Feasibility Report for Increase in Production of Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine of M/s Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd.

Transcription

1 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine, over an area of hectare of M/s. Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd. is in operation since 1986 in Sundargarh Dist. of Odisha. The mining lease was granted in favour of the lessee and executed for 20 years w.e.f. 06/09/1985 to 05/09/2005. In pursuance to section 8-A (6) of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015, the mining lease period has been extended up to by execution of a Supplementary Lease Deed on , over an area of hectare. The lease area of hectares comprises of ha. of forest land and ha of non-forest land. The lessee has obtained forest clearance for ha. i.e., ha. vide letter no /2003-FC dated and further for ha. (including ha. of forest land to be maintained as safety zone) vide letter No /2003- FC (vol.) dated The remaining ha. ( ha ha.) of forest land and ha of non-forest land (total ha.) was proposed for surrender by the lessee in the application for 1 st renewal of mining lease for reduced area over ha. ( ha). However, in pursuance to Section 8-A(6) of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 the period of the original mining lease has been extended upto over the entire mining lease over ha by execution of supplementary lease deed on Now the lessee is in the process of obtaining forest clearance for the balance ha. of unbroken forest land (earlier proposed for surrender) as well as ha of forest land for mining purpose which was earlier diverted for safety zone i.e; total forest land to be diverted is ha ( ha ha) included within the existing mining lease area over ha. Out of ha forest land ha will be used for mining and ancillary activities and ha will be maintained as safety zone. Acknowledgement slip of online submission of diversion proposal of forest land is enclosed. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 1

2 The above mine was accorded Environmental Clearance vide order no. J /206/2012-IA.II(M) dated for 2.85 MTPA of ROM Iron ore, 1.65 MTPA of low grade ore from old low grade ore stacks & dumps (total handling 4.5 million TPA) and installation of wet beneficiation plant of 1.44MTPA throughput capacity. At present, the production of the mine is from excavation of Iron ore (ROM) from the mine and then dry screening & crushing of iron ore for different grade and size of ore. Low grade iron ore from old stacks & old dumps within mine lease are area also crushed and screened to obtain different fractions of ore. The low grade ore produced from the dry crushing and screening process is upgraded through wet beneficiation unit. There is no production of Bauxite at present and also not proposed in future. Now it is proposed to increase the production of ROM iron ore from 4.5 million TPA (2.85 million TPA of ROM & 1.65 million TPA of low grade ore from old stacks & dumps within mine lease area) to 8.06 million TPA (7.0 million TPA ROM excavations from mine & dry screening and crushing of low grade iron ore of 1.06 million TPA from old stacks & old dumps within the lease area ). Approval of wet beneficiation plant with throughput capacity of 1.44 million TPA has already been accorded in earlier environment clearance vide letter no. J-11015/206/2012-IA.II (M) dated and same will continue. At present the mines produce 2.85 million TPA ROM iron ore from mine &1.65 million TPA of low grade iron ore from old stacks/dump. First phase of wet beneficiation plant is under operation from October At present, the production of the mine is from excavation of Iron ore (ROM) from the mine and then dry screening & crushing of iron ore for different grade and size of ore. Low grade ore from old stacks & dumps within mine lease area are also crushed and screened to obtain different fractions of ore. The low grade ore fines produced from the dry crushing and screening process is upgraded through wet beneficiation unit. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 2

3 Hence, the capacity expansion of this mine will meet the urgency of iron ore in present as well as future domestic and international market. The State will also earn more royalty 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 as well as all around development of the surrounding area. 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Name of the Project: Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine Area hectare At-Sanindpur & Oraghat, P.O.-Patmunda, Tehsil -Koira, PIN Dist. - Sundargarh, Odisha Location of the Project: Topo Sheet no-73g/5 (F45N5) to to Name of Lessee: M/s. Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd. It is a Private Limited Company, which is registered Vide Letter No of under the Indian Companies Act, VII of Name of the Corporate Office M/s. Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd. Name of Registered Office M/s. Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd. At/P.O.-Chaibasa 8-A, Express Tower Dist.-.West Singhbhum 42-A, Shakespeare Sarani Jharkhand Kolkota Ph Ph Fax Fax Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine, over an area of hectare of M/s. Rungta Sons (P) Ltd. is in operation since 1986 in Sundargarh Dist. of Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 3

