Feasibility Report for increase in Production of Nadidih Iron and Manganese mine

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1 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine, covering an area of ha of M/s Feegrade & Co. (P) Ltd. is in operation since The site is at a distance of 25km from Barbil and is well connected by an all-weather metal road. In pursuance to section 8-A (6) of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015, the mining lease period has been extended up to 31/03/2020 by execution of a Supplementary Lease Deed on over an area of hectares. The lease area of ha comprises ha of forest land (PF+KF+DLC) and ha of non-forest land. Stage-II Forest clearance for an area of ha has been accorded by MoEF, Govt. of India vide letter no. 8(21)26/2003-FCE dated 16 /03/2006 and ha of additional forest & deemed DLC forest land for mining and allied activities (including ha of forest land for safety zone) vide F. No. 8-68/2011-FC dt. 30/10/2013.The lessee had applied for surrender of ha forest land which is under process. At present, the production of the mine is restricted to excavation of Iron ore (ROM) from mine and dry screening & crushing of iron ore. These crushing & screening produce processed ore of +55% and -55% Fe. The overall objective of the project for grant of Environmental Clearance is to meet the following: Increase in production of Iron Ore from 2.88 million TPA ROM Iron ore to 6.0 million TPA (ROM) and dry processing of iron ore of million TPA. Total handling will be million TPA& million TPA dry crushing/screening of low grade ore from old stack/dumps. The mine was accorded Environmental Clearance vide order no. J-11015/136/2012-IA.II (M) dated for 2.88 million TPA ROM and dry processing of million TPA of low grade iron reworking of old dumps thus total handling of million TPA and installation of wet beneficiation plant of million TPA capacity and production of million TPA of Manganese ore. Installation of wet beneficiation plant of million TPA capacity has been deleted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change vide letter no. J /136/2012-IA.II (M) dated P a g e 1 26

2 Total handling of iron ore will be million TPA to get 5.90 million TPA of processed iron ore of grade +55 % and balance of grade 55 % (Refer Exhibit No.1). The ROM, accumulated mineral rejects & wastes from Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mines will be hauled through trucks/dumpers to dry processing plants. After processing, the finished iron ore will be carried to the Railway siding and loaded into Rail wagons and dispatched mainly to the steel, pelletisation, sponge, sinter plants throughout India and also to port for export. In the project, due care is taken for optimum use of natural resources and their conservation and this will continue further. The company has the electricity permission of total 213 KVA from WESCO, a power holding company of State Govt. of Odisha. There are also 02 standby generators of total capacity 140 KVA for support. There is a mine camp within the ML area having about 132 nos. of residential quarters for its employees of different categories. The social infrastructure adjacent to the project area includes a health centre and one Primary School. As a part of CSR activities the Company has undertaken the construction works of School buildings, boundary wall for Schools & Temples, club houses in villages, digging of ponds in nearby villages and bore wells. Such type of work will continue in future. The entire infrastructure related facilities for traffic and transportation for the mine are already available. So, there is no new proposal for the same. The estimated project cost is Rs.200Crores. As regards the economic viability of the project, this Iron & Manganese mine supplies iron ore to the steel, pelletisation, sponge, sinter plants of India and also for Export. The production cost is very favourable than the market price. The per capita consumption of steel is increasing with the economic development of people in the World. There is positive market demand of steel at present and more production of steel is required to bridge the gap between demand and supply to achieve sustainable development. Hence, P a g e 2 26

3 the capacity expansion of this mine will meet the urgency of iron ore in domestic as well as international market. The State will also earn more revenue from the increased iron ore production and can utilize in its developmental plans. The capacity expansion plan will also create direct and indirect employment opportunity for the local youths that will help to minimize the unemployment problem as well as all around development of the surrounding area. 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION: District & State: Sundargarh, Odisha Sub-division: Koira Village : Nadikasira & Rengalbeda P.O. Guali GPS reading to to Name of Lessee: M/s. Feegrade & Co. Pvt. Ltd. It is a Private Limited Company, under the Indian Companies Act, Name of the Corporate Office M/s. Feegrade& Co. Pvt. Ltd. At/P.O.-Chaibasa Dist.-.West Singhbhum Jharkhand Ph Fax Name of Registered Office M/s. Feegrade& Co. Pvt. Ltd. 8-A, Express Tower 42-A, Shakespeare Sarani Kolkota Ph Fax Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine over an area of ha of M/s Feegrade& Co. (P) Ltd. is under operation since Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine was operated manually in the beginning. But at present, the mining operation is mechanized with production of 2.88 million TPA ROM and dry processing of million TPA of low grade iron reworking of old dumps having total handling capacity of million TPA and production of Manganese ore of million TPA. At present, it is proposed to increase the production capacity of the mine from 2.88 million TPA of ROM iron ore to 6.0million TPA ROM iron ore and dry P a g e 3 26

4 crushing/screening of million TPA for reworking of old dumps/stacks for up gradation of low grade recovered from screening of ROM ore and dry screening of low grade ore. There will be no change in total handling of material which will be million TPA and also there will be no change in production quantity of Manganese. The ROM ore produced by the excavation of quarry generally consisted of blue dust, lump iron ore, etc. This iron ore will be produced by developing up to 9metre benches in the quarry. The benches will be developed by using different mining machineries like excavator, tippers, rock breakers, deep hole drilling & blasting etc. After excavation, ROM iron ore will be processed through inpit mobile crushing & screening units. 2.1 Identification of Project & Project Proponent (in case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/letter of intent should be given) : The project aims for grant of EC to meet the following objectives: It is proposed to increase the production capacity of the mine from 2.88 million TPA ROM iron to 6.0 million TPA of ROM iron ore and dry processing of million TPA for reworking of old dumps/stacks (total handling will be million TPA). Supplementary Lease deed for this mine has been executed by the State Govt. of Odisha on up to as per The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 dated Section 8A (6) states that the period of Lease granted before the date of Commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)Amendment Act, 2015 where mineral is used for other than captive purpose, shall be extended and be deemed to have been extended up to a period ending on 31 st March, 2020 with effect from the date of expiry of the period of renewal last made or till the completion of renewal period, if any or a period of fifty years from the date of grant of such lease, whichever is later (Copy of Lease deed is enclosed) Supplementary P a g e 4 26

5 2.2 Brief description of nature of the project: Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine is an operating mine with a capacity to produce2.88 million TPA ROM and dry processing of million TPA of low grade iron reworking of old dumps, total handling of million TPA, installation of wet beneficiation plant of million TPA and production of million TPA Manganese ore granted Environmental Clearance vide order no. J-11015/136/2012-IA.II (M) dated Installation of wet beneficiation plant million TPA capacity has been deleted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change vide letter no. J /136/2012-IA.II (M) dated At present, the ROM ore produced in the mine are subjected to dry crushing& screening. The produced iron ore fines are exported as well as dispatched or sent to domestic pelletisation/sinter plants. The sized ore are dispatched to domestic market either through road or through Rail head. The lessee has already got the necessary permissions from Govt. authorities to fulfill the demand supply gap of iron ore. Now, it is proposed to enhance the production of the mine from 2.88 million TPA ROM iron ore to 6.0 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry processing which include crushing and screening of low grade ore of million TPA having total handling million TPA to get 5.90 million TPA of processed iron ore of grade +55 % and balance of grade 55 % Fe. 2.3 Need for the project and its importance to the country and the region: Due to market demand of iron ore for domestic steel, sponge and pelletisation and sinter industry and to meet the export demand, the project proponent wishes to increase the production capacity of iron ore of the mines by handling of million TPA iron ore i.e., 6.0 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry crushing and screening of million TPA from old stacks/dumps ROM iron ore. The Govt. will earn more revenue and more job opportunities will be created. Besides more indirect employment will be generated through handling of material, transportation, etc. which will P a g e 5 26

