Job Purpose
To take responsibility for statutory compliances with respect to environment sustainability involving compliances of MOEF, PCB and CGWB including obtaining government clearances as well as reclamation and rehabilitation.
Job Context & Major Challenges
Job Context:
Hindalco Industries Limited has 5 bauxite mines across the Netarhat cluster in Jharkhand namely Gurdari Mines, Amtipani Mines, Amtipani Chirodih Mines and Kujam (I & II). The mines in the Netarhat cluster cater to alumina refineries at Renukoot with the bauxite dispatched through the railway siding at Tori. Once mining plan is finalised in collaboration with the Geological department and approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), mining operation is undertaken at the mines primarily through contractual manpower. Laterite is removed, bauxite is drilled, excavated through excavators, and dumped through dumpers and unloaded in bauxite stock room. At the end of the mining lifecycle, the waste is removed and used in the back filling of closed mine pits and making them ready for plantation through horticulture contract.
This role is responsible for sustainability of environment as per organisational guidelines and statutory stipulations. It involves compliances of MOEF with respect to obtaining government clearance for mining in forest land and also ensuring that the tonnage of bauxite being excavated does not exceed the limits permitted in the Consent to Operate (CTO) issued by the Government. It also involves PCB compliance with respect to mining operations. This role is required to monitor mining activities and work along with mining managers to implement strict compliances with respect to controlling pollution of the environment on account of mining. It involves continuous monitoring, online reporting and display on board with respect to Pollution level, particularly PM10 level towards continuous control of pollutants within prescribed threshold limits.
Another critical aspect of the role is implementing IBM compliances with respect to reclamation and rehabilitation. It involves monitoring the Mine Life Cycle and achieving Sustainability through Mine Restoration as mandated by law for management of eco system of mining areas. This role is required to partner the mining managers in supervising the proper back filling of exhaust mines and green belt creation. Maintaining harmonious relations with the local community and government officials and NGOs.
Key Result Areas
| KRA (Accountabilities) | Supporting Actions |
|---|
| KRA1 | 1)Business Excellence | •Monitoring and partnering maintenance of qualitative parameters with respect to environment during mining activities
•Partnering implementation of SOPs related to environment in all aspects of mining operation under jurisdiction
•Facilitating preventive and predictive maintenance as well as breakdown maintenance of all equipment related to pollution control towards continuous uptime of the same |
| KRA2 | 2)Cost | •Giving inputs for CAPEX with respect to equipment and infrastructure for pollution control and environment sustainability |
| KRA3 | 3)Cash | •Improving profitability by eliminating penalty on account of non-compliance or environmental laws or negative fallout of pollution in the vicinity of the mines |
| KRA4 | 4)Customer | •Sharing data and collaborating within and across functions
•Minimising response time in providing information and solutions to all internal and external customers |
| KRA5 | 5)Sustainability | ?Monitoring and partnering implementation of statutory guidelines with respect to PCB and MOEF.
•Monitoring and partnering sustainability through Mine Restoration as mandated by law through backfilling of exhausted mines and green belt creation.
•Environment related compliances of Richughuta and Meralgram Sidings.
•Compliances and monitoring related activities of Orsapat and Chiro Kukud Mines. |
| KRA6 | 6)Safety | •Implementing safety standards to achieve zero harm.
•Giving inputs for emergency handling readiness with focus on environment |
| KRA7 | 7)People development and engagement | •Partnering deployment of physically fit and appropriately trained contractual workforce towards implementing environmental guidelines. |
