“Sustainable Development Challenges for Coal India ”

15th March, 2016

Presentation byK D PRASAD GM(Min)/Vig

• Sustainable Development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for future generations.

• Brundtland Commission coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

• Sustainable development’ contains within it two key concepts:

The concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and

The idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs."

• The field of sustainable development can be conceptually broken into three constituent parts:

Environmental SustainablilityEconomic SustainablilitySociopolitical Sustainablility

• Corporate policies:• World Business Council on Sustainable Development

working with the International• Institute for Environment and Development created the

Mining, Minerals and Sustainable• Development (MMSD) project in 1999. The report

includes an agenda for change and outlines 9 sustainable development challenges facing mining:

• 1.Ensuring long-term viability of the minerals industry.

2.Control, use, and management of land.3.Using minerals to assist with economic development.4.Making a positive impact on local communities.5.Managing the environmental impact of mines.6.Integrating the approach to using minerals so as to reduce waste and inefficiency.7.Giving stakeholders access to information to build trust and cooperation.

8.Managing the relationship between large companies and small scale mining operation.9.Sector governance: clearly defining the roles, responsibilities, and instruments for change expected of all stakeholders.

Sustainable Development – Initiatives by India:

• Sustainable development in India encompasses a variety of development schemes in social, cleantech (clean energy, clean water and sustainable agriculture) and human resources segments.

• Social sector, cleantech investments into green energy and fuel alternatives and development schemes for backward and BPL families.

Sustainable Development – Initiatives by India:

• India is expected to begin the greening of its national income accounting starting next year, making depletion in natural resources wealth a key component in its measurement of GDP.

• MOSPI is now readying a national database to calculate the cost of depletion of natural resources in the process of economic expansion.

• Sustainable energy investment in India went up to US$ 3.7 billion in 2008 up by 12% since 2007.

Sustainable Development – Initiatives by India:

• According to a recently released global enterprise survey by Green Factor, India has emerged as a world leader in green IT potential.

• Energy efficiency is a priority in new construction as well as in renovation projects.

• The government has formulated the National Policy on Biofuels and given its approval for setting up the National Bio-fuel Coordination Committee and Bio-Fuel Steering Committee.

Sustainable Development – Initiatives by India:

• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will be investing around US$ 3.39 billion for the development of Renewable Energy (RE) sector projects during XI Plan period.

• The government is considering a regulation to make use of renewable energy mandatory for SEZ to save on traditional fuel like coal and diesel.

India’s commitment to Renewable Energy:

• India has one of the largest renewable energy programmes in the world. About 10251.68 MW i.e. more than 7.75% of the total energy produced in the country.

• With an installed capacity of 1700 MW, India is among 4 leading nations in wind power production.

• Small Hydro Power generation (presently: 1975.60 MW) is particularly suitable for remote, hilly regions, such as Ladakh and the north-eastern states.

India’s commitment to Renewable Energy:

• The world’s largest bagasse-based cogeneration programme (3.9 millions plants) is being implemented in Indian sugar mills.

• There is also considerable scope for extracting energy from urban and industrial waste(43.45 MW).

• Programme has been launched for the electrification of 18000 remote and inaccessible villages by 2012 through decentralized application of solar energy, biomass, and small hydropower systems.

India’s commitment to Renewable Energy:• Considerable emphasis is being placed on biogas and improved

woodstove programmes for cooking, which constitutes 85% of rural energy demand. The biogas plants installed in the country so far are estimated to save 4.2 MT (million tonnes) of firewood and about 1 MT of urea.

• India also has the world’s largest deployment of solar PV (photovoltaic) systems. Solar lanterns and home lighting systems are being used in over 600000 homes. Other applications include water pumping, power for telecommunications, railway signaling, offshore oil platforms, and television transmission.

• About a dozen Indian companies are active in the assembly and production of wind turbine equipment, and about 50 companies produce solar thermal systems.

• India is concentrating on producing bio-diesel as alternative automobile fuel. In major cities, actuation have already been initiated to introduce CNG to replace petrol / diesel.

Coal present in 10 out of 28 states.

Coal Industry in India• Total resources ~267 Bt• Total Production in FY2010 ~532 Mt• Indian coal is generally high ash, ~4400 kcal/kg, low

sulphur• Coal production in India is largely noncoking (~93%)

Coal Industry in India• Power Sector is the single largest consumer of coal in India• Approx 67% of the total demand in FY2010 was on account of

Power sector• CIL, the single largest coal mining company in India• Annual production (FY2010) ~ 431.27 Mt• World’s largest coal mining company in terms of production

Action Plan for Meeting the Challenges

• Opening of New Mines• Technology Upgradation• Coal Beneficiation• Joint Venture / Strategic Alliance in coal mining and

allied areas• Rapid Mechanisation of UG mines• Supplementing production from mines abroad

Sustainable DevelopmentCOAL INDIA’S COMMITEMENT

• Inter-relationship of business goals of coal production despatch and marketing with environmental and social consideration to keep the balance in ecological system.

• CIL is committed maintaining biodiversity , cleaning the atmosphere , stopping deforestation and reducing the chances of natural disaster.

