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ACC Limited Environment & Energy Conservation Cell ACC Thane Complex LBS Marg Thane 400 604, India Phone +91 22 39248339 +91 22 25837379 www.acclimited.com EECC/kadapa/ECmine/2016 dt 22.12.2016 To, The Director (Non-coal mining), IA division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, 3 rd Floor, Vayu Wing Aligang, Jorbagh road New Delhi-110003 Sub: Environmental Clearance for the Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State Ref: MoM of 12 th EAC meeting held on 23-11-2016 (agenda No. 2.4) Dear Sir, This has reference to the MOM of Hon'ble Expert appraisal Meeting dated 23- 11-2016, we are submitting herewith point wise reply to queries raised during the Meeting : Sl no. Query raised ACC reply 1 Detailed R&R plan for all the 747 families involved with need based action plan along with details of cost involved to be provided. With regard to skill development the details of the number of people trained also to be provided. R&R Proposal (with additional financial provision) for the Project Affected People (PAF) i.e 563 Land owner families from whom the land is purchased for the entire 997.08 ha mining lease area (already purchased area of 693 ha & 304.08 ha of area planning to purchase) along with details of skill development proposal is enclosed as Annexure-1 2 The committee also required the PP to submit a detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing. A detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing along with financial provisions is enclosed as Annexure-2 3 The committee noted that in the mine plan the total production was given only as 3.5 MTPA but the proponent was applying for 7.0 MTPA. The committee stated that the proposal be revised and ACC reply to the subject query is enclosed as Annexure – 3 Registered Office: Cement House, 121, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai 400 020, India CIN:L26940MH1936PLC002515

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ACC Limited Environment & Energy Conservation Cell ACC Thane Complex LBS Marg Thane 400 604, India Phone +91 22 39248339 +91 22 25837379 www.acclimited.com

EECC/kadapa/ECmine/2016 dt 22.12.2016 To, The Director (Non-coal mining), IA division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Vayu Wing Aligang, Jorbagh road New Delhi-110003 Sub: Environmental Clearance for the Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State Ref: MoM of 12th EAC meeting held on 23-11-2016 (agenda No. 2.4) Dear Sir, This has reference to the MOM of Hon'ble Expert appraisal Meeting dated 23-11-2016, we are submitting herewith point wise reply to queries raised during the Meeting : Sl no.

Query raised ACC reply

1 Detailed R&R plan for all the 747 families involved with need based action plan along with details of cost involved to be provided. With regard to skill development the details of the number of people trained also to be provided.

R&R Proposal (with additional financial provision) for the Project Affected People (PAF) i.e 563 Land owner families from whom the land is purchased for the entire 997.08 ha mining lease area (already purchased area of 693 ha & 304.08 ha of area planning to purchase) along with details of skill development proposal is enclosed as Annexure-1

2 The committee also required the PP to submit a detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing.

A detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing along with financial provisions is enclosed as Annexure-2

3 The committee noted that in the mine plan the total production was given only as 3.5 MTPA but the proponent was applying for 7.0 MTPA. The committee stated that the proposal be revised and

ACC reply to the subject query is enclosed as Annexure – 3

Registered Office: Cement House, 121, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai 400 020, India CIN:L26940MH1936PLC002515

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submitted for 3.5 MTPA. 4 The committee also noted that

there was a discrepancy in the land use based on the satellite image and most of the mine area resembled agriculture land. Based on the presentation of the committee noted that there was 300 ha. of non-mineral area which could be reduced from the project area.

ACC reply to the subject query is enclosed as Annexure – 4

5 The committee also noted that though the PP mentioned that there was no forest land involved and no National Park/Sanctuary was within 10 Km radius, the certified letters from the respective Forest Department was not submitted. Also the list of species present in the mine lease area authenticated by the forest department has not been submitted. In this regard, the committee required the above letter to be submitted for further consideration of the proposal

ACC reply to the subject query is enclosed as Annexure–5

Trust the above information, additional clarifications are in order and request for environmental clearance at the earliest. Thank you Sir, Yours faithfully,

K N Rao (Director - Environment and Energy Conservation Cell)

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ACC Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram

Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

ANNEXURE-1

MoEF&CC CLARIFICATION POINT NO.:1 Detailed R&R plan for all the 747 families involved with need based action plan along with details of cost involved to be provided. With regard to skill development the details of the number of people trained also to be provided.