6 result in economic improvement of the people in the locality. Many people, apart from the above will get other avenues for livelihood, which will help, in improving the economic and social status of the people in the area. 2.4 Demand-Supply Gap: The Indian Steel industry has entered into new development stage from , riding high on the resurgent economy and rising demand of steel. Rapid rise in production has resulted India to become the 5 th largest producer of steel. It is estimated that, India s steel consumption will continue to grow at nearly 16% rate annually, fueled by the demand of construction project. The National Steel Policy envisaged steel production to reach 110 million tonnes by So, considering these huge demands of iron ore for steel industries, the supply is not sufficient. So, this project is important for partial fulfilling of demand. 2.5 Imports Vs. Indigenous Production: To minimize the growing import of steel, it is necessary to increase the indigenous production of steel in India. For this it is necessary to produce more iron ore as raw material. The expansion of the project will partially meet the demand of raw materials for our upcoming steel industry. 2.6 Export Possibilities: China & Japan being the 1 st & 2 nd crude steel producers of World, depend partly on India for iron ore as raw material. India is the 3 rd largest iron ore provider to China s steel industry. So there is always an export possibility of iron ore from this mine. 2.7 Domestic/Export markets: The sized iron ore from this mine has demand in domestic steel & sponge industry. During production of lump iron ore, fines of iron ore will be P a g e 6 26

7 generated automatically, this iron ore fines are exported to China as well as supplied to domestic pelletisation/sinter plants. 2.8 Employment Generation (direct & indirect) due to the project: Manpower: Existing& Proposed: As in this mine total handling will remain same as million TPA and there is change in ROM production only there may by opportunity for direct employment of total 426 people and indirect employment of 400 people. So, 826 people will get engagement due to enhancement of the project. Existing Proposed Graduate Mining Engineer 2 2 Diploma Mining Engineer 1 1 Geologist 1 1 Surveyor 1 1 Other Officers Mine worker for manual sorting & sizing Operator for mining machineries Total Besides direct employment, many more persons are benefited through indirect employment as contract jobs, which are mainly extended to the local tribes. 3.0.PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any: In Nadidih mine, ROM iron ore will be produced from the mine by mechanized method of excavation of the quarry by excavator, tipper, deep hole drilling, blasting, rock breakers, etc. ROM ore is further processed by dry crushing, screening. P a g e 7 26

8 3.2 Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout with coordinates): District & State Sub-division Village P.O. GPS reading to to : Sundargarh, Odisha : Koira : Nadikasira, Rengalbeda Guali Location map showing general location, specific location and project boundary is attached herewith as Plate No Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted: It is already a running mine. 3.4 Size of magnitude of operation: The project cost of Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine is Rs200Crores. It involves mining of ROM Iron ore, dry crushing & screening of ROM ore to produce processed iron ore of + 55% and -55% Fe. The processed iron ore will be produced by processing of excavated ROM iron ore& processing of low grade iron ore and waste. At present production capacity of the mine is 2.88 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry processing of million TPA of low grade iron reworking of old dumps having total handling of million TPA. After expansion ROM production of the mine will increase from 2.88 million TPA ROM iron ore to 6.0 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry processing will reduce from million TPA to million TPA of low grade iron ore by reworking of old dumps/stacks. P a g e 8 26

9 3.5 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project, etc. should be given): The mining method of Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine will be fully mechanized to handle 7.451million TPA of iron ore to produce 5.90million TPA processed iron ore of + 55% grade. The conventional opencast mining with mechanized drilling with 110mm dia drill machine, deep hole blasting, excavation by excavator of capacity 2.6 m 3 bucket capacity and stacking by loader of capacity 1.2 m 3. Excavator of capacity 1.6 m 3 /1.5 m 3 will be used for feeding the crushing & screening unit. ROM iron ore will then be processed through dry crushing &screening units. To prevent generation of fugitive dust during transportation of ore through trucks/dumpers, static water sprinklers have been installed along the haul road within the mine for a length of 5.04 km. Besides that water is also been sprinkled through water tankers of different capacities. 3.6 Raw Material required along with estimated Quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of Transport of raw material & finished product. It is a mining project to produce iron ore. Low grade iron ore from this mine will be processed to get saleable ore. There is no need of any raw material from outside agency. Iron Ore is having a very good market in India & abroad. So after production it is immediately saleable to beneficiation plant/sinter/ sponge and steel industry present in Odisha, Jharkhand, M.P., Chhattisgarh and other parts of India. China, Korea & Japan are the major buyers from abroad. Within the Mine both Iron Ore & Waste Materials will be transported through tippers of capacity 20 MT. The sized Iron Ore and Fine are transported to railway sidings at Barsuan, Rengra, Barbil, Bolani etc. through Tippers of capacity 10 MT or 20 MT. From railway siding, Iron Ore P a g e 9 26

10 is transported to buyer s destination or port by rake. Sometimes Iron Ore is also supplied to the Seaport by trucks from the mines through road. 3.7 Resources optimization/recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. As discussed earlier the low grade ore will be crushed and screened for optimal use of iron ore. 3.8 Availability of water its source, Energy/Power requirement and source: Water requirement: In Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine water is required for different operational purpose and also for domestic purpose. The water requirement as per EC accorded on is KLPD (Surface water KLPD, Ground water KLPD) including 1599 KLPD for Wet Beneficiation plant. The water is sourced from Karo River. Since in the new proposal Beneficiation plant is not there the water requirement is KLPD only (surface water KLPD, ground water 226 KLPD) KLPD approval for surface water &226 KLPD approval for ground water is already there. For drawl of balance surface water (247.44KLPD), is under process to the concerned authority. Energy power requirement: The machineries will be operated either through electricity or through H.S.D. details are given below. (1) Electricity requirement: The electricity is supplied to the project by WESCO through 2 nos. transformers of total capacity 213 KVA inside leasehold. There is also requirement of transformers with total capacity of 350 KVA. P a g e 10 26

11 (2) Details of Generator: 2 nos. of generators of total capacity 140 KVA exist. There is a further requirement of generator of capacity 400 KVA. (3) H.S.D. requirement: Present requirement of H.S.D is Liters/year. For the envisaged increase in production total H.S.D. requirement will be around liters/year. 3.9 Quantity of waste to be generated and scheme for their management. Solid Waste Management: The waste materials of Nadidih Mines are mainly laterite, lateritic Iron ore, BHQ, BHJ, shale, alluvial soil etc. Total m 3 of waste material exists at present. It is expected that m 3 of waste will be generated up to the end of the life of the mine m 3 waste materials of this mine will be dumped in and balance part of the waste material will be used for backfilling of exhausted quarry. Previously, the grade of waste material was considered as below 58% Fe, but at present the grade of waste material is fixed as below 45%. So, the old waste of Nadidih mines at present are considered as low grade non-saleable ore. (1) The waste dumping sites are proposed to be surrounded by retaining wall and garland drain. (2) The waste dumps are proposed to be formed by making terraces of height of 8m to 12m, width 8 m to 12 m and ultimate slope of 37 0 to (3) Any rain cuts developed in old dump slopes are proposed to be leveled and maintained properly by planting saplings and grass. (4) Garland drains at the toe of the dump are proposed to be connected with a series of settling tanks which will allow the settling of silt in it. The silt free water will ultimately go out of the lease hold. The garland drain will have check weirs/waffle wall at regular interval to check flow of silt/debris P a g e 11 26

