conditions andenvironmental safeguards should be submitted to this Ministry, the RegionalOffice, CPCB and SPCB.(xxvii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located atBhubaneswar will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. Acomplete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Report,Environment Management Plan and the additional information / clarificationssubmitted subsequently should be forwarded to the Regional Office for their useduring monitoring.(xxviii)Separate funds should be allocated for implementation of environmentalprotection measures along with item-wise break-up. These cost should beincluded as part of the project cost. The funds earmarked for the environmentprotection measures should not be diverted for other purposes and year-wiseexpenditure should be reported to the Ministry.(xxix) Full cooperation should be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministryand its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar/ the CPCB / the SPCB during monitoringof the project.4. The Ministry reserves the right to revoke the clearance if conditions stipulated arenot implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry.5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years tostart of production operations by the power plant.6. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed from those85

submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to theMinistry to assess the adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to incorporateadditional environmental protection measures required, if any.7. The above stipulations would be enforced among others under the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Controlof Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules thereunder, Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and itsamendments, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.(DR. S.K. AGGARWAL)DIRECTORCopy to:-1. The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.2. The Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, Govt. of Orissa,Bhubaneswar- 751 001.3. The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, NewDelhi-110066.4. The Chairman, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, A/118, Nilkantha Nagar,Unit-8, Bhubaneswar- 751012 - with request to display a copy of the clearanceletter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and Collector?s office for30 days.5. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.6. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Eastern Regional Office, Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests, 194, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751001.7. Director (EI), MOEF.8. Guard file.9. Monitoring file.(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)Director86

PENDING PROJECTS WITH MOEF FORENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCEPENDING MINING PROJECTSPROJECT DETAILSProject No:J-11015/251/2007-IA.II(M)Project Name: Khuntapani Iron Ore MiningProjectDistrict:KeonjharVillage:KhuntapaniCompany:M/s Late S.N. MohantyRECEIVEDON11/06/2008STATUSThe Proposal is likely to be considered in theforthcoming meeting of the EAC (Mining) Schedueld on18th -20st August, 2008.PENDING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTSNo record found.PENDING THERMAL PROJECTSPROJECT DETAILSRECEIVEDONSTATUSProject No: No:J- 13011/19/ 2008-IAII(T)Project Name: 2x60 MW Coal based TPP atChoudharDistrict:CuttackVillage:noCompany:M/s Utkal Power Ltd.Project No: No:J- 13011/7/ 2008-IA II(T)Project Name: 7.5 MW Exp. Of TPP atBalasoreDistrict:BalasoreVillage:no05/02/2008 09/05/200804/02/2008 23/04/200887

Company:M/s Birla TyresProject No: No:J- 13011/ 66 / 2007-IAII(T)Project Name: 1050 MW Phase-I of 2250 MWMahalaxmi TPP at DhenkanalDistrict:DhenkanalVillage:noCompany:M/s Navbharat Ventures Ltd.Project No: No:J- 13011/ 64 / 2007-IAII(T)Project Name: 3x350 MW kamalanga TPP atDhenkanalDistrict:DhenkanalVillage:nullCompany:M/s GMR Energy Ltd.06/11/2007 08/02/200822/10/2007 05/02/200888

FOREST CLEARANCECLEARED MINING PROJECTS IN_FINAL STAGEPROJECT DETAILS RECEIVED ON APPROVEDFileNumber: 8-ORA092/2007-FCDArea: 0.0 haDescription:APPLICATION FORTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) SUBMITTEDBY M/S ORISSA MANGANESE ANDMINERALS PRIVATE LIMITED FORPATMUNDA MANGANESE OREMINESFileNumber: 8-ORC058/2008-FCDArea: 15.045 haDescription:APPLICATION FORTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) BY DR.SAROJINI PRADHAN IN BROKENUP FOREST AREA IN BAITARANIR.F. IN THEIR BAITARANI IRONORE MINING LEASEFileNumber: 8-ORA135/2006-FCDArea: 0.0 haDescription:GRANT OFTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) BY M/SORISSA MINING CORPORATION(OMC) LTD. OVER ALREADYBROKEN UP AREA IN DUBNA-SAKRADIHI MINESFileNumber: 8-ORA045/2007-FCDArea: 0.0 haDescription:DIVERSION OFFOREST LAND FOR KJST MINES OFLATE S.N. MOHANTY BY HIS LEGALHEIR SRI PRABODH MOHANTYFileNumber: 8(21)42/2004-FCEArea: 3.921 haDescription:IRON ORE MINING BYSH. J. N. PATNAIK IN VILLAGEBHANJAPALLI AND KOIRA19/12/2007 04/08/200813/06/2008 25/07/200808/11/2006 16/07/200808/06/2007 12/06/200824/12/2004 05/06/200889

CLEARED MINING PROJECTS IN_PRINCIPAL STAGEPROJECT DETAILS RECEIVED ON APPROVEDFileNumber: 8-ORA040/2008-FCDArea: 58.92 haDescription:COAL MINING INVILLAGE GIRISUA JAMKHANI,MENDRA AND JHARPALAM UNDERHEMGIRI TAHASIL IN FAVOUR OFM/S BHUSAN POWER AND STEELLIMITEDFileNumber: 8-ORA023/2007-FCDArea: 45.585 haDescription:IRON ORE MINING BYPENGUIN TRADING & AGENCIESIN VILLAGES RAIKELA & TANTRAIN BONAI TEHASIL (IRON OREMINING)16/05/2008 09/07/200830/04/2007 22/05/2008APPROVED THERMAL PROJECTSNo record found90

