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2 S.N SPECIFIC CONDITION COMPLIANCE STATUS i. Environmental clearance is subject to obtaining clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 from the competent authority, as may be applicable to this project. ii. The beneficiated ore shall be transported through road on trucks covered with tarpaulin. iii. Effective safeguard measures such as conditioning of ore with water, regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollution and having high levels of particulate matter such as around crushing and screening plant, loading and unloading point and transfer points. It should be ensured that the Ambient Air Quality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in this regard. iv. The project authority shall implement suitable conservation measures to augment ground water resources in the area in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. v. Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall be carried out in and around the mine lease by establishing a network of existing wells and installing new piezometers The project is located within the mining lease area of TRB Iron Ore Mines which has already obtained necessary clearance under Wildlife (Protection) act,1972 from office of the PCCF (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Govt. of Odisha vide letter no. 3017/1WL(C) FC-60/08 dated During the operational phase the beneficiated ore will be transported through road on trucks covered with tarpaulin. During the project operation phase effective safe guard measures will be taken. However presently inside the mine we have taken due care to control air pollution in critical areas such as crushing and screening plant, haul road, transfer points and loading and unloading points. Regular water sprinkling is done over haul road by a 28 KL mobile water tanker. Also stationary timer controlled water sprinkling system has been installed along the haul road The jet length of these sprinklers ranges from 20 m to 40 m. Also Dry fog dust suppression system has been installed throughout the crushing and screening circuit. A total of 40 nos of dry fog nozzles have been installed at various locations. All the transfer points have well maintained hood and skirting arrangement to control fugitive dust. Ambient air quality parameter in respect of particulate matter is well within the prescribed norms. Suitable rainwater harvesting scheme will be implemented as per report of NIT, Rourkela in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. Every month monitoring of ground water level and quality is done in and around the mine lease. The monitoring data for the period from April 2016 to September 2016 Page 1 of 9

3 vi. vii. viii. during the mining operation. The periodic monitoring [(at least four times in a year premonsoon (April-May), monsoon (August), post monsoon (November) and winter (January); once in each season)] shall be carried out in consultation with the State Ground Water Board/Central Ground Water Authority and the data thus collected may be sent regularly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office Bhubaneswar, the Central Ground Water Authority and the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. If at any stage, it is observed that the ground water table is getting depleted due to the mining activity; necessary corrective measures shall be carried out. The project proponent shall ensure that no natural water course and/or water resources shall be obstructed due to any operations. The decanted water from the beneficiation plant and slime/tailing pond shall be recirculated within the mine and there shall be zero discharge from the mine. Regular monitoring of water quality upstream and downstream of adjoining water shall be carried out and record of monitoring data should be maintained and submitted to Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central Groundwater Authority, Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, State Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board. has already been submitted to the Central Ground Water Authority and Regional Director, the Central Ground Water Board vide letter no. JSPL/Mine/ , dated The detailed monitoring data for the period from April 2016 to September 2016 is attached as Annexure I. Also ground water level is monitored in a bore well inside the mining lease area with the help of a piezometer. There is no perennial water course or resource present within the lease area. Also there is provision of hume pipe with bridge where the seasonal nala crosses the haul road. Thus we ensure that no natural water course or resource shall be obstructed due to project operation. It will be complied during the project operational phase. Water quality monitoring is being done once in a month. The locations includes : 1. Upstream of the Samij nallah 2. Downstream of the Samij nallah Records of the monitoring data are duly maintained and submitted half yearly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, the Central Groundwater Authority, Regional Director, the Central Ground Water Board, the State Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board. The monitoring data for the period from April 2016 to September 2016 is attached as Annexure II. Page 2 of 9

4 ix. The raw material required for the beneficiation plant will be sourced from the captive mine by covered trucks/tippers at a distance of about 800 m and finished product will be dispatched to through the railway siding at a distance of 17 Km. We agree to it. The design of the beneficiation plant will be in such a way that total low grade raw material will be fed from inside the mine. x. Total water requirement for beneficiation plant will be 969m3/day, out of which 964 m3/day will be sourced from surface water i.e. Samij nala and 5 m3/day from the Ground water. The proponent has obtained the ground water withdrawal permission of 854m3/day for allied activity purpose other than mining and beneficiation plant. The Proponent, vide letter dated , has applied to Water Resource Department, Govt. Of Odisha for withdrawal of water from surface water i.e. Samij nala. In this context, the beneficiation plant shall not operate without necessary permissions of extracting the surface water from Samij nala from the Water Resource Department, Govt. Of Odisha and from CGWA for 5 m3/day of Ground water. xi. xii. The filter cake with the tune of 3, 71,100 TPA will be generated and disposed of in the designated areas. It is reported that height of tailing area to be 30 m, capacity of tailing disposal area to be m3 and life of tailing disposal is to be ~20 years. The dumps will be compacted. Waste dumps will be covered initially by geo textiles coir mats and grass seeds will be sown on mats. A retaining wall will be provided at the toe of the dump to arrest the surface run off from the dumps. Trenches will be provided to collect runoff water from the dumps. The detail break up of earmarked land use i.e ha are; 1.90 ha for plant facilities, 0.34 ha for product stock yard, ha for tailing disposal area, ha for approach road, 1.7 ha for green belt, ha for security building, ha for slime pond and ha for administrative building shall be maintained The beneficiation plant will be operational only after getting the necessary water withdrawal permission from the Water Resource Department, Govt. of Odisha and from CGWA. The water permission has been applied vide letter no. JSPL/Mine/ , dated and is under active consideration by Department of Water resources, Govt. of Odisha During the operational phase all necessary safeguard measures will be taken for proper disposal and management of tailings. The land use pattern will be maintained as mentioned in the EIA/EMP report during operational phase. Page 3 of 9