• CIL is also giving due importance towards uplifting the standards both socially and economically of the persons in and around the mines.

Compensatory Afforestation• Coal production target during 2011-12 of CIL is

520.50 million tonnes.• During XI Plan, total requirement of land is about

61,200 ha out of which forest land is about 17,400 ha.

• Land for Compensatory Afforestation to be provided for this land.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT• ANY SOLID, LIQUID OR GASEOUS SUBSTANCE

IN SUCH CONCENTRATION AS MAY BE TEND TO BE INJURIOUS TO ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS TO ALL LIVING CREATURES ON EARTH

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL WATER MANAGEMENT AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL NOISE CONTROL CONTROL OF VIBRATION, NOISE AND FLY ROCK GENERATION DUE TO BLASTING MINE RECLAMATION AND REHABILITATION GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT LAND USE PLANNING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND REHABILITATION OF MINED OUT AREA FOR POST MINING LAND USE

Environmental Policy• Coal India’s Environmental Policy is committed to• Produce coal to meet country’s energy demand

without compromising environmental measures.• Minimise the requirement of forest / and

agricultural land for mining to practical extent and maximising reclamation of mined out areas to mitigate the environmental hazard due to mining.

Reclamation & Plantation• Extensive tree plantation programme is undertaken every year by

the subsidiaries of Coal India.• Avenue plantation, plantation on the OB dumps, plantation

around mines, residential colonies, available land is undertaken in existing as well as new projects.

• Coal India planted over 73 millions of plants since 1993-94 covering an estimated land area of over 32000 hectares.

• Coal India is committed to continue plantation which is a part of annual activities in each subsidiary.

Surveillance from Sky• CIL launched state of the art satellite surveillance of land reclamation and

restoration in all its OCs.• 171 OC projects have been identified for surveillance• 49 projects produce more than 5 mm3 (Coal+OB) per annum & will be monitored

once a year• 122 projects produce less than 5 mm3 per annum & will be monitored once in 3

years.• As of today, 35 projects producing more than 5 mm3 per annum and 10 projects

producing less than 5 mm3 per annum have been covered.• The satellite surveillance study reveals that in all the OC projects, plantation area

and backfilled area have increased.

Salient Findings• Study reveals that in all OC projects, plantation area, green coverage and

backfilled area have increased.• In Singrauli Coalfield, NCL, area of plantation has increased from 57.25 sq.

km (2000) to 69.30 sq. km (2005)• In Wardha Valley Coalfield, WCL, area of plantation has increased from

11.48 sq. km (2005) to 14.05 sq. km (2008)• In Korba Coalfield, SECL, in Gevra & Dipka OCPs combined, plantation area

increased from 2.99 sq. km (2003) to 7.75 sq. km (2008)• In North Karanpura Coalfield, CCL, in Ashoka & Piparwar OCPs combined,

plantation has increased from 5.06 sq. km (2006) to 5.64 sq. km (2008)

Coal mine Methane – A Priority area of CIL

• Development of CMM is high on the agenda of CIL, to generate additional revenue and accrual of Carbon Credits.

• EoI has been put on website of CIL/CMPDI and India CBM/CMM Clearinghouse on 22.01.10. It was envisaged the development of CMM in 5 identified blocks (3 in BCCL and 2 in CCL):

• Jharia Coalfield under leasehold of BCCL - Moonidih, Pootkee Balihari, Mahuda Sub Basin

• East Bokaro Coalfield under leasehold of CCL - Asnapani-Jarangdih Shaft & North Kathara Phase-I-III, Uchitdih

Ventilation Air Methane• Coal sector contributed about 388.14 MT of CO2e of methane emissions

in 2005 globally. Expected to rise to 449.48MT CO2e by 2020 (USEPA estimate).

• In India, there are 18 Degree-III mines & 102 Degree-II mines. As per an estimate, the total annual methane emissions from UG mines is about 213.8 million m3.

• CIL intends to commercially develop VAM project(s) at the identified gassy UG mines with accrual of Carbon Credit benefits and for this purpose.

• An EoI for development of VAM has been put on the website of CIL/CMPDI and India CBM/CMM Clearinghouse on 29.01.10.

• Surface Coal Gasification (SCG):• CIL and GAIL are jointly setting up of a SCG

project for production of synthesis gas.

• Milestones in view:• 53 Projects have been accredited for ISO: 14001

certification. Company wise break up: CCL- 3, MCL-5, NCL-8, SECL-3, WCL-11.

• Assisting powerhouses for disposal of fly ash in mine voids• Preservation and reuse of Top soil

Our measures to minimise GHG emission.

• Spontaneous fire in raw coal stocks / rejects dumps are controlled through regular water sprinkling

• LPGs are being used in many colonies & other establishments• Commercial exploitations of CBM, CMM, VAM, UG Coal gasification• Quick implementation of fire projects• Promotion of alternative energy possibilities i.e. Windmill driven by return

air of UG mine (WCL)• CCL installed 200 solar power street lights• Jatropha plantation for bio diesel

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