BY SPEED POST
J-13012/54/2007-IA.II (T)
Government
of
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran
Bhawan
New
Delhi-110 003
Dated: February 15, 2011.
To
M/s Tata Power Company Ltd.
C-43, Sector-62
Noida- 201 307.
Sub: 1x660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at village
Naraj Marthapur, in Cuttak Distt., in Orissa – reg. Environmental Clearance.
Sir,
The
undersigned is directed to refer to letters dated 26.04.2010
and 16.08.2010 on the subject mentioned
above. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has examined the
application.
2. It has been noted that the proposal is for setting up of 1x660
MW Coal Based
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 and
its amendment.
4.
Based on the information submitted by
you, as at Para 2.0 above and others and presentation made before the Expert
Appraisal Committee (Thermal Power) in its 3rd Meeting held during
August 9-10, 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests hereby accords
environmental clearance to the above project under the provisions of ElA
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 Ministry
within six months.
(ii)
Prior clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for the
diversion of 46.12 acres of forest land (Gramya Jungle) shall be obtained.
(iii)
Environmental clearance is subject to obtaining prior clearance from the
National Board of Wildlife. The
environmental clearance granted does not necessarily imply that forestry and
wildlife clearance shall be granted to the project. The investment made in the project, if any,
based on environmental clearance granted in anticipation of the clearance from
forestry and wildlife angle shall be entirely at the cost and risk of the
project proponent and Ministry of Environment and Forests shall not be
responsible in this regard in any manner.
(iv)
Wildlife conservation plan approved by the Office of the concerned Chief
Wildlife Warden shall be implemented before commissioning of the plant. Status
of implementation shall be submitted every six months to the Ministry.
(v)
Sulphur and ash contents in the coal
to be used in the project shall not exceed 0.6 % 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 MOEF for suitable amendments to environmental clearance
condition wherever necessary.
(vi)
A
stack of 275 m height shall be provided with continuous online monitoring
equipments for SOx, NOx and Particulate Matter (PM2.5
& PM10). Exit velocity of
flue gases shall not be less than 22 m/sec. Mercury emissions from stack may
also monitored on periodic basis.
(vii)
Source sustainability study of water
requirement shall be carried out by an institute of repute. The study shall
also specify the source of water for meeting the requirement during lean
season. The report shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry within
six months.
(viii)
Hydro geological study of the area
shall be reviewed annually and report submitted to the Ministry.
(ix)
No ground water shall be extracted
for use in operation of the power plant even in lean season.
(x)
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.
(xi)
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.
(xii)
(xiii)
Local
employable youth shall be trained in skills relevant to the project for
eventual employment in the project itself. The action taken report and details
thereof to this effect shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the
Ministry and the State Govt. Dept. concerned from time to time.
(xiv)
Provision for installation
of FGD shall be provided for future use.
(xv) High Efficiency
Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs)
shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not exceed 50 mg/Nm3.
(xvi)
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.
(xvii)
Utilisation
of 100% Fly Ash generated shall be made from 4th year of
operation of the plant. Status of implementation shall be reported to the
Regional Office of the Ministry from time to time.
(xviii)
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. 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.
(xix) Ash pond shall be lined with HDPE/
(xx) For disposal of Bottom Ash in abandoned mines (if
proposed to be undertaken) it shall be ensured that the bottom and sides of
the mined out areas are adequately lined with clay before Bottom Ash is filled
up. The project proponent shall inform the State Pollution Control Board
well in advance before undertaking the activity.
(xxi)
Adequate land shall be
identified for development of fodder farm and shall be developed and make
available to the community in lieu of Gochar land diverted / acquired for the project.
The project proponent shall in consultation with the District Administration
undertake the task and shall also ensure that the same is completed before
commissioning of the power project.
(xxii)
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.