4 Odisha. The site is at a distance of 30 km away from Barbil and is well connected by an all-weather road. The lease area of hectares comprises of ha. of forest land and ha of non-forest land. The lessee has obtained forest clearance for ha. i.e., ha. vide letter no /2003-FC dated and further for ha. (including ha. of forest land to be maintained as safety zone) vide letter No /2003- FC (vol.) dated The remaining ha. ( ha ha.) of forest land and ha of non-forest land (total ha.) was proposed for surrender by the lessee in the application for 1 st renewal of mining lease for reduced area over ha. ( ha). However, in pursuance to Section 8-A(6) of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 the period of the original mining lease has been extended upto over the entire mining lease over ha by execution of supplementary lease deed on Now the lessee is in the process of obtaining forest clearance for the balance ha. of unbroken forest land (earlier proposed for surrender) as well as ha of forest land for mining purpose which was earlier diverted for safety zone i.e; total forest land to be diverted is ha ( ha ha) included within the existing mining lease area over ha. Out of ha forest land ha will be used for mining and ancillary activities and ha will be maintained as safety zone. There is no production of Bauxite at present and also not proposed in future. The above project is already under operation and accorded environmental clearance to handle 4.5 million TPA by the way of 2.85 million TPA of ROM Iron ore, 1.65 million TPA of low grade iron ore from old stacks & dumps and wet beneficiation plant of 1.44 million TPA capacity by MoEF vide there letter number J-11015/206/2012-IA.II(M) dated First phase of beneficiation plant in under operation from October,2017. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 4

5 At present, the production of the mine is from excavation of Iron ore (ROM) from the mine and then dry screening & crushing of iron ore for different grade and size of ore. Low grade iron ore from old stacks & dumps within mine lease area also crushed and screened to obtain different fractions of ore. The low grade ore produced from the dry crushing and screening process is upgraded through wet beneficiation unit. Now it is proposed to increase the production of ROM iron ore from 4.5 million TPA (2.85 million TPA of ROM & 1.65 million TPA of low grade ore from old stacks & dumps within mine lease area) to 8.06 million TPA (7.0 million TPA ROM excavations from mine & dry screening and crushing of low grade iron ore of 1.06 million TPA within the lease area ). For 7.0 million TPA ROM ore excavations from the mine a maximum quantity of metric tons of excavation is to be done in the year which includes metric tons of overburden waste also. There will be no ore production from the ore burden waste material to be generated from till life of the mine. Approval of wet beneficiation plant with throughput capacity of 1.44 million TPA has already been accorded in earlier environment clearance vide letter no. J /206/2012-IA.II (M) dated and same will continue. 2.1 Identification of Project & Project Proponent (in case of mining project, a copy of mining lease/letter of intent should be given) : Increase the production of ROM iron ore from 4.5 million TPA (2.85 million TPA ROM iron ore million TPA dry processing of low grade iron ore from old dumps/stacks within the lease area) to 8.06 (7.0 million TPA ROM iron ore+ dry screening & crushing of 1.06 million TPA of low grade iron ore from old dumps/stacks within the lease area) over lease area of ha by Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine of M/s Rungta Sons Pvt. Ltd.The mine is having a total resource of million tons. Another 6.27 million tons of low grade iron ore is present in form of old dump/stacks. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 5

