MINING AND INDUSTRIALISATION UPDATE, ORISSA - Vasundhara

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