PENDING PROJECTS WITH MOEF FORFOREST CLEARANCEPENDING MINING PROJECTSPROJECT DETAILS RECEIVED ON APPROVEDFileNumber:8-ORA096/2007-FCDArea: 51.476 haDescription:APPLICATION FORTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) SUBMITTEDBY M/S ORISSA MANGANESE ANDMINERALS PRIVATE LIMITED FORORAHURI MANGANESE ORE MINESFileNumber:8-ORC085/2007-FCDArea: 25.859 haDescription:TWP BY M/S D.R.PATTNAIK IN MURGABEDA MININGLEASE IN KEONJHAR FORESTDIVISION (IRON ORE)FileNumber:8-ORA063/2007-FCDArea: 1253.225 haDescription:DIVERSION OFFOREST LAND FORESTABLISHMENT OF INTEGRATEDSTEEL PLANT AND CAPTIVE PORTBY POSCO - INDIA PRIVATELIMITED (STEEL MINING)FileNumber:8-ORC057/2007-FCDArea: 10.361 haDescription:TEMPORARYWORKING PERMISSION INFAVOUR OF M/S M.G. MOHANTYFOR PATABEDA IRON ANDMANGANESE MINES IN BONAIFOREST DIVISIONFileNumber:8-ORA037/2007-FCDArea: 64.148 haDescription:DIVERSION OFFOREST LAND FOR IRON OREMINING IN FAVOUR OF M/SGEETARANI MOHANTY IN VILLAGERAIKELA OF BONAI TAHASILFileNumber:8-ORA024/2007-FCDArea: 305.282 haDescription:SILJORA, GURUDA,BALDA, KALIMATI (S.G.B.K.) IRONAND MANGANESE ORE MINES INFAVOUR OF M/S. ORISSA MININGCORPORATION (OMC) LIMITED.FileNumber:8-ORA013/2007-FCDArea: 269.1698 haDescription:MALANGTOLI IRONMINES IN FAVOUR OF M/S ORISSASPONGE IRON LIMITED (OSIL)15/11/2007UNDER PROCESS. COMMENTS /VIEWS RECEIVED FROM STATEGOVERNMENT ON 09.06.2008.10/10/2007 Under Process23/07/200709/07/200721/05/200730/04/200722/03/2007Placed before FAC meeting on09.08.2007. ( THIS PROPOSALINCLUDES RF - 68.980, PF -1134.557 AND REVENUE FOREST -49.668)APPROVAL FOR TWP IS GRANTEDOVER 10.361 HA OUT OF 19.425HA ALREADY BROKEN UP AREAVIDE LETTER DATED 12.06.2008.Placed before FAC meeting on29.04.2008.Placed before FAC meeting on09.08.2007.Placed before FAC meeting on17.10.2007.FileNumber:8-ORA133/2006-FCD 08/11/2006 Placed before FAC meeting on91

Area: 45.992 haDescription:GRANT OFTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) BY M/SORISSA MINING CORPORATION(OMC) LTD. OVER ALREADYBROKEN UP AREA IN BANSAPANIMINESFileNumber:8-ORA134/2006-FCDArea: 129.095 haDescription:GRANT OFTEMPORARY WORKINGPERMISSION (TWP) BY M/SORISSA MINING CORPORATION(OMC) LTD. OVER ALREADYBROKEN UP AREA INKHANDABANDH MINESFileNumber:8-ORA104/2006-FCDArea: 211.348 haDescription:TEMPORARYWORKING PERMISSION INSERENDA-BHADRASAHI MINES INKEONJHAR FOREST DIVISION INFAVOUR OF M/S ORISSA MININGCORPORATION (OMC) LIMITEDFileNumber:8-ORA105/2006-FCDArea: 216.3617 haDescription:DIVERSION OFGANDHAMARDAN BLOCK 'A' MINESIN KEONJHAR FOREST DIVISIONIN FAVOUR OF M/S ORISSAMINING CORPORATION LIMITEDFileNumber:8-ORA023/2005-FCDArea: 660.749 haDescription:LANJIGARH BAUXITEMINING PROJECT IN NIYAMGIRI RFAND NIMAGIRI PROPOSED RF OFRAYAGADA DISTRICT IN FAVOUROF ORISSA MINING CORPORATION(OMC)FileNumber:8-31/2003-FCArea: 56.98 haDescription:MINING LEASE OFCAT'S EYE MINERAL INFAVOURING NAVYUG MINERALSLIMITED08/11/200621/08/200621/08/200628/02/200514/02/200309.08.2007.Placed before FAC meeting on17.05.2007.Placed before FAC meeting on17.05.2007.Placed before FAC meeting on20.02.2008. PROPOSAL RE-SUBMITTED FOR DIVERSION OF216.3617 HA FOREST LANDINCLUDING 64.7242 HA BROKENUP AREA.Placed before FAC meeting on27.10.2006. As per Hon'ble SC'sorder, the recommendation of FACis to be placed before the NewFAC.PLACED BEFORE FAC MEETING ON27.03.2008.92