(xxiii) Green
Belt consisting of 3 tiers of plantations of native species around plant and at
least 100 m width shall be raised. Wherever 100 m width is not feasible a 50 m
width shall be raised and adequate justification shall be submitted to the
Ministry. Tree density shall not less than 2500 per ha with survival rate not less
than 80 %.
(xxiv) Atleast two 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.
(xxv) The project proponent shall also adequately contribute
in the development of the neighbouring villages. Special package with
implementation schedule for free potable drinking
water supply in the nearby villages and schools shall be undertaken in a time
bound manner.
(xxvi)
A good action plan for R&R (as
applicable) with package for the project affected persons be submitted and
implemented as per prevalent R&R policy within three months from the
date of issue of this letter.
(xxvii)
The project proponent
shall ensure that land losers are not deprived of sustainable livelihood or
that they become non-eligible for gainful employment. The project proponent
shall also formulate sustainable livelihood scheme for landless and maginalised
section of society (such as landless farmers) in the area who are directly or
indirectly affected due to power project.
(xxviii)
An amount of Rs
15.20 Crores shall be earmarked as one time capital cost for CSR
programme. Subsequently a recurring expenditure of Rs 3.0
Crores per annum shall be earmarked as recurring expenditure for CSR
activities. Details of the activities to be undertaken shall be submitted
within one month along with road map for implementation.
(xxix)
While identifying CSR
programme the company shall conduct need based assessment for the nearby
villages to study economic measures with action plan which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society. Income generating projects consistent
with the traditional skills of the people besides development of fodder farm,
fruit bearing orchards, vocational training etc. can form a part of such
programme. Company shall provide separate budget for community development
activities and income generating programmes.
This will be in addition to vocational training for individuals imparted
to take up self employment and jobs.
(xxx)
It shall be ensured that in-built
monitoring mechanism for the 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
B.
General Conditions:
(i)
The treated effluents conforming to
the prescribed standards only shall be re-circulated and reused within the
plant. There shall be no discharge
outside the plant boundary except during monsoon. Arrangements shall be made that effluents and
storm water do not 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)
Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority/ Board shall be
consulted for finalization of appropriate rainwater harvesting technology
within a period of three months from the date of clearance and details
shall be furnished.
(iv)
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.
(v)
Storage
facilities for auxiliary liquid fuel such as LDO and/ 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.
(vi)
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.
(vii) Monitoring
surface water quantity and quality 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.
(viii) First Aid and sanitation
arrangements shall be made for the drivers and other contract workers during
construction phase.
(ix)
Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be so controlled such that the
noise in the work zone shall be limited to 75 dBA. 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.
(x)
Regular
monitoring of 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.
(xi)
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.
(xii) 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.
(xiii) 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.
(xiv) 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.
(xv) The proponent
shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC 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.
(xvi) 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.
(xvii)
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.
(xviii) 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.
(xix) 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.
(xx) 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.
(xxi) Full cooperation shall be
extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry / Regional Office of the
Ministry at Bangalore / CPCB/ SPCB who would be monitoring the
compliance of environmental status.
4. 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.
5. The environmental clearance accorded shall
be valid for a period of 5 years to start operations by the power plant.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 and Handling)
Rules, 1989 and its amendments, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and
its amendments.
Yours faithfully,
(Dr. P.L. Ahujarai)
Director
Copy to:
1.
The Secretary, Ministry
of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001.
2.
The Secretary
(Environment), Environment Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar.
3.
The Chairman, Central
Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
4.
The Chairman, Orissa
State Pollution Control Board, A-118, Nilkanta Nagar, Unit – VIII,
Bhubaneshwar- 751 012.
5.
The Chairman, Central
Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan,
CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi- 110032.
6.
The Chief Conservator of
Forests,
Regional Office (EZ), Ministry of Environment
& Forests, A/3, Chandesekhapur, Bhubaneswar – 751023.
7.
The District Collector, Cuttack
District, Orissa.
8.
The Director (EI), MOEF.
9. Guard file.
10.
Monitoring file.
(Dr. P.L. Ahujarai)
Director