SPEED POST
Government
of India
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
Ph:
011-2436 3973
Paryavaran
Bhawan
New
Delhi-110 003
Dated: March 30, 2012
To
M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
Jindal Centre, 12 Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi- 110 066.
Sub: 2x660 MW Coal Based Captive Power Plant at village
Nipania, in Sunderpahari Taluk, in Godda Distt., in Jharkhand - reg. Environmental Clearance.
Sir,
The
undersigned is directed to refer to your letter dated 28.11.2011 on the subject
mentioned above. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has examined the
application.
2. The
proposal is for setting up of 2x660 MW
Imported and Domestic Coal Based Captive Power Plant at village Nipania, in
Sunderpahari Taluk, in Godda Distt., in Jharkhand.
Land requirement will be 1209.99 acres, which comprises 864.13 acres of
Raiyatee land and 345.86 acres of GM land. Out of total land required, 229
acres will be used for main plant; 250 acres will be used for ash dyke; 120
acres will be used for colony; 13.88 acres will be used for water intake; 9.88
acres will be used for ash corridor and 587.23 acres will be used for water
reservoir and collection ponds at other places. The co-ordinates of the TPP
boundary Coordinates site are located in between Latitude 24’45’22.65”N to
24’45’57.18”N and Longitude 87019’27.18” E to 87020’15.78”
E. The co-ordinates of the Ash Dyke1 site are located in between Latitude
24’43’59.10”N to 24’44’24.35”N and Longitude 87019’3.73” E to 87019’43.86”
E. The co-ordinates of the Ash Dyke 2 site are located in between Latitude
24’44’15.88”N to 24’44’52.05”N and Longitude 87018’26.57” E to 87019’11.73”
E. The co-ordinates of the balancing water reservoir site are located in
between Latitude 24’43’51.79”N to 24’44’48.14”N and Longitude 87016’59.07”
E to 87017’54.84” E. The co-ordinates of the colony are located in
between Latitude 24’44’27.53”N to 24’45’05.44”N and Longitude 87018’45.29”
E to 87019’20.17” E. Coal
requirement will be 6.5 MTPA at 100% PLF, which shall comprise 2.5 MTPA from
Jitpur Coal Block and 4.0 MTPA of imported coal from Mozambique and Indonesia.
Out of 4.0 MTPA requirement of imported coal, 70% will be from Mozambique and
30% from Indonesia till such time the coal linkage for domestic coal is
granted. Environmental clearance for Jitpur Coal Block has been obtained. Coal
from Jitpur Coal Block will be transported to the project site through pipe
conveyor belt. Sulphur and ash contents in the blended coal will be about 0.53%
and 28.56 % respectively. About 348 MTPA fly ash and 88 MTPA bottom ash
respectively will be generated. Stack height will be 275 m. Water requirement
will be 38 MCM and will be sourced from Sundar Dam and Gumani River through a
pipeline at a distance of 27 kms and 13 kms respectively from project site.
Natural draft cooling system will be installed. There are no National Parks,
Wildlife Sanctuaries, Heritage sites, tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10
km of the site. Public Hearing was held on 15.07.2011. Cost of the project will
be Rs 8438.0 Crores.
3.
The project has been considered in
accordance with the provisions of the EIA notification issued by the Ministry
of Environment & Forests vide S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14, 2006.
4.
Based on the information submitted by
you, as at Para 2 above and others and presentation made before the Expert
Appraisal Committee (Thermal Power) in its 38th Meeting
held during December 12-13, 2011, by you and
your consultant viz. M/s EMTRC Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, the Ministry of Environment and
Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the above project under the
provisions of EIA notification dated September 14, 2006, subject to the
compliance of the following Specific and General conditions:
A.
Specific Conditions:
(i)
Vision document specifying prospective plan for the site shall be
formulated and submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry within six
months.
(ii)
Scheme
for implementation for harnessing solar power within the premises of the plant
particularly at available roof tops shall be formulated and status of
implementation shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry from
time to time.
(iii)
A study shall be undertaken through a reputed
Govt. Organization / Agriculture University on the impact on vegetation within
10 km radius of the plant due to fly ash generated and action taken shall be
submitted to the Ministry. The study shall be started within one year of
operation of the proposed plant and continued for three to four years.