12 (5) The dead slope of the dump is to be covered by plantation. The dump slopes where plantations are already completed are proposed to be maintained properly. (6) Coir matting is also proposed on the dead dump slope. 4.0 SITE ANALYSIS: 4.1 Connectivity: Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine is located in Sundargarh district of Odisha. The area is about 5kms north-east of Koira. The area is situated on the main road of Barbil-Koira-Rourkela road, which passes through the southeastern side of the lease hold area. The nearest town is Barbil which is at a distance of 25 km (by road) & Tata Nagar is about 176kms away from road. The Barbil town is connected by road with major cites of India including, Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (port), Kolkata. Koira is the nearest town which provides the facilities of a Hospital, Bank, Police Station, Post Office, Telephonic Communication, a high school& College. Barsuan, Banspani, Roxy & Barbil are the nearest railway stations which also have siding for ore transport. Nearest airport is at Tanto of Barbil which is at a distance of 17 km from the lease area. 4.2 Land Form, Land use & Land ownership: Land Form: The area is a gentle undulated area. Within the total lease area of hectares, hectares is non-forest land, hectare Khesra forest & P.F. land & hectare of DLC forest land. Land Use: Existing land use pattern: Sl. No. Category Existing Land use pattern (Ha) 1 Area to be excavated Over burden/dump Mineral storage Infrastructure & mine camp Roads P a g e 12 26

13 6 Green belt Mineral processing plant Mine Camp Unutilised (within which ha forest area under surrender) Total Land ownership: a) PF &Khesra Forest hectares is forest land belong to Government. b) D.L.C Forest hectares is forest land belong to Government. c) Non forest land hectares is Government Non-Forest Land. N.B. The lessee had applied for surrender of ha of forest land which is under process with concerned statutory authority. 4.3 Topography (along with map): The area is undulating terrain with a few hillocks, the highest one is RL 615m above MSL. The minimum ground level RL is 528m. The top of the hill is more or less flat. Southern flank of the hill is more slanting in comparison to the northern portion. The south-eastern corner of the area shows a minor trough filled up with recent alluvial sediments. The area is devoid of any nala or water shed. However, the Karo River which flows along the north-western boundary of the area provides water throughout the year to the inhabitants. 10 km. radius map of the mine lease area is enclosed as Plate No Major land use categories of the area in 10 km radius Sl. No. Category Area (in ha) % of the Study area 1 Mining Area Agricultural Forest Land Waste Land Water bodies Total Distance of the nearest park/sanctuary etc. a) Kathmala R.F km SSW b) Mendhamaruni R.F km SE P a g e 13 26

14 c) Karo R.F. - adjacent W d) Sidhamath R.F km E e) Uliburu km N f) Torha RF km W There is no National Park or Sanctuary in 10 km radius of mining lease area. 4.5 Existing Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the lease area partly within the lease and partly outside the lease. The details are given below: Sl. No. Quarter No. 1 Manager Bungalow Duplex (3-bed 1 room) 2 G+2 (Three bedroom) 6 3 Type-II (Two bedroom) 22 4 Type-I (Two bedroom) 67 5 Guest House 1 6 Club 1 Total 98 There are another 34 nos. of small quarters for mine worker also. Other Details are: Sl. Quarter No. No. 1 One office building 1 2 Chemical Laboratory 1 3 One diesel pump 1 4 One security barrack 1 5 Two D. G. room 2 6 One Rest shelter 2 7 Five nos. of weigh bridge 6 8 One magazine 1 9 One drinking water tank 1 10 New dispensary building 1 11 Mechanical workshop 1 P a g e 14 26

15 Explosive Magazine Capacity: Sl. Name of Capacity No. Explosives 1 Class-II 470 kg 2 Class-6 (Div.3) 7000 nos. 3 Class-6 (Div.1) 3000 m 4 Class-6 (Div.2) 3000 m To avoid blasting the lessee is using rock breaker at present. P a g e 15 26