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ACC Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram

Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

ACC CLARIFICATION TO THE POINT NO 1 : ADDITIONAL R&R PLAN (WITH FINANCIAL PROVISION) FOR THE

PROJECT AFFECTED FAMILY (PAF) FROM WHOM LAND IS PURCHASED IN THE MINING LEASE AREA.

INTRODUCTION: As discussed during the meeting there are 563 project affected families in the mining lease area of 997.8 ha. ACC has purchased land on willing buyer willing seller basis over and much above the govt rate (6 to 10 times of the Govt rate) prevailing at the time of purchase . ACC has done the R&R study during November and December 2014 and prepared the R&R report and presented during the EAC meeting. As per the R&R study, there is no displacement of any family within the mining lease area of 997.08 ha. As per discussion during the meeting of 12th EAC, held on 23-11-2016, ACC proposes the following R&R Plan1 (with additional financial provision) for the Project Affected People (PAF) i.e 563 Land owner families from whom the land is purchased for the entire 997.08 ha mining lease area (already purchased area of 693 ha & 304.08 ha of area planning to purchase) along with details of skill development proposal is given below; PROPOSITION 1: R&R plan (with financial provision) for the Project Affected People (PAF) from whom land purchased for the mining lease area ACC proposes the following R&R plan (with financial provision) for the Project Affected People (PAF) from whom land purchased for the mining lease area Option 1: One time compensation of Rs. 1.5 lakhs/acre (on pro rata basis) to the land owners owning the land in the mining lease area of 997.08 Ha.

OR Option 2: One time compensation of Rs.1.5 Lakhs/acre (on pro rata basis) to the land owners (owning land in the mining lease area) bifurcated into 60 instalments (with annual correction as per the prevailing price index rate) and provided in the form of Monthly Income Scheme (MIS). A MIS would help to ensure financial discipline and better usage of compensation money.

OR

1 This is beyond the CSR Plan for the area for the Operation Phase.

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ACC Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram

Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

Option 3: ACC shall facilitate to provide suitable job to one member of the family either in the mines or in the proposed cement/power plant based on the qualification and skill possessed by the candidate from project affected family. Since the proposed project is a state of art project, there will be limited opportunity for the direct employment in the company operations at the location. Note: Project affected families which opts for financial rehabilitation package (option 1& 2) will not be eligible for employment option (option 3) .

In case necessary opportunity is not available in our operations at the location, company shall facilitate employability training under its skill development initiative (i.e. ACC DISHA initiative) and enhance their skill for employability and placement elsewhere. ACC has allocated Rs. 1.2 Crore for establishment of DISHA Skill Development Centre at the location i.e. Kadapa. An allocation of additional Rs. 50 Lakhs per annum would be made towards continuance of regular operations of DISHA Centre.

The DISHA Skill Development Centre will focus on sustainable rehabilitation for the candidates who need skill enhancement facilitation and appropriate placement support. ACC DISHA Skill Development Centre Initiative has a proven track record in the following four separate lines of livelihood engagements.

i. Skill based Professional Engagements

Welder, Fitter, Electrician, Plumber, Tailor, Driver HMV,Operator Hyva, Operator JCB, Cook

ii. Self Employment Support for Individuals 2W/4W Mechanic, Electrician, Pump Repair, Small Food Cart, Wedding Photographer, Provision Store, Car Wash

iii. Micro Enterprise through Self Help Group model Mushroom, Fabrication Unit, Food Processing Unit, Food Cart and Catering Unit, Garment Unit, Soap and Shampoo, Spice Production, Tent House Unit, DTP Unit, Sanitary Napkin Unit,Security Agency

iv. Equitable Re-Placement Helper, Loader, Godown Help, Packing Help, Electrician, Raj Mistri (Mason), Computer Operator, Account Asst., Office Secretary, Maintenance Services, Retail Jobs, Logistic Worker, Hotel Support Service

PROPOSITION-2: Area Development Plan for the targeted families and neighbourhood during the pre operation phase. The area development plan focused on the 563 Land owner families (from whom the entire 997.08 Ha. of land is purchased) would include project based

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ACC Proposed 7.0 MTPA Lime Stone Mine with ML area of 997.08 ha at Dhannawada, Chinna Venturla, Vaddarala, Bestavemula, Gollapalli, G. Uppalapadu Villages of Mylavaram

Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

interventions on development of Livelihood, Education, Health & Sanitation, Community Environment, and Promotion of local sports, arts and culture. ACC has earmarked a budget of Rs. 2.0 crore per annum for development of the area.2 Following initiatives have emerged from Social Impact Assessment report and detailed interaction with villagers (by a full time Social Development Professionals of ACC SR Team) during various social responsibility initiatives in the villages that were carried out during last few years. The set of area development interventions are given as following apropos their correspondence to thematic categorization. Proposed Area Development Plan for targeted interventions for Project Affected Families during the pre operation Phase (in Rs. Lakhs)

Interventions Yr.1

Yr.2 Yr.3 Yr.4 Total

ACC Vidya Utkarsh - Improving Quality and Reach of Education

− Support for Quality Education in schools of the villages

− Support for competitive exams preparation to students

− Advanced computer education − Spoken English classes − Career counselling and guidance − Computer Aided Education − Provide desk and benches to schools − School bags and stationery for students − Construction of toilets at Schools − Merit scholarships

50 50 50 50 200

ACC DISHA - Skill Development of Youth and Placement

− 4 wheeler Driving Training to youth − License Support to Auto Drivers − Two Wheelers Mechanic Training − AC/Fridge Repair training to un employed

youth − Rural Electrification training − Basic Computer skills to Un employed

youth − Budget will be drawn from Broad CSR Plan

for the Project Period

27 27 27 27 108

ACC LEISA - Low External Input for 25 25 25 25 100

2 This is beyond the CSR Plan for the area

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Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

Interventions Yr.1

Yr.2 Yr.3 Yr.4 Total

Sustainable Agriculture

− Formation of RMG (Rythu Mitra Group/Farmers Group) and its capacity building

− Approach Road to Jangalapalli − Dairy Development − Crop intensification − Multi cropping − NPM/Bio fertiliser practices − Support for hybrid plants/improved variety

of Seeds − Mushroom Cultivation Training − Connect with GKVK/ICRISAT − Honey bee keeping training − Formation of Farmer Producer Company ACC Swawlamban - Women Empowerment through SHGs and facilitating Micro Enterprises

− Support for Dairy Development − Support for sheep rearing − Support for Gottery − Support for Poultry − Tailoring training to Women − EDP Support − Agarbathi making and packing − Exposure Visits to Apparel Park − Capacity Building of MS/VO/SHGs − Exposure on Best Practices − Book Writing training to SHGs

26 26 26 26 104

ACC Arogyam - Enhancement of health and wellbeing

− PHC - Vaddirala strengthening through PPP model

− Awareness camps and IEC activities of Health

− Conducting Health checkup camps in Villages

− Work together with PHC − Support for NRHM and National program s − Multi speciality Health camps − Mother and child health support − Support for Anganwadi Centres

20 20 20 20 80

ACC Sampoorn Swachchata - Promote hygiene, ODF environment and safe disposal

20 20 20 20 80

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Mandal, Kadapa (YSR) District Andhra Pradesh State

Interventions Yr.1

Yr.2 Yr.3 Yr.4 Total

of waste

− Support for ODF villages − Construction of CC approach roads − Solid waste Management at villages − Water turfs and washing plot farms − RO water plants at villages ACC Sanrakshit Paryavaran - Sustainability of resources for posterity

− Avenue Plantation − Plantation on fields − Barren Hill Afforestation − Environment protection initiatives − Agro forestry promotion − Block plantation (Home based and field

based) − Rain water harvesting structures for

ground water recharge − Soil and moisture conservation − De-siltation of surface tanks − Water harvesting structures − Construction of check dams − Dried bore well recharging Pond Deepening in the villages

24 24 24 24 96

ACC Drona - Promotion of local Sports, Arts and Culture

− Coaching to local youth for sports − Organize mandal level tournaments

(Cricket/ Khokho/ Kbbadi/Shuttle cock) − Participation of Dist./state/National level − Schools supported by sports material/infra − Association with sports

club/federation/Academy − Support for cultural activities − Conduct Games and sports at

School/village levels.

8 8 8 8 32

Total 200 200 200 200 800

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ANNEXURE-2

MoEF&CC CLARIFICATION POINT NO.:2 The committee also required the pp to submit a detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing

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ACC CLARIFICATION TO THE POINT NO 2 : Detailed action plan on the issues raised during the public hearing is given below;

Sl. No.