6 2.2 Brief description of nature of the project: The above mine is already an operating mine and accorded environmental clearance to handle 4.5 million TPA which include production of 2.85 million TPA of ROM iron ore from mine excavation, 1.65million TPA of low grade iron ore from old stacks & dumps within lease area and installation of wet beneficiation plant of1.44 million TPA throughput capacity by MoEF vide there letter number J /206/2012-IA.II (M) dated Now, the project proponent wishes to increase the production of ROM Iron ore from 2.85 million TPA to 7.0 million TPA & dry screening & crushing of 1.06 million TPA of low grade ore from old stacks/dumps (total handling of 8.06 million TPA). Approval of wet beneficiation plant with throughput capacity of 1.44 million TPA has already been accorded in earlier environment clearance vide letter no. J-11015/206/2012-IA.II (M) dated and same will continue. At present the mines produce 2.85 million TPA ROM iron ore from mine & 1.65 million TPA of low grade iron ore from old stacks/dump. First phase of wet beneficiation plant is under operation from October Presently, the production of the mine is from excavation of Iron ore (ROM) from the mine and then dry screening & crushing of iron ore for different grade and size of ore. Low grade ore from old stacks & dumps within mine lease area are also crushed and screened to obtain different fractions of ore. The low grade ore produced from the dry crushing and screening process is upgraded through wet beneficiation unit. The processed iron ore products are exported as well as dispatched to domestic steel/sponge/pelletisation/sinter plants. The sized iron ore are sent to domestic industries either through road or through Rail from nearby railway sidings. The capacity expansion of this mine will meet the present & future requirement of iron ore in domestic as well as international market. The State will also earn more revenue after expansion. The capacity Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 6

7 expansion will also create direct and indirect employment opportunity for the local people. 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, pelletisation and sinter industries and to meet the export demand, the project proponent wishes to increase the production of ROM Iron ore from 2.85 million TPA to 7.0 million TPA & dry screening & crushing of 1.06 million TPA of low grade ore from old stacks/dumps (total handling of 8.06 million TPA). Approval of wet beneficiation plant with throughput capacity of 1.44 million TPA has already been accorded in earlier environment clearance vide letter no. J-11015/206/2012-IA.II (M) dated and the same will continue. The Government will earn more revenue and more job opportunities will be created. Besides those, more indirect employment will be generated through handling of material, transportation, etc. which will 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 300 million tonnes by So, considering these huge demands of iron ore for steel industries, the supply is not sufficient. Moreover there is demand of iron ore for sponge &pelletisation Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 7

8 industries also. So, this project is important for partial fulfilling of demand. 2.5 Imports Vs. Indigenous Production: To minimize the growing import of steel in India it is necessary to increase the indigenous production of steel. To import of raw material it is necessary to produce more iron ore as raw material. The expansion of the project will partially meet the demand of raw material for our upcoming steel industry. 2.6 Export Possibilities: China, Korea& Japan being the major crude steel producer 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 industries. During production of lump iron ore, fines of iron ore will be 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 and proposed Present employment in the mine is 353. Besides direct employment, 400 persons are now indirectly employed in contract jobs and transportation jobs which are mainly extended to the local tribes. Expected indirect employment after expansion is 530 in contract and transportation jobs. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 8

9 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any: In Sanindpur mine, ROM iron ore (lump + fines) 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 from mines & low grade ore from stack/dump is further processed by dry screening, crushing and magnetic separation. 3.2 Location (map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & project site layout with coordinates): District & State Tehsil Village Topo sheet no-73g/5, : Sundargarh, Odisha : Koira : Sanindpur & Oraghat to to Location map showing general location, specific location and project boundary & Site layout is attached herewith as Plate No.1. & 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 and magnitude of operation: The project cost of Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine is Rs. 400 Crores. It involves mining of ROM Iron ore, dry screening &crushing of ROM ore to Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 9

