ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOR SECL’s MINING PROJECTS

 WE ARE COMMITTED TO ,

CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT IN

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE,

WITH EMPHASIS ON

COMPLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS,

PREVENTION  OF POLLUTION AT ALL LEVELS,

PARTICIPATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES, AND

REUSE OF GENERATED WASTES.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADMNISTRATION

 The following Acts, Rules and Regulations are taken into account for Environmental Management of Mining Projects.-

1. The Environmental (Protection) Act 1986
2. The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974
3. The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981
4. The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1977
5. The Forest Conservation Act 1980
6. The Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 1989
7. The Biomedical Waste Rules
8. The Battery Disposal Rules
9. The Mines & Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act 1957

The details of these legislations can be downloaded from Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi website http://envfor.nic.in

ECO FRIENDLY MINING

• The company is highly concerned about protection of the environment and has taken several steps in this regard.

• More than 2 crores (2,35,29,240) saplings have been planted till 1.4.2007 with over 90% survival rate.

• In the year 2006-07 total 4,90,000 saplings  have been planted.1562 ha mined out land has already been reclaimed . Regular monitoring of air, water and noise pollution for mines.

• Total  backfilling of about 2673 ha of land has been done.

• Research studies have been undertaken by various research institutes at company’s initiative for self sustaining eco-restoration system on overburden dumps and other mined out areas.

• SECL won prestigious " Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award" instituted by Ministry of Environment & Forest, and "Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Award For Excellence In Pollution Control" at New Delhi

• SECL was awarded "Indira Gandhi Memorial NAtional Award for Pollution Control implementation for the year 1999-2000" by Andhra Pradesh Central Public Sector employees federation, Hyderabad

• SECL was awarded Greentech Environment Excellence Silver Award ,New Delhi in 2004-05 and Kunwar Yudhwir Singh Afforestation award ,Raipur in 2005.

WORLD BANK & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT