Project Summary
Project Summary
Sector Name : COAL.
Agency Name : NORTHERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED.
Project Name : BLOCK-B EXPANSION OPENCAST PROJECT.

Reported Date : 12-FEB-24

MOU Status : Project Under MOU for 2017-2018

Monthly Report : 3 / 2024

Cost Overrun (%)-   0

Time Overrun (Months)-    24

Total/Pending/Completed Milestone - 7 / 3 / 4

Cost (Rs. in Crores)

OriginalRevisedNow Anticipated
998.710998.71

Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)

Cum. till Previous Financial YearCum. in Current Financial Year till last monthExpenditure in current monthCum. Expenditure till now
26.82258.055.31290.18

Date of Commissioning (mm/yyyy)

OriginalRevisedAnticipated
3/20230/03/2025

Current Financial Year Budget (Rs. in Crores)

Budget EstimateRevised Estimate
1240

Ministry Review Date

LatestLastPhysical Progress (%)Status
06-SEP-2322.84Ongoing

Monthly Status

Background Information

1.Environmental Clearance:EAC held on 27.06.2023. ADS raised on 10.07.2023. reply on 25.09.2023. Further ADS raised on 05.10.2023. reply submitted on 13.10.2023. EAC meeting was scheduled on 16.11.2023. MoEFCC was informed about inability to participate in EAC meeting due to rejection of Stage I FC proposal (139.86 ha) by FAC. 2.Forest Land (631.39 Ha, Revised: 139.86 Ha): Subsequently, revised Application was submitted which was also rejected by MoEFCC on 22.11.2023. Further, NCL requested DG(Forests), MoEFCC to consider reduced 127.67 Ha of forest land on 24.11.2023.D(T/PP) requested NO, Bhopal vide letter dated 14.02.2024, to reconsider the proposal and urged them to request MoEFCC to change the proposal from rejected status and transfer it to the State Government level for further processing. NO, Bhopal, in a letter dated 19.02.2024, requested MoEFCC to lift the rejection and transfer the proposal to the State Government level for further processing. MoEFCC vide letter dated 22.03.2024 has directed to submit the revised proposal on Parivesh 2.0 portal as per provisions of Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023. 3.Tenancy Land (63.50 Ha): Payment of house compensation for 1024/1464 cases has been done. 4.Overall physical progress of 4.5 MTPA Incremental CHP:14.00% 1.Environmental Clearance: EC for peak capacity of 10.0 MTPA (4.53 MTPA Incremental) is required. ToR was granted by MoEF on 18.11.2020. Application for ToR amendment submitted on 04.05.2023. EAC Meeting for ToR amendment held on 27.06.2023. EAC desired additional information on 10.07.2023, reply is under process of submission. Draft EIA-EMP to be submitted by CMPDI after receipt of Stage-I FC. 2.Forest Land (631.39 Ha, Revised: 139.86 Ha): Queries raised further by MoEF to State Govt. on 26.06.2023. Reply has been submitted by state govt. to MoEF on 14.07.2023, FAC is awaited. 3.Tenancy Land (63.50 Ha): Notified under CBA Act, 1957. Compensation disbursement commenced from 25.01.2023. Payment of house compensation for 229 cases has been done. 4.Overall physical progress of 4.5 MTPA Incremental CHP: 10.00%

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