10 produce saleable iron ore & non-saleable iron ore& wet beneficiation of low grade iron ore. Existing capacity of the mine is 4.5 million TPA which is proposed to be enhanced to handle 8.06 million TPA of iron ore. The excavation of 7.0 million TPA of ROM iron ore from mines will give 6.30 million TPA of processed +58%Fe grade iron ore. Low grade (-58%Fe) iron ore of 1.06million TPA of old stacks/dumps will be subjected to dry screening/crushing to get 0.32 million TPA of processed (+58% Fe) iron ore and wet beneficiation of low grade ore (-58% Fe) of 1.44 million TPA will produce million TPA (+58% Fe) iron ore. Total processed (+58%) iron ore production will be million TPA. 3.5 Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project, etc. should be given): In this mine another 6.27 million tonnes of low grade iron ore is present in the form of old dump/stacks. The mining method of Sanindpur Iron &Bauxite Mine will be fully mechanized to handle 8.06million TPA of iron ore. The machineries used for the proposed production is given below: Proposed Fleet of Machinery Sl. No Type of machinery Capacity of each unit Make of unit H.P of each unit 260 HP 1 Hydraulic Excavator 3.2 m 3 L&T Komatsu/Volvo/CAT 2 Hydraulic 2.1 m 3 L&T Excavator Komatsu/Volvo/CAT 3 Dumpers 35MT AMW/Volvo 380 HP 4 Dozer D-8R Catter Pillar 305 HP 5 Loader 2 m 3 /1.7 BEML/HM 112 m 3 HP 6 Wagon Drill 110 mm Atlas/Copco/IR cfm HP Compressor 7 Rock Breaker L&T 125 HP No. of units proposed Total no. of units Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 10

11 8 Motor Grader 9 Mobile ltr. Water ltr Tanker 10 Mobile Screening unit 11 Mobile Crushing unit 12 Generator 50 KVA 140 KVA, 500 KVA, 1250 KVA 90 HP TPH TPH Ambulance Staff Bus Jeep Wet Beneficiation Plant 17 Static water sprinkler 18 Weight Bridge 500 TPH (2 module each of 250 TPH) 1 set 1 set 3.2 KM tonne 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 dry or wet processed to get saleable ore. 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 35 MT. The sized Iron Ore and Fines are transported to railway sidings at Barsuan, Rengra, Barbil, etc. through Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 11

12 Tippers/ dumpers of capacity 10 MT/20 MT. From railway siding, Iron Ore is transported to buyer s destination or port by rake. Some quantity of Iron Ore is also supplied to the Seaport or buyers destination 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 processed at wet beneficiation plant to recover marketable grade of iron ore. The water for wet beneficiation will be recycled for conservation and only make up water on daily basis will be used. 3.8 Availability of water its source, Energy/Power requirement and source: Water requirement: The project proponent has applied to the Department of Water Resources (DOWR), Govt. of Odisha for allocation of 2265KLD of surface water from Suna Nadi for industrial use/environmental maintenance and 150 KLD of ground water for drinking and domestic use in phased manner. At present, the permission from DOWR, Govt. of Odisha for drawal of 1178 KLD of surface water from Suna Nadi and 110 KLD of ground water in 1 st phase is available with the lessee. The permission for balance quantity is under process with Govt. of Odisha. The requirement of water after proposed expansion will be 3209 KLD (2959 KLD of surface water for industrial use/environmental maintenance KLD of ground water for drinking and domestic use only). The project proponent has already received NOC from Central Ground Water Authority, Ministry of Water resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Govt. of India for withdrawal of 250 KLD of ground water. Energy power requirement: The machineries will be operated either through electricity or through H.S.D. details are given below. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 12

13 The electricity is supplied to the project by WESCO at 33 KV transformer having capacity of 6 MVA inside leasehold area for operation of wet beneficiation plant as well as mining activities. The present Contract Demand is 3790 KVA/3410 KW. At 11 KV system there are 3 nos. 2 MVA transformers for plant operation and one 315 KVA transformer for mining operation and 1 MVA transformer for Residential camp. For further extension of 2 nd phase of wet beneficiation plant the required power load is 3000 KW which is in process. There are 3 nos. of generators of capacity 320 KVA, 140 KVA and 50 KVA available inside the lease area for operation of plant, mines and office respectively. The project proponent has installed a solar power support system of 30 KWH to provide electricity in the office and camp area. 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 (Liquid and solid) and scheme for their management. Solid Waste Management: The waste materials of Sanindpur Iron &Bauxite Mines are mainly laterite, lateritic Iron ore (Fe<45%), BHQ, BHJ, shale, lateritic soil etc. Total 25,60,646 m 3 of waste material is available in the existing dumps. It is anticipated that 85,60,200 m 3 of waste and 14,26,707 m 3 dry slime will be generated from upto the end of the life of the mine. Approximately 15,75,000 m 3 waste materials of this mine will be dumped in waste dumping site and balance 69,85,200 m 3 quantity of the waste material will be used for backfilling of exhausted quarry and will be rehabilitated by native plant species to develop greenery. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 13