16 4.6 Soil Quality: Soil may be defined as a mixture of rock and mineral material with the organic matter. Soil is the net result of the action of climate and organisms especially plant on the earth crust. The ph of soil is normal ranging from , average nitrogen values are in medium to high range ( kg/ha), average potassium value is also in the range of medium to high ( kg/ha).however the average phosphorus value are low ( kg/ha). The maximum value of total heterotrophs, azotobacter, actinomycetes & yeast were 7.8 x 10 5, 6.4 x 10 4, 1.2 x 10 4 & 6.2 x 10 5 respectively. 4.7 Climatic condition: The area is characterized by extreme climate with very hot (42 C) summer and very cold winter (4 C) winter. It experiences tropical and humid climate. The summer is very hot and dry starting from March and continues till end of May or early June. The rainy season lasts from early June to end of September. October and November are the post monsoon months followed by cold winter which lasts till end of February. a) Temperature: The area experiences a wide variation in temperature in respect of both day and night and seasonal. Generally winter starts from late November and continues till mid of February. December is the coldest month. The temperature goes up to maximum of C in June and comes down to a minimum of C in December. Data pertaining to temperature variation for the year 2007 is shown in Table no.1. Month Temperature ºC Relative Humidity Max Min Morning Evening Jan Feb Mar Apr May Table No. 1. P a g e 16 26

17 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: IMD, Bhubaneswar. b) Humidity In general air is dry except in monsoon period. Monthly mean relative humidity varies from 33 to 89 %. In morning (8.30hrs) it varies from 60 to 89 % (Average 74.33%) while in evening it varies from 33 to 88 %.( Average 61.4%). The Relative Humidity data is shown in Table no. 1. c) Rainfall The rainfall data collected from Keonjhar are shown in Table No.2. MONTHLY RAINFALL RECORDED AT KEONJHAR ( ) Table No. 2 MONTH January Nil February Nil March April May June July August September October November December Nil Nil Nil Total Annual Rainfall Source - Meteorological Centre, Keonjhar P a g e 17 26

18 d) Wind The prominent wind directions at Keonjhar are from south west and north east. The variation in velocity ranges from 0 to 20 km per hour are common in this area. The directions become predominant from North West during May to October. The dry winds of the northern plains are not common here. However, higher wind speeds may be present for a short period before the rains, during May and June. These periods are quite short, lasting not more than an hour. Dust storms and hurricanes are rare in this area. 5.0 PLANNING BRIEF: 5.1 Planning concept (type of Industries, facilities, transportation etc.) Town and country planning/development authority classification. It is an Iron and manganese Ore mine project and in operation for more than six decades to produce Iron Ore. The lessee has made arrangement for quarters, drinking water, school van, ambulance, medical dispensary etc. for all the workers of the mine. Both waste material & Ore are transported within the mine through tippers of capacity 35 MT& 20 MT. The processed Iron ore are transported through tippers to different railway sidings away from the lease hold. The nearest railway siding is Rengra, Barsuan, Bolani & Barbil. From the railway siding, through railway wagons, Iron Ore is transported to buyer s destination inside or outside Odisha or to the nearby seaport at Paradeep or Haldia for export. The lessee has a mine camp in the area equipped with all the facilities like water supply, electric supply, dish antenna, mobile communication tower, sewage treatment plant, medical dispensary, ambulance, etc. 5.2 Population Projection: For the existing production of 2.88 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry processing of million TPA from reworking of old dumps/stacks P a g e 18 26

19 290total worker are directly & indirectly employed. For the proposed production target 80 nos. of worker will be employed additionally. Within the lease hold area 98families are staying permanently within the mine camp. 5.3 Tentative Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.): Heads Conceptual Land use Area to be excavated Overburden/Dump Mineral Storage Infrastructure Roads Green Belt + plantation Mineral processing Plant 2.0 Mine Camp Non mineralized forest area for surrender Total Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social) : Amenities/Facilities: As it is an operating mine, all the amenities/facilities arrangement are already present. At present it is only necessary to enhance the arrangement as per the proposed target production. 6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE: 6.1 Industrial Area (Processing Area): The area is a mechanized opencast Iron Mine which is under operation for more than six decades. For existing production of 2.88 million TPA ROM iron ore and dry processing of Million TPA of low grade of old dumps/stacks. The mine is already well equipped with different infrastructure. As the total handling remains same as million TPA (6.0 million TPA ROM ore excavation & million TPA from reworking of low grade ore & dump), the above infrastructure will be used with little addition of some machineries. P a g e 19 26