(iv)
In case source of fuel supply is to
be changed at a later stage for the proposed 2x660 MW unit proposed to be run
on imported coal from Indonesia and Mozambique, the project proponent shall
intimate the Ministry well in advance along with necessary requisite documents
for its concurrence for allowing the change.
(v)
The project proponent shall carry out a long term
R&D on Boiler efficiency vis-à-vis large variation on ash content of coal
and submit its findings to the Ministry at a later stage.
(vi)
A twin flue stack of 275m height with
flue gas velocity not less than 22 m/s shall be installed for
dispersion of emissions and provided with continuous online
monitoring equipments for SOx, NOx and PM2.5
& PM10. Mercury emissions from stack may also be monitored on
periodic basis.
(vii)
Coal
transportation to plant site shall be undertaken by rail and no road
transportation shall be permitted.
(viii)
A detailed study on chemical composition of coal
used particularly heavy metal and radio activity contents shall be carried out
through a reputed institute and report shall be submitted to Regional Office of
the Ministry. Only after ascertaining its radioactive level shall fly ash be
supplied to end user.
(ix)
Fly ash shall be utilized as per Fly Ash
notification, 1999 and its amendments. Fly ash in mine voids shall be filled
only after carrying out hydrology study to assess the leaching of trace metals
in the ground water.
(x)
The project proponent shall carry out a long term
R&D on Boiler efficiency vis-à-vis large variation on ash content of coal
and submit its findings to the Ministry at a later stage.
(xi)
High Efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate
emission does not exceed 50 mg/Nm3.
(xii)
Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/ bag
filters and water spray system in dusty areas such as in coal handling and ash
handling points, transfer areas and other vulnerable dusty areas shall be
provided.
(xiii)
Utilisation
of 100% Fly Ash generated shall be made from 4th year of
operation. Status of implementation shall be reported to the Regional Office of
the Ministry from time to time.
(xiv)
Fly ash
shall be collected in dry form and storage facility (silos) shall be
provided. Unutilized fly ash shall be disposed
off in the ash pond in the form of slurry form. Mercury
and other heavy metals (As, Hg, Cr, Pb etc.) will be monitored in the bottom
ash as also in the effluents emanating from the existing ash pond. No ash shall be disposed off in low lying area.
(xv)
Provision for installation of FGD
shall be provided for future use.
(xvi)
Land
and Water requirement shall be restricted as per latest CEA norms issued.
(xvii)
Ash pond water shall be re-circulated and
utilized. Ash pond
shall be lined with HDP/LDPE lining or any other suitable impermeable media
such that no leachate takes place at any point of time. Adequate safety
measures shall also be implemented to protect the ash dyke from getting
breached.
(xviii) Sulphur
and ash contents in the coal to be used in the project shall not exceed 0.5 %
and <34 % respectively at any given time.
In case of variation of coal quality at any point of time fresh
reference shall be made to the Ministry for suitable amendments to
environmental clearance condition wherever necessary.
(xix)
Hydrogeology of the area
shall be reviewed annually from an institute/ organization of repute to assess
impact of surface water and ground regime (especially around ash dyke). In case
any deterioration is observed specific mitigation measures shall be undertaken and
reports/ data of water quality monitored regularly and maintained shall be
submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry.
(xx)
No ground water shall be
extracted for use in operation of the power plant even in lean season.
(xxi)
No water bodies
(including natural drainage system) in the area shall be disturbed due to
activities associated with the setting up / operation of the power plant.
(xxii)
Minimum required
environmental flow suggested by the Competent Authority of the State Govt.
shall be maintained in the Channel/ Rivers (as applicable) even in lean season.
(xxiii)
(xxiv)
Regular monitoring of ground water
level shall be carried out by establishing a network of existing wells and
constructing new piezometers. Monitoring
around the ash pond area
shall be carried out particularly for heavy metals (Hg, Cr, As, Pb) and records maintained and submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry. The data so
obtained should be compared with the baseline data so as to ensure that the
ground water quality is not adversely affected due to the project.
(xxv)
Monitoring
surface water quality and quantity in the area shall also be regularly
conducted and records maintained. The monitored data shall be submitted to the
Ministry regularly. Further, monitoring points shall be located between the
plant and drainage in the direction of flow of ground water and records
maintained. Monitoring for heavy metals in ground water shall be undertaken.