14 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 Sanindpur mines at present is considered as low grade non-saleable ore. (1) The waste dumping site are already surrounded by retaining wall and garland drain. Further, construction of retaining wall and garland drain will be done as per requirement. (2) The waste dumps are developed by making terraces of height of 8m to 12m, width 8 m to 12 m. (3) Rain cuts developed along old dump slopes are leveled and maintained properly by planting saplings and grass. Catch drains are constructed to prevent rain cut. (4) Garland drains at the toe of the dump are connected with series of settling tanks (5 numbers of different capacities) which allow the settling of silt in it. The garland drain have check weirs/waffle wall at regular interval to check flow of silt/debris. (5) Till date hectares of dump slope area has been covered with coir mat/geo-green blanket & with plantation of native species & grass seeding. 4.0 SITE ANALYSIS: 4.1 Connectivity: Sanindpur Iron &Bauxite Mine is located in Sundargarh district of Odisha. The area is about 8.0kmsaway of Koira. The area is situated on the main road of Barbil-Koira-Rourkela road. The nearest town is Koira which is at a distance of 08 km (by road) & Tata Nagar is about 186kms away from road. The Barbil town is connected by road with major cites of India including, Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (Port), Kolkata. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 14

15 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 near Barbil which is at a distance of 23 km from the lease area and 8 km from Barbil town. 4.2 Land Form, Land use & Land ownership: Land Form: The lease area of hectares comprises of ha. of forest land and ha of non-forest land. The lessee has obtained forest clearance for ha. i.e., ha. vide letter no /2003- FC dated and further for ha. (including ha. of forest land to be maintained as safety zone) vide letter No /2003-FC (vol.) dated The remaining ha. ( ha ha.) of forest land and ha of non-forest land (total ha.) was proposed for surrender by the lessee in the application for 1 st renewal of mining lease for reduced area over ha. ( ha ha). However, in pursuance to Section 8-A(6) of MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 the period of the original mining lease has been extended upto over the entire mining lease over ha by execution of supplementary lease deed on Now the lessee is in the process of obtaining forest clearance for the balance ha. of unbroken forest land (earlier proposed for surrender) as well as ha of forest land for mining purpose which was earlier diverted for safety zone i.e; total forest land to be diverted is ha ( ha ha) included within the existing mining lease area over ha. Out of ha forest land ha will be used for mining and ancillary activities and ha will be maintained as safety zone. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 15

16 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 Roads Green belt & plantation Mineral processing plant Mine Camp Beneficiation plant & Tailing pond Other purpose Unutilized land Total Topography (along with map): The lease area is a hilly terrain with occasional mounds within the lease area. The maximum RL is 660 m and the minimum RL is 527 m in the lease hold area. There is no perennial nallah flowing through the lease area though seasonal nallhas are found in the area, out of which two run side by side from north to south in the Central Valley. The other nallah is found traversing the area from NW to SW along the southern boundary. The main source of water is KundraNallah, 0.8 kms to the southeast of lease area. 4.4 Major land use categories of the area within 10 km radius Sl. No. Category Area (in ha) % of the Study area 1 Mining Area Agricultural Forest Land Waste Land Water bodies Build up area Total Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 16