Name & Address of villagers

Issues raised by Public Response of PP Commitment/Action Plan Suggestions made by the Public Hearing Panel

1. Smt. G. Venkata Lakshmi W/o. Sri Chandra Sekhar r/o Gollapalli

Smt. G. Venkata Lakshmi W/o. Sri Chandra Sekhar r/o Gollapalli Opined that none of the speakers spoke earlier have not brought the main demand of the surrounding farmers to the notice of the public hearing panel and demanded the management to solve the issue on priority basis.

Noted.

The main demand of the surrounding farmers is additional compensation to the land sellers especially as the Project was delayed by many years.

ACC had purchased lands at rates higher than market as well as Government rates. The lands had been willingly sold by the individual land owners. This point was well conveyed to representatives of all 6 villages surrounding the area on 18-10-2016 in the joint meeting with District Collector, RDO, MLA & all the representative of the 6 villagers. ACC had purchased land directly from individual land owners on/from willing-seller basis and compensation was given at rates much higher than the prevailing market rates/government price existing at that point of time. (Documentary evidence for this was already submitted earlier to the District Collector).

ACC proposes the following additional financial support to the land owners of 563 families (covering entire 997.08 Ha. mining lease area) :

The District Collector, YSR Dt while inviting the project proponent to answer the issues raised by the public during public hearing informed that, CSR funds may help for the community development and requested the management to come out of a concrete solution to benefit the local formers individually after placing this issue in Board’s meeting (M/s ACC Cement Ltd) within 3 months.

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Sl. No.

Name & Address of villagers

Issues raised by Public Response of PP Commitment/Action Plan Suggestions made by the Public Hearing Panel

Option 1: One time compensation of Rs. 1.5 lakhs/acre (on pro rata basis) to the land owners owning the land in the mining lease area

OR

Option 2: Additional financial compensation will be bifurcated into 120 instalments with annual correction as per the prevailing price index rate

And

In addition ACC shall facilitate to provide suitable job to one member of the family either in the mine or in the proposed cement/power plant based on the qualification and skill possessed by the project affected person of the family. Since the proposed project is a state of art project, there will be limited opportunity for the direct employment in the company. In case necessary opportunity is not available in the company, ACC shall facilitate required training under its skill development initiative (i.e. ACC DISHA initiative) and enhance skill required for employability which will ensure employment in other companies. For DISHA skill development centre, ACC has allocated Rs. 1.2 Crore. An allocation of additional Rs. 50 Lakhs per annum during operation phase would be made towards continuance of regular

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Name & Address of villagers

Issues raised by Public Response of PP Commitment/Action Plan Suggestions made by the Public Hearing Panel

operations of DISHA Centre.

Over and above the rehabilitation package mentioned above, ACC is also proposing to give one time additional amount of Rs 1.5 lakhs /acre to the land owners whose land was purchased in 1996 at the rate of Rs 50,000. We are also proposing to pay an additional Rs 1 lakh/acre to the land owners who’s land was purchased in 2006-2008 at the rate Rs. 1,25,000 /acre to Rs. 1,87,500 /acre.

As committed during the public hearing ACC has earmarked Rs. 2.0 crore per year towards immediate area development plan of the integrated project. Apart from this ACC has earmarked Rs. 2.87 Crore for the CSR activities which will be spent over a period of 10 years from the Mining project.

2. Sri Kota Lakshmi Reddy r/o Chinna Vedurla

Sri Kota Lakshmi Reddy r/o Chinna Vedurla while speaking on the occasion requested the management to provide proper jobs to the local people, education, medical facilities and also to construct check dams to increase the ground water table.

Jobs: Efforts will be made to provide jobs to the local communities based on their qualification, competencies and the requirement / opportunities.

Also efforts will be made under CSR program to enhance the skill / competence level of eligible

The Project will require about 2400 personnel during construction of Plant and 499 during operation. Local people will be given preference for jobs, depending upon their skill, experience and companies job requirement.

The Company shall make a concerted effort for the development of the local community under its comprehensive

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members to increase their employability level and job opportunities in other organizations.

Medical: Medical facilities through ACC Plant hospital will be extended to all the nearby communities

Education: Under CSR activity efforts will be made to provide education.

Water: Huge amount of rain water harvesting activities will be taken-up within & outside the plant boundary to harvest the rain water and to increase ground water level.. Efforts will be made to use the water harvested in the mined out pits to achieve water security. Efforts will be made to share the water harvested in mines with the nearby communities.