(xxvi) Waste
water generated from the plant shall be treated before discharge to comply
limits prescribed by the SPCB/CPCB.
(xxvii) The project proponent shall undertake rain water
harvesting measures and shall develop water storage for use in operation of the
plant. Rain water harvesting system shall be put in place which
shall comprise of rain water collection from the built up and open area in the
plant premises. Action plan for implementation shall be submitted to the
Regional Office of the Ministry.
(xxviii) Additional soil for leveling of the proposed site shall be
generated within the sites (to the extent possible) so that natural drainage
system of the area is protected and improved.
(xxix) Atleast
three nearest village shall be adopted and basic amenities like development of
roads, drinking water supply, primary health centre, primary school etc shall
be developed in co-ordination with the district administration.
(xxx)
CSR schemes should
address Public Hearing issues and shall be
undertaken based on need assessment in and around the villages within 5 km of
the site and in constant consultation with the village Panchayat and the
District Administration. As part of CSR employment of local youth after
imparting relevant training, as may be necessary, shall be undertaken as
committed.
(xxxi) An
amount of Rs 34.0 Crores shall be earmarked as
one time capital cost for CSR programme as committed by the project proponent.
Subsequently a recurring expenditure of Rs 7.0 Crores
per annum till the life of the plant shall be earmarked as recurring
expenditure for CSR activities. Details of the activities to be undertaken
shall be submitted within six month
along with road map for implementation.
(xxxii) It shall be ensured that an
in-built monitoring mechanism for the CSR schemes identified is in place and
annual social audit shall be got done from the nearest government institute of
repute in the region. The project proponent shall also submit the status of
implementation of the scheme from time to time. The achievements should be put
on company’s website.
(xxxiii)
Scheme for alternative source of livelihood for PAPs who are indirectly
affected due to land acquisition shall be implemented in addition to R&R
Plan for PAPs.
(xxxiv)
Rights of tribal under various laws shall be identified and implementation
carried out in totality.
(xxxv) The
project proponent shall formulate special schemes for the welfare of tribals in
the study area and sustainable implementation of schemes so formulated shall be
ensured by way of conducting social audits through a reputed institute.
(xxxvi)
Green Belt consisting of 3 tiers of
plantations of native species around plant comprising of 33% of plant area
shall be raised (except in areas not feasible). The density of trees shall not less than 2500
per ha with survival rate not less than 80 %.
(xxxvii) An
Environmental Cell shall be created at the project site itself and shall be
headed by an officer of appropriate seniority and qualification. It shall be
ensured that the head of the Cell shall directly report to the Head of the
Organization.
B.
General Conditions:
(i)
The treated effluents conforming to
the prescribed standards only shall be re-circulated and reused within the
plant. Arrangements shall be made that effluents and storm water do not get
mixed.
(ii)
A sewage
treatment plant shall be provided (as applicable) and the treated sewage shall
be used for raising greenbelt/plantation.
(iii)
Adequate
safety measures shall be provided in the plant area to check/minimize
spontaneous fires in coal yard, especially during summer season. Copy of these
measures with full details along with location plant layout shall be submitted
to the Ministry as well as to the Regional Office of the Ministry.
(iv)
Storage
facilities for auxiliary liquid fuel such as LDO/ HFO/LSHS shall be made in the
plant area in consultation with Department of Explosives, Nagpur. Sulphur
content in the liquid fuel will not exceed 0.5%. Disaster Management Plan shall be prepared to
meet any eventuality in case of an accident taking place due to storage of oil.
(v)
First Aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and
other contract workers during construction phase.
(vi)
Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be so controlled such that the
noise in the work zone shall be limited to 85 dB(A) from source. For people
working in the high noise area, requisite personal protective equipment like
earplugs/ear muffs etc. shall be provided. Workers engaged in noisy areas such
as turbine area, air compressors etc shall be periodically examined to maintain
audiometric record and for treatment for any hearing loss including shifting to
non noisy/less noisy areas.
(vii)
Regular
monitoring of ambient air ground level concentration of SO2, NOx, PM2.5&
PM10 and Hg shall be carried out in the impact zone and records
maintained. If at any stage these levels
are found to exceed the prescribed limits, necessary control measures shall be
provided immediately. The location of the monitoring stations and frequency of
monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB. Periodic reports shall
be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry.