17 Distance of the nearest park/sanctuary etc. a) Kathmala R.F km SW b) Mendhamaruni R.F km W c) Karo R.F km NW d) Sidhmath R.F km NE e) Khajurdihi R.F km SW f) Baitarani R.F km NE g) Sarkunda, P.F km SW h) Lakrhaghat, R.F km N There is no National Park or Sanctuary within 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 company provide quarters for the staff working in the mines. These quarters are partly inside and partly outside the lease area. The company is also having its office, store magazine, weight bridges, etc. within the lease area. There is explosive magazine in the mine. Blasting is carried out whenever required is by authorised vendors of PESO. 4.6 Soil Quality: Soil may be defined as a mixture of rock and mineral material with the organic matter. Soil is the net results of the action of climate and organisms especially plant on the earth crust. The data analysis of the soil monitoring results collected nearby Sanindpur Iron &Bauxite Mine from different layers is given. ph of soil is normal ranging from , average nitrogen values range from kg/ha, average potassium value is in the range of medium to high ( kg/ha). The average phosphorus value are found to be low ( kg/ha). Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 17

18 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 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: IMD, Bhubaneswar. Table No. 1. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 18

19 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 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. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 19

20 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 Ore mine project and in operation for more than three 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/dumpers 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 Barsuan & 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 Employment Projection: For the proposed production target of (Total handling of 8.06 million tone) 7.0million tonnes per annum of ROM from mine, dry processing of 1.06 million TPA of low grade iron ore (- 55 % of iron ore) from old stack/dump and wet beneficiation of 1.44million TPA of low grade iron Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 20

21 ore from mine as well as old dumps. Total 353 no. of people will be engaged directly. In addition to the existing 400 no. of indirectly employed persons, another 130 no. of people will be engaged indirectly making total 530 persons. Total direct and indirect employment. 5.3 Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc.): Sl. No. Heads Proposed Land use 1 Area to be excavated Overburden/Dump Mineral Storage Infrastructure Roads Green Belt Beneficiation Plant &Tailing Pond Mineral processing Plant Mine Camp Others 0.65 Total Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social) : As the mining activities are there since long time, all the supporting infrastructural facilities are available. 5.5 Amenities/Facilities: As it is an operative 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 three decades. For existing production of 4.5 Million tonnes, the mine is already well equipped with different infrastructure details as already discussed. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 21

22 6.2 Residential Area (non-processing area): Detail of existing infrastructure and residential area is 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 of the area. The capacity of water reservoir and electric supply substation/generator is also proposed to be enhanced. 6.3 Green Belt: At present 7.0 hectares of area is covered with green belt and plantation which will go upto hectares at the end of the life of the mine. At the end of life of the mine approximately hectares of exhausted quarry etc. will be covered by plantation. Bench plantation will be carried out on hectares. 6.4 Social Infrastructure: Safe drinking water facility has been provided in nearby villages as well as in schools around the mine of the mine. Financial assistance to Banbasi Village Committee Sanindpur for providing facilities for sanitation and potable drinking water to villagers of Sanindpur, Oraghat and Badindpur. Deep bore well with submersible pumps have been installed in different villages for safe drinking water supply. Toilets have been constructed in different schools and villages for better sanitation. Construction of toilets in each household to make Sanindpur village open defecation free (ODF). Primary health centre is available in mine camp for providing medical facility to workers and nearby villagers. Study materials are being provided to students. Apart from that benches and desks are also provided among schools. Financial support has been given regularly to school teachers. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 22

23 Blacktop/concrete roads are constructed in villages as per their requirement. Jamundi-Rengda Road has been constructed by project proponent for better road communication. Improvement of road has been done by project proponent for rural transport and communication. Fuljhar village road has been constructed for better transport and communication. Financial assistance has been given to family/youth of surrounding villages for alternative livelihood initiatives Socio-cultural mandaps have been constructed in the villages for organizing their social activities. financial Support has been given for organizing Asian Athletics Meet at Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar during Financial support is given to local people to promote sports in the village/district/state level. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 23