Safety:

ACC works with highest safety standards with a vision of Zero harm and does not

plan for CSR.

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envisages any fatality in its operations related to Mining both inside and outside the lease.

3. Sri Nandyala Venkata Lakshmaiah r/o S.G. Uppalapadu

Sri Nandyala Venkata Lakshmaiah r/o S.G. Uppalapadu has requested the District Collector, for taking the responsibility of fulfilling the assurances made by the management of M/s ACC Cement Ltd.,

Noted ACC is a law abiding Corporate that has existed for more than 80 years with a track record of Compliance. ACC is fully committed to all the commitments given in response to queries raised during Public Hearing. All the responses are duly recorded and signed by ACC that would be further submitted to MoEF&CC, Govt. of India.

4. Sri Pamileti r/o Vaddiralla

Sri Pamileti r/o Vaddiralla expressed his un-happiness on filing cases against the farmers for demanding additional compensation. He requested the management to issue proper compensation to the surrounding farmers.

Police case was filed by the local police based on Village Revenue Officer, T M Patnam complaint against the mob for obstructing the Duties of Govt Officials, during the PH, held on 9th Sept 2016. The Dist Collector has announced from the Dias that the Police cases against the local villagers will be written off with the immediate effect.

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5. Sri. Y. Chenna Kesava Reddy r/o T. Sunkesula, an NGO

Sri. Y. Chenna Kesava Reddy r/o T. Sunkesula, an NGO while speaking on the occasion requested the management to fulfill all promises made by them during land alienation and

ACC is a law abiding Corporate that has existed for more than 80 years with a track record of Compliance. ACC is fully committed to all the commitments given in

ACC is committed to fulfill the proposition made in response to point number-1 above.

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also requested to take thorough responsibility on the issues of the public.

response to queries raised during Public Hearing. All the responses are duly recorded and signed by ACC that would be further submitted to MoEF&CC, Govt. of India.

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COMPREHENSIVE CSR PLAN To address the issues raised by the community during the Public hearing, the company has formulated a comprehensive CSR Plan that includes the following major interventions ACCs CSR portfolio in this phase would include project based intervention on development of Livelihood, Education, Health & Sanitation, Community Environment, and Promotion of local sports, arts and culture. Following initiatives have emerged from Social Impact Assessment report and detailed interaction with villagers (by a full time Social Development Professionals of ACC CSR Team) during various CSR initiatives in the villages that were carried out during last few years. The set of CSR interventions are given as following apropos their correspondence to thematic categorization. ACC has earmarked Rs. 2.87 crores for socio-economic upliftment of the area. Full fledged activities under this budget will be carried out by company’s CSR Department and NGOs with domain expertise. A detailed CSR plan is given as below.

Interventions Total 10 Yr.

Budget

Yr-1 Yr-2 Yr-3 Yr-4 Yr-5 Yr-6 Yr-7 Yr-8 Yr-9 Yr-10

ACC Vidya Utkarsh - Improving Quality and Reach of Education

0.86 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.06

ACC DISHA - Skill Development of Youth and Placement

0.29 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

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Interventions Total 10 Yr.

Budget

Yr-1 Yr-2 Yr-3 Yr-4 Yr-5 Yr-6 Yr-7 Yr-8 Yr-9 Yr-10

ACC LEISA - Low External Input for Sustainable Agriculture

0.29 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

ACC Swawlamban - Women Empowerment through SHGs and facilitating Micro Enterprises

0.57 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04

ACC Arogyam - Enhancement of health and wellbeing

0.14 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01

ACC Sampoorn Swachchata - Promote hygiene, ODF environment and safe disposal of waste

0.29 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

ACC Sanrakshit Paryavaran - Sustainability of resources for posterity

0.29 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

ACC Drona - Promotion of local Sports, Arts and

0.14 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01

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Interventions Total 10 Yr.

Budget

Yr-1 Yr-2 Yr-3 Yr-4 Yr-5 Yr-6 Yr-7 Yr-8 Yr-9 Yr-10

Culture

Total 2.87 0.17 0.29 0.34 0.37 0.40 0.34 0.32 0.23 0.20 0.20

Note: ACC DISHA Skill Development Centre established under R&R plan with a separate budget of Rs. 1.2 crore, shall continue to facilitate necessary trainings of unemployed youth from surrounding village communities and their placements. An allocation of additional Rs. 50 Lakhs per annum would be made towards continuance of regular operations of DISHA Centre.

