Table 5.9 Land owned, leased or managed for production activities or extractive use
Units Lease area
in hectare		 Forest area in
lease in hectare		 Non-forest area in
lease in hectare
Jamshedpur 5094 Nil 5094
West Bokaro 1740 597 1143
Jharia 2230 Nil 2230
Noamundi 1160.06 762.430 397.630
Joda East 671.093 521.622 149.471
Gomardih 372.796 Nil 372.796
Khondbond 978.000 836.757 141.243
Katamati 403.32 199.17 204.15
Sukinda 331.00 73.697 257.303

Reclamation & Afforestation Measures-

  • Massive plantation in all the units of Tata Steel is detailed in Table 5.10.

  • More than 3.85 million saplings were planted covering more than 450 hectares at the mines between 1997 & March 2004. More than 240 hectares of mined out areas have been reclaimed with plantations so far.

  • Survival rates have been improved from 30% to 85% (in past 10 years) by providing protection to the saplings planted and watering them during dry periods.

  • Trials were conducted during the reporting period to identify the species to be planted during the afforestation programmes.

  • The Company has the total capacity of raising 0.4 million saplings every year across its locations.

  • Sir Dorabji Botanical Parks have been developed at Jamshedpur, West Bokaro, Dhanbad, Noamundi and Joda during the last 8-10 years. These parks house ornamental plants, fruit trees, more than 300 varieties of cacti, 100 varieties of roses, rare flowering plants, rock gardens, spices, condiments and medicinal plants.

Table 5.10 Tree Plantation at various locations
Location Green Millennium
Count-down 97-2K		 During
02-03		 During
03-04		 During
04-05		 During
05-06
Jamshedpur 204969 28155 11488 9845 5500
Mines Division 717500 24300 37000 47000 37000
Collieries 435555 125111 110287 156700 157254
FAMD (Sukinda & Bamnipal) 48250 22000 43568 48000 75000
Gopalpur 62043 - - 962 -
Bearings Division 2653 500 - - -
CRC West 1063 125 115 85  
TOTAL (numbers) 1472033 200191 202458 262592 269254

 
Impermeable surface created (EN24)
The records of creation of impermeable surface by the organization over 99 years of its existence are not traceable. However, during the reporting period, new facilities like Power House#5, Sinter Plant#3, Re-Bar Mill, 6th Lime Kiln, were installed covering approximately 150 hectares of land that is concreted making it impermeable.

Impact on protected and sensitive areas (EN25)
Areas of operation of the Company do not have any World Heritage sites, sensitive areas or Biosphere Reserves or Protected areas. However, at a distance of 10 km from Jamshedpur, Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (a protected area) is situated. The Regional EIA and carrying capacity study conducted by NEERI in May 1995 and 2000, indicates that there is no significant environmental impact on Dalma Wild Life Sanctuary. The Environment Protection Act 1986 in India defines sensitive areas like Taj Mahal, Doon Valley, Dahanu, Mahabaleshwar and Coastal Regulatory Zones, etc. and none of these fall within a 10 km radius of the company’s operations.

Contribution in changing natural habitats (EN26)
No reportable changes to natural habitats have occurred from the Company’s activities as indicated by Environmental Impact Assessment Studies conducted for all the units including all mines and collieries.

Managing Surrounding Ecosystems (EN27)
As a part of its compensatory afforestation commitment and voluntary initiatives, the Company strives to rehabilitate the degraded lands with local species such a shesham, mahua, sal, teak, etc. with a view to restoring the native ecosystem. Details of plantation work at different locations of the organization are given in the Table 5.10 above.
  

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