24 Expenses incurred in Corporate Social Responsibility APPROXIMATE EXPENDITURE SL (in (in (in (in (in NO SECTOR ) (in ) ) ) ) ) 1 HEALTH CARE & DRINKING WATER EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SPORTS & CULTURE Total Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 24

25 6.5 Connectivity: Construction work of first phase has been started between Jamudi - Rengda Road in The area is already well connected with nearby railway sidings on Rengra, Barsuan, and Barbil etc. through all-weather roads. As this area is situated in remote area, there is no public transport. Only the vehicle, for transportation of Iron Ore moves through this road. Tippers/Dumpers of Capacity 20 MT, 35 MT are used for transporting of Iron ore to nearby railway sidings. Sized Iron Ore, natural fines etc. are transported from the railway siding to nearby seaport at Paradeep, Haldia etc. through railway rake. 6.6 Drinking Water Management: The lessee 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 rooftop 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 which waste water usually drained out. Onesewage treatment plant of140 KLDhas been installed in the mine camp. After necessary Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 25

26 treatment of the domestic waste water, the waste will be used as manure and treated water will be 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: Laterite shale etc. are the only wastes. This will use for backfilling & dump. 6.9 Solid Waste Management: The waste materials of this Mines are mainly laterite, lateritic Iron Ore, BHQ, BHJ, shale, Lateritic soil etc. The solid waste will be dumped partly in preselected dump yards. Part of the dump will be used for backfilling of the exhausted quarry. 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: Proposed Production will start within six months after the lessee will get Environment Clearance from MoEF&CC. 8.1 Estimated Project cost along with analysis in terms of economic viability: Total cost of proposed project is 400 crores. 9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATION): Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 26

27 (Financial & Social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including tribal population, if any, in the area.) SanindpurIron &Bauxite Mine is a running iron mine with present production target of 4.5 million TPA of iron ore. It is proposed to enhance the production target to 7.0 million TPA of iron ore (ROM) from mines. Besides another 1.06 million TPA of low grade iron ore from old dump. Total handling ROM of 8.06 million TPA will be subjected to dry processing to produce of saleable iron ore. The increase in production will create some financial & social benefit, which is as follows: a) At present350 nos. of people are directly employed &400 nos. of persons are indirectly employed. After the proposed production enhancement, 444 nos. of people will get direct employment and 530 no. of persons will get indirect employment. b) With the enhancement of production, the revenue earned by the Govt. in terms of Royalty will be nearly doubled. c) The lessee will make further efforts 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. Occupation 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. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 27

28 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. 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. vii) Vocational Training: The lessee has been organizing different job based training programmes for the nearby villagers. Also selfemployment scheme, such as planting, Hatchery, Driving etc. is being organized. They will be extended during the enhancement of production. Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 28

29 PROPOSED PRODUCTION Process Flow sheet for Sanindpur Iron & Bauxite Mine of M/s Rungta Sons (P) Ltd. ROM Iron Ore from Mine excavation ROM Iron Ore from Dump / Stack containing low grade ore million tonne (45% Fe & above ) 1.06 million tonne (45% to 55% Fe) Dry processing through mobile screening / crushing plant Dry processing through mobile screening / crushing plant million tonne saleable ore (rec-90%) (+55%Fe) million tonne Mineral reject (rec-10%) (- 55%Fe) million tonne mineral reject (rec-70%) (- 55%Fe) 0.32 million tonne saleable ore (rec-30%) (+55%Fe ) 1.44 million tonne (low grade iron ore 45% to 55%Fe) Wet Beneficiation 1.44 million tonne ( 45% to 55%Fe) million tonne Beneficiated ore (rec-70%) ( +55% Fe) Tailing million tone 0r m 3 (- 45% Fe) Total processed iron ore (55% Fe and above) 6.30 million tonnes million tonnes million tonnes = million tonnes/annum. Total handling: ROM ore + Low grade ore from dump = 7.00 million tonnes million tonnes=8.06 million tonnes. 24 Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Page 29