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ANNEXURE-3

MoEF&CC CLARIFICATION POINT NO.:3 The committee noted that in the mine plan the total production was given only as 3.5 MTPA but the proponent was applying for 7.0 MTPA. The committee stated that the proposal be revised and submitted for 3.5 MTPA.

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ACC CLARIFICATION TO THE POINT NO 3: Kindly refer "Mining Plan and Progressive Mine Closure Plan" approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines. Please See Page 44, Chapter 4 - Mining, Year-wise Production Plan - Section (e) (Enclosed as Appendix-I) “Proposed rate of production when the mine is fully developed, and the expected life of mine and the year from which effected”: "Initially the mine will be under development for the first four years. In third and fourth year initial production will start in view of development of faces in limestone benches and preparation of roads and ramps. And fifth year onwards, production from mine will be at the rate of 3.5MTPA. In the eighth year there will be enhancement in production and the level of production of limestone will be raised to 7.0 MTPA" Our Plea: In view of the above clarification we request you to consider the proposal for 7 MTPA limestone mining capacity

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Appendix-I

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ANNEXURE-4

MoEF&CC CLARIFICATION POINT NO.:4 The committee also noted that there was a discrepancy in the land use based on the satellite image and most of the mine area resembled agriculture land. Based on the presentation of the committee noted that there was 300 ha. of non-mineral area which could be reduced from the project area.

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ACC CLARIFICATION TO THE POINT NO 4 : Kindly refer "Mining Plan and Progressive Mine Closure Plan" approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines. Local Geological Succession as established by exploration (Page no 14, Enclosed as Appendix-II) shows average thickness of overburden soil cover 1.0 – 6.0m and described as "Thick soil covers entire area and only at places limestone scree could be seen in the cultivated lands“ (kindly refer Plate IV – Geological section, Enclosed as Appendix-III) Please see page 17-18 (as Appendix-IV), Chapter 3 – Geology and exploration 3(d) Exploratory Work. On page 18 a table is given which provides details of 22 boreholes drilled over the entire area in order to delineate mineralized mining lease area of 997.08 Ha (Plate III-Geological Plan is enclosed as appendix-V and Plate IV, Geological Section as appendix-III) "Based on the data collected, it was found that the deposit is simple, low dipping and consistent in quality. It provided a confidence on the simple nature of the deposit and an area of 997.08 hectares is fully mineralized, delineated and applied for ML on 3.7.2002." Kindly refer Plate XI – Conceptual Plan for the deposit (enclosed as appendix-VI). For the purpose of safe and scientific mining with conservation of resources the Mine Plan along with the Progressive Mine Closure Plan requires contiguous land for the entire stretch of area covered by the Mining Lease. Our Plea: Based on the above submission we request you to consider the entire ML Area of 997.08 Ha as mineralized for the present proposal.

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Appendix-II

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Appendix-III (Geological section)

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Appendix-IV

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Appendix-IV (contd)

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Appendix-V (Geological plan)

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Appendix-VI (Conceptual Plan)

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ANNEXURE-5

MoEF&CC CLARIFICATION POINT NO.:5 The committee also noted that though the PP mentioned that there was no forest land involved and no National Park/Sanctuary was within 10 Km radius, the certified letters from the respective Forest Department was not submitted. Also the list of species present in the mine lease area authenticated by the forest department has not been submitted. In this regard, the committee required the above letter to be submitted for further consideration of the proposal

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ACC CLARIFICATION TO THE POINT NO 5 :

Ecological survey covering terrestrial and aquatic ecology was carried out within the study area. There are no schedule-I species in and around the project site. There are no wildlife sanctuaries / national parks or other ecologically sensitive areas in the study region.

ACC has submitted application to the DFO, Proddatur Wildlife Division, Andhra Pradesh vide letter dated EECC/kadapa/F/2016 dt 17.11.2016. Copy of the acknowledgement is enclosed as Appendix-VII

Further as advised by the Hon’ble Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), ACC has submitted application to the Chief Conservator of Forests, Guntur Circle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh vide letter dated EECC/kadapa/PCCF/2016 dt 09.12.2016. Copy of the acknowledgement is enclosed as Appendix-VIII

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Appendix-VII

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Appendix-VIII

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