20 6.2 Residential Area (non-processing area): Details of existing infrastructure and residential area are already given. No further infrastructure is necessary, except few new quarters are proposed to be developed in the area. Other workers will be local residents. The capacity of water reservoir and electric supply substation/generator is also proposed to be improved. 6.3 Green Belt: At present 7.540hectares of area is present as green belt as safety zone. At the end of the plan period total approximately12.134hectares of area will be converted to green belt and plantation. At the end of life of the mine approximately hectare of exhausted quarry will be back filled and covered with plantation and ha area will come under bench plantation. 6.4 Social Infrastructure: Road: The lessee maintains the village roads on regular basis. At places constructed blacktop road/cc road as per the requirement. Wherever required, arrangements have been made for water sprinkling through tankers to suppress the dust. Apart from these, other social infrastructure like village electrification, supply of DG set, supply of transformer, construction of socio-cultural mandaps, renovation of anganwadi center, construction of bathing ghats, Maintenance of street light, construction of drains have also been done. The lessee spent Rs approximately Rs crore till the year 2015 and Rs crore in the year for the same. Education: Initiatives like construction & renovation of class rooms in schools, construction of boundary wall, kitchen, toilet, construction of double storied library building, hostel building, supply of book stacks, electrification of schools, financial assistance to school teachers, supply of desk-benches, furniture and teaching aid &equipment s, play P a g e 20 26

21 equipment s to schools, uniform and study materials to students, etc. have been undertaken for promotion of education. The lessee spent approximately Rs. 71 lakh till the year 2015 and Rs.47 lakh in the year for the same. Sports & Culture: Initiatives like organizing sports tournaments, supply of sports materials, financial assistance to sports associations, players, organizing inter village sports tournaments etc. have been undertaken for promotion of sports. Towards promotion of culture, financial assistance for organizing cultural programmes, supply of furniture to different cultural organizations are also being done to sustain our culture. The lessee spent approximately Rs.2 lakh till the year 2015 and Rs. 1 lakh in the year for the same. Health care: Equipped dispensary with doctor and paramedical staffs, ambulance and free medicine facility provided to all nearby villagers. Apart from these, initiatives like, Sprinkling of insecticide wherever necessary, time to time supply of mosquito nets to villagers, distribution of blankets, financial assistance for organizing health camps, renovation of staff quarters of CHC, construction of doctors quarters, extension of PHC and male and female ward, construction of toilet with water storage tank for tribal house hold, financial assistance for treatment, financial assistance to red cross society are also being done. For provision of drinking water, piped water supply is being done at villages through RCC/ PVC overhead storage tanks and pipeline connection at places through bore wells with submersible pump and at some places bore well with hand pumps, financial assistance for village committee for potable drinking water etc. The lessee spent approximately Rs.3.8 crore till the year 2015 and Rs. 18 lakh in the year for the same. P a g e 21 26

22 Sustainable livelihood: Assistance for livelihood generation like mushroom cultivation, construction of SHG centre, distribution of fruit bearing saplings, vegetable seeds, financial assistance for development of kitchen garden and organizing Environmental awareness programmes have also been done. 6.5 Connectivity: The area is well connected with Joda, Barbil, and Koira by all-weather well maintained road. As this is a mining belt, transport vehicles are more than public transport vehicle. Tippers of capacity 10 MT & 20 MT are used for transportation of Iron ore to railway siding within and outside the lease area. Sized Iron ore, natural fines etc. are transported from the railway siding to nearby seaport at Paradeep, Haldia etc. through railway rake. From seaport, Iron ore fines are exported to China etc. 6.6 Drinking Water Management: The lessee has made the proper arrangement of drinking water to the lease hold and also in the area around the lease hold. The lessee arranged water supply system for all the workers present in the lease hold. Deep bore well fitted with submersible pumps, water supply pipe, RCC/PVC tanks are provided within as well as outside the lease hold. Water supply facilities are already provided to 19 no. of areas near to the lease hold area. In future with the enhancement of project the lessee will provide more & more water supply facilities to other villages also. The lessee also planned rain water harvesting by collecting rain water in exhausted quarry. It is also planned and implemented for rain water harvesting by collecting rainwater on the roof of some of the houses of camp for recharging purpose. 6.7 Sewerage System: The mine camp of Iron Mine has a proper sewerage system to handle domestic waste water. All the houses are connected with drains, through P a g e 22 26

