Removal of Road Blocks for Fast Development of Coal Block
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COAL SECTOR MAJOR ISSUES
Domestic Coal shortage has emerged as the biggest
challenge particularly for Power Sector.
Overall domestic coal shortage expected to be over
200million tones by end of 12th Plan period.
Contribution of coal in the total national Energy requirement
is foreseen to grow rapidly from present level of 530MTPA to
about 2BTPA by 2030 – 2031 necessitating growth rate of
coal production by 7% to 9% i.e. more than double from the
present level. Contd……….
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Bridging the demand supply gap through import of coal has
its limitations due to :
a) Higher cost of import and price volatility.
b) Security issues – over dependence on other
countries mineral policies/foreign suppliers.
c) Technical constraints in using higher portion of
imported coal in plants designed for domestic coal
Inadequate capacity of Ports and Logistic constraints
KEY IMPERATIVE
Accelerated production of coal from Captive/New Blocks would
be crucial to match with the demand and bridge the shortfall
for achieving the target GDP growth rate
COAL SECTOR MAJOR ISSUES
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MAJOR BOTTELNECKS
Key impediments in developing coal blocks are :-
a) Environmental Clearance and Forest Clearance
b) Land Acquisitions
c) Infrastructure Development
Bottlenecks / impediments can be addressed by suitable
- Policy interventions
- Speedy Clearances and acquisition
- Close co-ordination and monitoring mechanism
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EARLIER SCENARIO
Block allotment
PL
TOR
EC
Stage 2 F.C.
Mining Lease
Forest Clearance
LA
EARLIER SCENARIO
PL
Forest Clearance
EARLIER SCENARIO
PL
Forest Clearance
EARLIER SCENARIO
PL
Forest Clearance
LA
PRESENT SCENARIO
Block allotment
PL
Submission of FDP
TOR
Stage 1 Forest Clearance
Forest Clearance
Mining Plan Approval
EC
Stage 2 Forest Clearance(Compliance of Stage 1 incl. EC) Mining
Lease
Result :- Time Consuming, More Complicated, Interwoven
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RESULT OF RECENT POLICY UPDATION
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Mining Plan
Stage 1 F.CPublic Hearing
Application for Forest Diversion
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CASE STUDY OF A
GREEN FIELD COAL BLOCK
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S.No Activity
Actual time Taken
(in months)
Delays beyond Allottee’s Control
1TOR for Mine & Washery
7Separate TOR for Mine & Washery
2 EIA/EMP Studies 7 Within time line
3Public Hearing & presentation to EAC
12Delayed due to state elections
4Approval from MoEF (EC)
26 Go-no-Go issue
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Consent to Establish by State Pollution Control Board
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Re scrutiny on the process which has already been cleared by EAC
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
Total time taken for Environmental Clearance process is 48 months against the standard time limit of 18 Months (MoC Milestone Guideline)
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S.No
Activity Actual time Taken (in months)
Delays beyond Allottee’s Control
1Collection, Certification and Submission of Records
14Scattered Land Records
2.
Processing the application --State-Central-Regional office involves –
•Preparation of Application , CA, R&R & Submission•Proponent to CCF (LM)•CCF to DFO•DFO to CCF (LM &FC)•Site Inspection by CF •CCF to PCCF (State)•PCCF to Principal Secretary (Forest)•Principal Secretary (Forest) to MoEF •MoEF to RCCF (Central) (Site inspection by RCCF)•RCCF to MoEF (Inspection Report)•Stage – I Clearance by MoEF
Total duration
7
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•Go-No-Go issue.•Too many steps involved.
FOREST CLEARANCE
Cont.......
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S.No Activity
Actual time
Taken (in
Months)
Delays beyond
Allottee’s Control
3.
Stage – II
• Deposit of NPV & Compliance report by proponent.
• Submission of compliance report by DFO to MoEF through PS (Forest)
•Issue of Final Clearance by MoEF
Total Duration
3
3
3
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Process can be expedited at State/Central level
FOREST CLEARANCE
Total time taken for Forest Clearance till Stage- II process is 48 Months
Contd…
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S.No
Activity
Actual time Taken (in
Months)
Delays beyond
Allottee’s Control
1Compilation of Land Holding records and preparation of application and submission to Revenue Department
9Poor land holding records
2
Administrative process routing U/s 4(i)
•Forwarding proposal to Collector •Conducting Gram Sabha by LAO/DM•Notification U/s 4(i) by Collector
Total Duration
132
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3
Land Acquisition process (Tenancy Land)
•Hearing of Objections U/s ‘5 A’ •Notification U/s 6 by LAO & its gazette Notification•Action U/s 8 •Notice U/s 9(3) and hearing of individual tenants •Enquiry and award by Collector U/s 11 •Compensation to Land Owners and physical possession from LAO
Total Duration
282 5
126
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Scattered land holding pattern
LAND ACQUISITION & R & R
Contd…
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S.No Activity Actual time Taken (in Months)
Delays beyond
Allottee’s Control
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R&R Issues
•Socio-Economic Survey & Preparation of R&R Plan•Scrutiny by Collector and placing before District Rehabilitation Committee (DRC)•Finalization of R & R plan and submission to Collector• R&R Site identification and submission to Collector •R & R site award by Collector
Total Duration
8
6
3
9
9
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Identification of R&R site and obtaining revenue record of the same took time.
LAND ACQUISITION & R & R issues
Total time taken for Land Acquisition process is 48 Months against the standard time prescribed by MoC 36 Months
Contd…
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Issuing of Prospecting License and Forestry Clearance along with Block allotment
Letter in case of unexplored blocks be considered.
Filing TOR application be done online.
MoEF may consider standardizing TOR for the projects based on experience of
handling coal mining projects since adoption of EIA Notification of 2006 which
would reduce time in EC appraisal by atleast 6 months.
State Official to ensure completion of Public Hearing within the time frame notified
in EIA notification i.e. 45 days.
Concept of Single window clearance is needed – By way of formation of inter
ministerial/ inter department group who shall be authorized to deal with such
clearances in a time bound manner.
Compensatory afforestation be taken by project preferably through PPP mode with
suitable mechanism by State/Central Government.
Alternatively like in case of UMPP, SPV Agency be created which takes all the
clearances of coal block development which shall be transferred to the block
allottee.
CLEARANCES – MITIGATION MEASURES
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Land Acquisition & R & R Issues – Mitigation Measures
Digitalization of Land Holding Records.
Regular updating of Land titles.
State to Identify Suitable Site for R&R on Intimation of
Allocation of Coal Block-Thus saving time.
State Govt. should fix Floor Price and Ceiling Price for
Compensation Rate for Land purchase from the private
parties.
Implementation of R&R Policy, addressing the genuine
concerns of Local Villages/PAP’s , creating goodwill and mutual
trust.
Taskforce under chairmanship of Revenue Secretary of
respective State be constituted to sort-out issues for
expediting the land acquisition process.
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Govt. to create railway and road infrastructure in Green Field
Areas.
States to take initiative for construction of common rail/road
corridors in potential coal fields.
Dedicated Rail corridors for coal transport needs to be
speeded up preferably through PPP model.
New Rail links in North Karampur area, Raigarh area, Talchar
area need immediate action as major part of the future growth
in production is expected from these areas.
Expansion of Port Handling capacity also needs to be put on
fast track.
INFRASTRUCTURE – WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
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