BY SPEED POST
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Government of India
Ministry of
Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
New Delhi-110 003
Dated: 30th
Oct, 2009
To
M/s Sangam Power Generation Company
Ltd.
3rd Floor, Shakti Bhawan
Extension,
14-Ashok
Marg,
Luck now 226 001.
Sub: 2x660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at
Karchhana Block, in Distt. Allahabad, in U.P - reg. Environmental Clearance.
Sir,
The
undersigned is directed to refer to letter No. 454-PSCMD/09 dated 10.07.2009
from the CMD, M/s U.P Power Corpn. Ltd. on the subject mentioned above. The
Ministry of Environment & Forests has examined the above proposed.
2. It is noted that the proposal is for
grant of environmental clearance for setting up of 2x660 MW coal based thermal power plant at Karchhana Block, in
Allahabad Distt. In Uttar Pradesh. Coal will be obtained from coal fields of M/s
Norhern Coalfields Ltd. in Singrauli
region. The land requirement
will be 555.63 ha. No forest land is involved.
The coordinates of the site are latitude 25o11’26” N and
longitude 82o01’11” E. Water
requirement will be met from Yamuna river. Bhagesar drain flows along the northern
boundary. Medra drain crosses the middle
of the proposed project area. It is
proposed to re-allign the drain and restore it in western boundary of proposed
plant area and connect to Bhagesar drain. The project will be using 100% Indian
coal. There are no ecologically sensitive areas such as national parks,
wildlife sanctuaries, biosphere reserves etc. with 10 km of the boundary of the
plant. R&R will be involved. A twin flue stack of 275 meters height will be
provided. Public hearing of the project
was conducted on 30.05.2008. Cost of the project will be Rs 6500.0 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, including those given EIA report, 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 conditions:
i.
One bi-flue stack of 275 m height shall be provided with continuous
online monitoring equipments for SOx, NOx and Particulate matter. Exit velocity of flue gases shall not be less
than 22 m/sec. Mercury emissions from stack shall also be monitored on periodic
basis and record maintained.
ii.
High Efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not exceed
50 mg/Nm3.
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iii.
No additional land in excess of 555.63 ha shall be
acquired for any activity/ facility of this project.
iv.
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
v.
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.
vi.
Fly ash shall be
collected in dry form and storage facility (silos) shall be provided. 100% fly ash utilization shall be ensured
from 4th year onwards. 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.
vii.
Ash pond shall be
lined with HDP lining. Adequate safety measures shall also be implemented to
protect the ash dyke from getting breached.
viii.
Closed cycle
cooling system with natural draft cooling towers shall be provided. The Effluents shall be treated as per the
prescribed norms.
ix.
No ground water
shall be extracted for the project work at any stage.
x.
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.
- A sewage treatment plant shall be provided and
the treated sewage shall be used for raising greenbelt/plantation.
xii.
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.
xiii.
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.
xiv.
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.
xv.
Regular monitoring
of ground water in and around the ash pond area including heavy
metals (Hg,Cr,As,Pb) shall be carried out, records maintained and
six monthly reports shall be furnished 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.
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xvi.
A green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed around the
plant periphery covering 1/3 of total area preferably with local species.
xvii.
First Aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and
other contract workers during construction phase.
xviii.
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.
xix.
Regular monitoring
of ground level concentration of SO2, NOx, RSPM 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.
xx.
A good action plan for R&R with
package for the project affected persons be submitted and implemented as per
prevalent R&R policy within three months form the date of issue of
this letter.
xxi.
An amount of Rs 25.0 Crores shall be
earmarked as one time capital cost for CSR programme. Subsequently a recurring
expenditure of Rs 4.0 Crore 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.
xxii.
Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour 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.
xxiii.
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.
xxiv.
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.
xxv.
A separate environment management cell with qualified staff shall be set
up for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.
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xxvi.
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, 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.
xxvii.
The project proponent shall also
submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC
conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well by
e- mail) to the respective Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office
of CPCB and the SPCB.
xxviii.
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 EC conditions and shall also be sent to the respective
Regional Offices of the Ministry by e-mail.
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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, Lucknow, 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, Lucknow.
xxx.
Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located at Lucknow 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.
xxxi.
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.
xxxii.
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.
xxxiii.
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.
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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.
9. Any
appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National
Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within 30 days as prescribed
under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.
(LALIT
KAPUR)
DIRECTOR
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 Uttar Pradesh.
3.
The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority,
Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
4.
The Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Pradesh Pollution
Control Board, Lucknow.
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, Lucknow.
7.
The District Collector, Allahbad District,
Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.
8.
The Director (EI), MOEF.
9.
Guard
file.
10.
Monitoring
file.
(LALIT
KAPUR)
DIRECTOR