The data shall also be put on the website of the company.
(viii) Provision shall be made for
the housing of construction labour (as applicable) within the site with all
necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile
toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary
structures to be removed after the completion of the project.
(ix)
The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspapers
widely circulated in the region around the project, one of which shall be in
the vernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days from the
date of this clearance letter, informing that the project has been accorded
environmental clearance and copies of clearance letter are available with the
State Pollution Control Board/Committee and may also be seen at Website of the
Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in.
(x)
A copy of the
clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila
Parisad / Municipal Corporation, urban local Body and the Local NGO, if any,
from whom suggestions/representations, if any, received while processing the
proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company
by the proponent.
(xi)
The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of
the stipulated environmental clearance conditions, including results of
monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It
shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective
Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM,
RSPM (PM2.5& PM10), SO2, NOx
(ambient levels as well as stack emissions) shall be displayed at a convenient
location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.
(xii)
The environment statement for each financial year ending
31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project
proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under
the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also
be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of
environmental clearance conditions and shall also be sent to the respective
Regional Offices of the Ministry by e-mail.
(xiii)
The project proponent shall submit
six monthly reports on the status of the implementation of the stipulated
environmental safeguards to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its
Regional Office, Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control
Board. The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the
environment of the environmental clearance conditions on their website and
update the same periodically and simultaneously send the same by e-mail to the
Regional Office, Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(xiv) Regional Office of the
Ministry of Environment & Forests will monitor the implementation of the
stipulated conditions. A complete set of documents including Environmental
Impact Assessment Report and Environment Management Plan along with the
additional information submitted from time to time shall be forwarded to the Regional
Office for their use during monitoring. Project proponent will up-load the
compliance status in their website and up-date the same from time to time at
least six monthly basis. Criteria pollutants levels including NOx (from
stack & ambient air) shall be displayed at the main gate of the power
plant.
(xv) Separate funds shall be
allocated for implementation of environmental protection measures along with
item-wise break-up. These cost shall be included as part of the project cost.
The funds earmarked for the environment protection measures shall not be
diverted for other purposes and year-wise expenditure should be reported to the
Ministry.
(xvi) The project authorities shall
inform the Regional Office as well as the
Ministry regarding the date of financial closure and final approval of the
project by the concerned authorities and the dates of start of land development
work and commissioning of plant.
(xvii) Full cooperation shall be
extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry / Regional Office of the
Ministry / CPCB/ SPCB who would be monitoring the compliance of environmental
status.
5. The Ministry of Environment and Forests
reserves the right to revoke the clearance if conditions stipulated are not
implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry. The Ministry may also impose
additional environmental conditions or modify the existing ones, if necessary.
6. The environmental clearance accorded shall
be valid for a period of 5 years to start operations by the power plant.
7. Concealing
factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with
any of the conditions mentioned above may result in withdrawal of this
clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986.
8. In case of any deviation or alteration in
the project proposed including coal transportation system from those submitted
to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to the
Ministry to assess the adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to add
additional environmental protection measures required, if any.
9. The above stipulations would be enforced
among others under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,
the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 and rules there under, Hazardous Wastes (Management,
Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 and its amendments, the
Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.
10. Any appeal against this environmental
clearance shall lie with the National Green Tribunal, if preferred, within 30
days as prescribed under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
Yours faithfully,
(Dr. P.L. Ahujarai)
Scientist ‘F’
Copy to:
1.
The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti
Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001.
2.
The Secretary (Environment), Forests
and Environment Department Government of Jharkhand.
3.
The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa
Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
4.
The Chairman,
Jharkhand Pollution Control Board, TA Building, HEC Complex, P.O. Dhurwa,
Distt. Ranchi- with a request to
display a copy of the clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industries
Centre and Collector’s office for 30 days.
5.
The Chairman,
Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East
Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.
6.
The Chief
Conservator of Forests, Eastern Regional Office, Ministry of Environment &
Forests, A/3, Chandersekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751023.
7.
The District
Collector, Godda District, Govt. of Jharkhand.
8.
The Director (EI),
MOEF.
9.
Guard file.
10.
Monitoring file.
(Dr. P.L. Ahujarai)
Scientist ‘F’