I TOR
APPLICATION
1.
Proponents should clearly specify the
date of application, location (village, coalfield, Tehsil, District, State),
production capacity (MTPA) and lease/project area (in ha), in the application
and in the forwarding letter. (In case the lease area does not cover all
aspects of the mining activities /operations such as infrastructure, buildings,
roads, ext. OB dumps, etc., then the total project area should be given which
includes the lease area and area falling outside the lease for mining
activities/operations). In case of expansion projects, in case of expansion in
production from ______ MTPA to _____ MTPA or for ML/ project area from ____ ha to
____ ha should be given.
2.
Production capacity should indicate
both normative and peak capacity. TOR and EC applications should be on this
basis.
3.
The application should be signed by a
person of the Company or someone authorised by the company and the name of the
signatory and the position in the company should be clearly stated in the
forwarding letter and in the application (Form-I).
4.
In case the Ministry of Coal has
allocated the Coal Block to one or more companies, and the Allotment letter
stipulates constitution of a Joint Venture, then the
application for EC (TOR and EC based on TOR) must be made by the concerned JV
only.
5.
Such application must include the
following: (i) The MOC Allotment Letter, (ii) Copy of constitution of the JV
under the Companies Act, (iii) Letter of Power of Attorney to the company and
to the concerned person (by name) making the presentation for TOR/EC, in case
one of the companies of JV is making the presentation on behalf of the JV.
6.
All the sections in the Form-I should
be filled in. No section should be left blank.
7.
The applications (Form-I and the
pre-feasibility report) should be photocopied back-to-back while submitting to
the Ministry and while circulating to the EAC members.
8.
The Application for TOR should be
made only when toposheet of the study area has been procured.
9.
A CD (soft form) of the TOR
Application containing the Form-I and the Pre-feasibility report) should be
submitted to the MOEF and to the EAC members at the time of Circulation.
10.
The Application for TOR should be
made only after the geological report of the coalmine project has been
completed for the project area for which the coal mining project is being
formulated and is being sought TOR.
11.
No change can be made in the
application (Form-I and the pre-feasibility Report) at the time of circulation
to EAC members. In case the details provided in Form-1 and the pre-feasibility
Report require changes, then a formal letter from the company along with the
revised application should be made indicating the specific changes made. The
revised application should state at the top of the Form-I (Revised along with
date). Only after obtaining prior permission from MOEF, the revised application
can be circulated for presentation before the Committee.
12.
In case of new projects, it is
desirable to submit applications for TOR when the Mining Plan is under
finalisation/draft stage, the details of which can be provided in the
pre-feasibility report).
13.
In case of applications under
Section 7.2 (ii) for expansion projects with prior EC for the project of a
lesser production capacity/lease area/both and the present application is for
expansion in production/ lease area/ both/ modernisation, the application
(Form-I) should be submitted under Section 7 (ii) of the EIA Notification 2006,
enclosing the following: (i) a copy of the EC letter, (ii) a copy of the
EIA-EMP Report of the earlier EC, (iii) copy of the proceedings of Public
Hearing conducted on the project of earlier EC (and authorised English
translation in case the P.H. is not in English) and status of implementation of
issues raised therein, (iv) An Addendum EIA-EMP Report of not more than 25-30
pages which will form part of the pre-feasibility report of the expansion
project report covering all aspects of EIA-EMP for the proposed expansion -
status of env. quality, specific issues on which
impacts are anticipated and the proposed EMP/ mitigative measures proposed for
the expansion project vis-à-vis the project for which EC was obtained.
In
addition, a detailed compliance report on the earlier EC along with status of
implementation of R&R (in case the project involved an R&R) should be
also furnished in the Addendum EIA-EMP Report.
14.
Applications for expansion Projects
having a baseline data of more than 3 years will require fresh generation of
baseline data.
15.
If a captive coal washery is proposed
to be constructed within the lease/project area or in the vicinity of the
proposed (new) coalmining project for which TOR application is being made, then
for such cases, an application for TOR for the integrated coalmine-cum-washery
unit should be submitted.
16.
Production capacities of coal mining
as well as for the washery should be in ROM.
17.
Circulation of the application should
be made so as to reach the EAC members at least 10 days before the scheduled
date of the meeting.
18.
A senior level representative of the
Company who is of a level of decision maker should appear before the Committee.
If the company so desires, the senior representative could be accompanied by
his team along with consultants.
19.
Land use maps (1: 50,000 scale) based
on recent satellite imagery indicating the topographical and land use features
of the study area (10km buffer zone surrounding the core zone) should be
furnished. In case of ecologically sensitive areas as defined in the EIA
Notification 2006 - Appendix I Form 1 - III Sensitivity of (for eg. areas near
Wildlife Sanctuaries/Tiger Reserves/National Parks/Archaeological monuments,
areas falling near/within elephant habitats/migratory corridors), a 15km map of
the buffer zone should be presented. Satellite imagery per se is not
required.
20.
Map of the study area (core zone and
buffer zone) on the topo sheet (1: 50,000 scale) indicating the broad
topographical features such as the land use (agricultural land, forestland,
grazing land, wasteland and surface water bodies) of the core zone and buffer
zone should be furnished. The maps should also contain the other features such
as major roads, Highways, Railway lines, other mines and industries,
habitations, etc.
In case the features are not clear in the toposheet, map
of the study area (core zone and buffer zone) superimposed on the topo sheet
(1: 50,000 scale) preferably on Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) should be
presented.
21.
A landuse map based on toposheet of
the study area (1: 50,000 scale) indicating the hydrological features (rivers,
canals, streams, nallas, water tanks, etc.) within the core zone and buffer
zone should be separately provided.
22.
A more detailed area drainage contour
map of the core zone and 2-5 km of the buffer zone (where the water courses of
the core zone ultimately join the major rivers/streams outside the
lease/project area) should also be clearly indicated in a separate map.
In case of any proposed diversion of nallah/canal/river,
the proposed route of diversion/modification of drainage and their realignment,
construction of embankment etc. should also be shown on the map.
Similarly if the project involves
diversion of any road/railway line passing through the ML/project area, the
proposed route of diversion and its realignment should be shown.
23.
A separate map of the core zone
indicating the proposed locations of quarry area, ext. OB dumps, and other
mining operations should be shown on the map. For projects where the Mining
Plan is under finalisation, the progressive mine development and final mine
closure plan should also be shown as figures.
24.
All presentation slides and maps
should be clear and legible with proper indexing and colour as per standard
colour codes.
25.
TOR application should contain
details of secondary data, the method of collection of the baseline data, along
with met. data of nearest station of IMD along with
wind roses along with proposed locations of monitoring stations shown on the
study area map (Core zone and buffer zone), etc should be furnished. Similarly
details of proposed locations of stations for water quality monitoring and
noise levels should also be provided.
26.
Hard copies of Presentation made on
TOR during the meeting should be page numbered and photocopied back-to-back
(except for maps which should be in A3 size).
27.
Hard copy of the presentation should
contain the following information on its cover:
a. Name
of the Project & Location (village, Tehsil, District, State)
b. Name
of the Company
c. Production
capacity (in Million tonnes per annum) (MTPA) (in ROM)
d. Lease/project
area (in ha)
e. If
it is a case of expansion, then from … MTPA to …. MTPA or from …. ha to ….. ha.
f. Date
of presentation (if comes for further consideration, that should be indicated
along with the date in addition to the above).
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