Lok Sabha Question No. 3497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Open End and Underground Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## Open End and Underground Mines

## 3497. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- a) whether large number of open end coal mines and underground mines are operating for the last several years without getting any environment and forest clearance;
- b) if so, the company-wise details of the such coal mines; and
- c) the steps taken by the Government against such open end coal mines in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS , COAL, FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): In general, mines of coal companies are operated after obtaining prior environmental & forestry  Clearances  from  MoEF  &  CC.  However,  a  few  mines  of  CIL  &  its  Subsidiaries  and SCCL  are  predated  of  EIA  notification  1994,  are  operating  under  valid  C onsent  to  Operate obtained  from  respective  State  Pollution  Control  Board  (SPCB)  under  Water  (Prevention  and Control  of  Pollution)  Act1974  and  Air  (prevention  and  control  of  pollution)  Act  1981.  The details  are  at Annexure A .  Applications  for  grant  of  EC  has  been  made  for  all  the  mines  as mentioned in Annexure A.

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## Annexure A

List of CIL Mines running under Consent to Operate issued by (SPCB) under Water (Prevention &  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  &  Air  (Prevention  &  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1981  & predate of MOEF&CC, EIA Notification1994.

|   Sl No. | Consent obtained from State Pollution Control Board ( SPCB)   | Subsidiary /Unit   | Mines running under valid Consent to Operate   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 |                                                               | SECL               | Birsinghpur UG                                 |
|        2 |                                                               | SECL               | Pali UG                                        |
|        3 |                                                               | SECL               | Nowrozabad UG                                  |
|        4 | MPPCB, Bhopal                                                 | SECL               | Piparia UG                                     |
|        5 |                                                               | SECL               | Dhanpuri UG                                    |
|        6 |                                                               | SECL               | Govinda / Meera UG                             |
|        7 |                                                               | SECL               | Bhadra UG                                      |
|        8 |                                                               | SECL               | Somna UG                                       |
|        9 | CECB, Raipur                                                  | SECL               | Surakachar 3/4 &Main UG                        |
|       10 | CECB, Raipur                                                  | SECL               | Balgi UG                                       |
|       11 | CECB, Raipur                                                  | SECL               | Banki &Surakachar 5/6                          |
|       12 | CECB, Raipur                                                  | SECL               | Bisrampur OC                                   |
|       13 | SPCB, Dhanbad                                                 | BCCL               | Cluster XVII                                   |
|       14 | SPCB, Assam                                                   | NEC                | Tirap Colliery                                 |

## (ii) List of SCCL Mines which were started prior to EIA notification 1994

| S.No         | Name of the mine           | Date of opening   |
|--------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1            | VenkateshKhani-7 Incline   | 05.12.1954        |
| 2            | Ravindrakhani-8 Incline    | 03.12.1979        |
| 3            | Indaramkhani-1A Incline    | 20.02.1988        |
| 4            | Godavarikhani-7LEP Incline | 16.10.1994        |
| Cluster of - | Cluster of -               |                   |
| 5            | Godavarikhani-1&3          | 15.12.1959        |
| 6            | Godavarikhani- 2 &2A       | 08.12.1959        |
| 7            | Godavarikhani- 5 Incline   | 09.01.1961        |