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EN6 LAND, LOCATION AND
BIODIVERSITY
The Steel Works is situated at Jamshedpur
in the State of Jharkhand, India. The factory covers 800 hectares of land. West Bokaro
Division in Hazaribagh District covers 1740 hectares land in which mining and coal
beneficiation activities are performed. Jharia Division occupies 2500 hectares of land for
its industrial, mining and domestic activities in the District of Dhanbad, both in the
state of Jharkhand. The Iron Ore and Dolomite Mines are located at Noamundi in the state
of Jharkhand and at Joda, Katamati, Khodbond and Gomardih in the state of Orissa. The
lease area for various Units and the details of usage are furnished in the Box under EN23.
The mine leases are in biodiversity reach area.
| Reclamation &
Afforestation Measures: |
- Massive plantation in all the units of Tata Steel during
Green Millennium Count Down started in 1998 to plant 1000 trees/day for 1000 days to greet
new millennium with one million trees planted by Tata Steel.
- More than 3.85 million saplings were planted covering more
than 450 hectares at Mines during 1997 to March 2004.
- More than 240 hectares of mined out areas have been
reclaimed with plantation so far.
- Survival rates have been improved from 30% to 85% by
providing protection to the saplings planted and watering the same during dry periods
during past 10 years.
- Trials were conducted to identify the species to be planted
during the afforestation programmes during reporting period.
- In-house nurseries to develop the saplings for
afforestation. Total capacity to raise 0.4 million saplings every year through out the
company.
- Sir Dorabji Botanical Parks have been developed at West
Bokaro, Noamundi & Joda during past 8-10 years. These parks house ornamental plants,
fruit trees, more than 250 varies of cactus, 70 varieties of roses, rare flowering plants,
rock gardens, spices, condiments, and medicinal plants.
EN23 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 |
7100 |
Nil |
7100 |
| West Bokaro |
1740 |
597 |
1143 |
| Jharia |
2500 |
Nil |
2500 |
| Noamundi |
1160.56 |
762.430 |
397.630 |
| Joda East |
671.093 |
521.622 |
149.471 |
| Gomardih |
372.796 |
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372.796 |
| Khondbond |
978.000 |
836.757 |
141.243 |
| Katamati |
403.32 |
199.17 |
204.15 |
| Sukinda |
330.91 |
73.697 |
257.303 |
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