5 xiii. xiv. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii. The project proponent shall obtain Consent to operate from the State Pollution Control Board, Andhra Pradesh and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated therein. As part of ambient air quality monitoring during operational phase of the project, the air samples shall also be analyzed for their mineralogical composition and records maintained. Compliance status shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located at Bhubaneswar on six monthly basis. Effective safeguard measures such as regular water sprinkling shall be carried out in critical areas prone to air pollution and having high levels of SPM and RPM such as haul road, loading and unloading point and transfer points. It shall be ensured that the Ambient Air Quality parameters conform to the norms prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board. Appropriate mitigative measures shall be taken to prevent pollution of River, if any, in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board. Suitable rain water harvesting measures on long term basis shall be planned and implemented in consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. We will obtain Consent to operate from SPCB, Odisha and effectively implement all the conditions therein. Mineralogical composition of the air samples will be done along with other ambient air quality parameters during operation of the project. Compliance status is being submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests and its Regional Office located at Bhubaneswar on six monthly basis. During operation phase all safeguard measures will be taken. However presently we have taken due care to control air pollution in critical areas such as crushing and screening plant, haul road, transfer points and loading and unloading points. Regular water sprinkling is done over haul road by a 28 KL mobile water tanker. Also stationary timer controlled water sprinkling system has been installed along the haul road The jet length of these sprinklers ranges from 20 m to 40 m. Also Dry fog dust suppression system has been installed throughout the crushing and screening circuit. A total of 40 nos of dry fog nozzles have been installed at various locations. All the transfer points have well maintained hood and skirting arrangement to control fugitive dust. Required control measures will be taken to prevent pollution of river as per suggestion form SPCB. Suitable rainwater harvesting scheme will be implemented in consultation with the Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board. Page 4 of 9

6 xix. xx. xxi. xxii. xxiii. Vehicular emissions shall be kept under control and regularly monitored. Measures shall be taken for maintenance of vehicles used in mining operations and in transportation of mineral from mine face to the beneficiation plant. The vehicles shall be covered with a tarpaulin and shall not be overloaded. Mineral handling plant shall be provided with adequate number of high efficiency dust extraction system. Loading and unloading areas including all the transfer points should also have efficient dust control arrangements. These should be properly maintained and operated. Sewage treatment plant shall be installed. ETP shall also be provided for workshop and waste water generated during mining operation. Digital processing of the entire lease area using remote sensing technique shall be carried out regularly once in three years for monitoring land use pattern and report submitted to Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar. Regular monitoring of ambient air quality including free silica shall be carried out and records maintained. xxiv. Pre-placement medical examination and periodical medical examination of the workers engaged in the project shall be carried out and records maintained. For the purpose, schedule of health examination of the workers should be drawn and followed accordingly. xxv. Presently vehicular emissions are monitored at site at regular interval through authorized party and PUC certificates are being obtained. There is a well defined maintenance schedule for vehicles used in mining operations and in internal transportation of mineral. Overloading of vehicles will be avoided. It will be complied during project operational phase. Sewage treatment plant of 200 KLD capacity has been installed for colony. There is a zero discharge oil separation pit for treatment of effluent generated in the workshop. The treated water is being reutilized for vehicle washing. It will be complied after project operation. It will be done during project operational phase. A detailed initial medical examination is done for every person prior to employment. Thereafter periodical medical examination is being done at three years interval. A medical checkup schedule has been prepared and accordingly employees are informed at the due time for their medical examination as per the provisions of The Mines Rules Records of these examinations for all employees are being maintained properly. The issues raised during Public hearing viz. All the issues raised during public hearing Page 5 of 9

