Annexure - I
Definition of Hot-Spots
From the standpoint of environmental management in mining areas and thereby devising their EMPs the definition of the Hot-Spots could be as given below.
The Hot-Spots can be divided into two categories as given below.
1. Hot-Spots needing absolute protection, e.g.,
* Reserve Forests ã Games Sanctuaries
* Areas of Rich bio-diversity
* Tribal Habitats
* Areas of Religious and Cultural Interest
* Areas of Archaeological and Historical Importance
* Ecologically Fragile Areas

2. Hot-Spots needing immediate mitigative actions, e.g.,
i. In Land Environment the following conditions should be considered as Hot-Spots
* Mine Fires (all of them)
* Subsided Areas
* Land Degraded due to Mining and other Activities
* Overburden Dumps, (Unreclaimed)
* Open Excavations, (Unreclaimed)
* Areas having very high Population Density and very Limited Land Availability
*Areas having Excessive Resource Utilization, etc.

Land/areas having above features of size more than 200 m X 200 m, should be considered Hot-Sponts.

ii. In water regime the Hot-Spots are defined as below :
* If the overall availability of water is less than 225 litre (50 gallon) per head per day.
* Water having the following pollutants in quantities above the permissible limits
* Total suspended solids, Hardness, BOD, COD, Acidity, DO, Oil and Grease, and Coliform Bacteria.
iii. In Atmosphere
*Areas having NOx, SO2, CO, SPM and hydrocarbons in excess of the permissible limits should be considered as Hot-Spots.