23 which waste water usually is drained out. One sewage treatment plant of 100 KLD has already been installed in the camp area of the lease hold. After necessary treatment of the domestic waste water, the waste is used as manure and treated water used in plantation and haul road for dust suppression. The green vegetable peels, instead of wasting, are now used in vermi-composting units to produce vermin-compost manure. 6.8 Industrial Waste Management: This is a running mine and no industrial waste generated by this unit. 6.9 Solid Waste Management: The waste materials of this Mine are mainly laterite, lateritic Iron Ore, BHQ, BHJ, shale, Lateritic soil etc. The solid waste generated at present will be dumped partly in preselected dump yards. Part of the dump will be used for backfilling of the exhausted quarry also. The details are discussed in item no Power Requirement & Supply/Source: Details of power requirement & supply are discussed in item no REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN: Not Applicable 8.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES: Likely date of start of construction & likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given) This is running mine. 8.1 Estimated Project cost along with analysis in terms of economic Validity: Total cost of proposed project is 200 Crores. P a g e 23 26

24 9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION): (Financial & Social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.) Nadidih Iron & Manganese Mine is a running iron mine with proposed production target of 6.0 million TPA ROM of iron ore and dry processing of million TPA from reworking of old stacks/dumps. It is proposed to enhance the production target to 5.90 million TPA of processed ore of + 55% grade. The increase is production will create some financial & social benefit, which are as follows: a) At present 290 nos. of people are benefitted. Due to the proposed production enhancement, 80 nos. of people will further benefitted directly. b) With the enhancement of production, the revenue earned by the Govt. in terms of Royalty. c) The lessee will make further efforts for the following arrangement for social welfare of the core zone as well as buffer zone. i) Medical facilities: The mine management will arrange medical camps in different villages. Occupational health study will be done in core zone. For the purpose of malaria eradication proper steps will be taken which includes sprinkling of bleaching power, fogging, distribution of mosquito net etc. The existing dispensary having a pathological lab will take medical care of the staff & villagers. ii) Drinking Water: Facility of drinking water to the core zone as well as buffer zone is available by means of bore wells fitted with submersible pumps, construction of overhead water tanks and supply of water through pipe line. iii) Construction of culvert and bridges on the existing roads& repairing of transport road. iv) Construction of school building, remuneration to school teachers, supply of reading materials to school children etc. P a g e 24 26

25 v) Arrangement of sports material for local villagers, promotion of sports & tournament. vi)arrangement of Environmental awareness camp, distribution of saplings for fruit bearing trees, construction of rain water harvesting ponds, roof top rain water harvesting etc. Thus, the project aims at social and economic growth of the surrounding people. P a g e 25 26

26 The Material balance chart for Iron ore (tentative) for Nadidih Iron & Mn Mine ROM Iron Ore from Mine excavation ROM Iron Ore from Dump / Stack containing low grade ore 6.0 million tonne million tonne Dry processing through mobile screening / crushing Dry processing through mobile screening / crushing 5.4 million tonne Low grade iron ore 0.6million tonne Low grade iron ore 0.951million tonne 0.50 million tonne Direct despatch to buyer s destination million tonne Direct despatch to buyer s destination Despatchable as per buyer s requirement. 1. Total handling: ROM Ore + Low grade ore from dump = 6.0 million tonne million tonne= million tonne. 2. Total processed Iron ore (+55% Fe) = 5.4 million tonne million tonne = 5.9 million tonne million tonne of low grade ore (-55% Fe) will be directly despatched as per markets requirement. P a g e 26 26