7 Recycling of waste water, dust suppression and appropriate dump management, installation of transformer, development of road, local employment, appointment of qualified teacher for school, street light, health camp, development of periphery and drinking water facility for nearby villages etc. Shall be implemented. such as installation of transformer, development of road, local employment, appointment of qualified teacher for school, street light, health camp, development of periphery and drinking water facility for nearby villages etc. have been addressed S.N. GENERAL CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE STATUS i. No change in technology and scope of working should be made without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. ii. iii. iv.. No change in the calendar plan with regard to capacity of beneficiation plant, quantum of mineral iron ore and waste should be made. At least four ambient air quality monitoring stations should be established in the core zone as well as in the buffer zone for RSPM (Particulate matter with size less than 10 micron i.e., PM10) and NOx monitoring. Location of the stations should be decided based on the meteorological data, topographical features and environmentally and ecologically sensitive targets and frequency of monitoring should be undertaken in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board. The data so recorded should be regularly submitted to the Ministry including its Regional office located at Bhubaneswar and the State Pollution Control Board/Central Pollution Control Board once in Six months. Measures should be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dba in the work environment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM, etc. Should be provided with ear plugs/muffs. v. There will be zero waste water discharge from the plant. No change will be done without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. No change will be done in the calendar plan for production. The project is situated within the ML area of TRB Iron ore mines which is in running condition. Four nos. of ambient air quality monitoring stations have been established in the core zone and four nos. in the buffer zone for monitoring PM 10, PM 2.5, SO 2, NOx and CO. The locations and frequency of monitoring have been fixed in consultation with Regional Officer, SPCB, Rourkela. Records of the monitoring data are duly maintained and submitted half yearly to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, the State Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board. The data for the period from April 2016 to September 2016 is attached as Annexure III. It will be complied during operational phase. It will be complied during operational phase. Page 6 of 9

8 vi. vii. viii. Personnel working in dusty areas should wear protective respiratory devices and they should also be provided with adequate training and information on safety and health aspects. Occupational health surveillance program of the workers should be undertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and take corrective measures, if needed. A separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnel should be setup under the control of a senior Executive, who will report directly to the Head of the Organization. ix. The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures should be kept in separate account and should not be diverted for other purpose. Year wise expenditure should be reported to the Ministry and its Regional Office located at Bhubaneswar. x. The project authorities should inform to the Regional Office located at Bhubaneswar regarding date of start of land development work. xi. The Regional Office of the Ministry located at Bhubaneswar shall monitor compliance of the stipulated conditions. The project authorities should extend full cooperation to the officer(s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisite data/information/monitoring reports. Personnel working in dusty areas have been provided with nose mask. Adequate training has been given to use personal protective equipments. Also information board has been displayed at no. of places throughout the mine regarding safety and health aspects. Periodical medical examination of all employees is being done to keep a vigil of their health and to take any corrective measure if required. We have separate environmental management cell with suitable qualified personnel set-up under the control of the Head of the Unit to exclusively look after the implementation of environmental stipulations. The organisational structure for environment management cell is as given below- 1. A.V.P (Mines) 2. G.M (Geology, QC & Env.) 3. A.G.M (Geology, QC & Env.) 4. Manager (Geology & Env.) 5. Manager (Survey & Env.) 6. Officer (Env.) 7. Supervisor (Horticulture) A separate fund will be kept for environment management and will not be diverted for other purpose. The starting date of land development work will be informed after getting Consent to Establish from SPCB. Half yearly environmental clearance compliance is being sent to the regional office of the Ministry to monitor the status of compliance to the stipulated conditions. We will extend full cooperation to the officer(s) of the Ministry. Page 7 of 9

9 xii. xiii. xiv. xv. The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated environmental clearance conditions including results of monitored data(both in hard copies as well as by ) to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office Bhubaneswar, the respective zonal office of Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board. The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the environmental clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bhubaneswar, the respective Zonal Officer of Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Board. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zilla Parishad/Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the Local NGO, if any from whom suggestions/representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the company by the proponent. The state pollution control board should display a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional office, District Industry Centre and the Collector's office/tehsildar's Office for 30 days. Six monthly compliance reports on the status of the implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Regional Office, Bhubaneswar, Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board regularly. The status of compliance shall also be uploaded on our website at following address - es/clearance-and-compliance.html A copy of the clearance letter has been sent to The Sarpanch Dengula Gram Panchayat. The clearance letter has also been put in the official website. Clearance letter was displayed at all concerned office for stipulated time period of 30 days. The environmental statement for each financial The environmental statement for each year ending 31 st March in Form V as is financial year will be submitted in Form V mandated to be submitted by the project during operational phase. It will be also put proponent to the concerned State Pollution on the website along with compliance status Control Board as prescribed under the of environmental clearance conditions. Also it Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as will be sent the Regional office of the amended subsequently, shall also be put on Ministry. the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental clearance conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bhubaneswar by e - Page 8 of 9

10 xvi. mail. The project authorities should advertise at least in two local newspapers of the District or State in which the project is located and widely circulated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned, within 7 days of the issue of the clearance letter informing that the clearance letter is available with the State Pollution Control Board and also at web site of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry located at Bhubaneswar. 10. The Ministry or any other competent authority may alter/modify the above conditions or stipulate any further condition in the interest of environment protection. 11. Concealing factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned above may result in withdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, The above conditions will be enforced interalia, under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules made there under and also any other orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India/High Court of Odisha and any other Court of Law relating to the subject matter. 13. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Green Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, The advertisement was made in two local news papers The Samaya (Odia) & The Statesman (English) on Dt Any such alteration or modification of the conditions will be complied accordingly. All factual data will be given. We will abide by the mentioned statutory obligations. We have no appeal against the environment clearance. Page 9 of 9

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