No. J-13011/ 57/ 2008-IA.II(T)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi-110003
To
M/s National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.
Plot
No. A-8A, Sector 24,
Post
Box No.13
Noida-201301,
Uttar
Pradesh
Sub:
Rihand Super TPP, Stage-III
(2X500 MW) at Bijpur village, District Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh M/s NTPC
Ltd.-Environmental Clearance regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer
to your communication no CC:ESE:1240:2008:GEN:03B dated 24.09.2008 regarding
the subject mentioned above. Subsequent information furnished vide letter dated
16.12 .2008 has also been considered.
2. It is
noted that the proposal is for grant of environmental clearance for setting up
of a 2x500 MW thermal power project as an expansion stage-III within the
existing complex. The land requirement for the project is 730 acres, which
includes 430 acres for ash disposal, 150 acres for main plant and 150 acres for
railway siding and pipeline corridor.
Water requirement will be met from the discharge channel of Rihand STPP
Stage-I. No additional water will be
drawn from Rihand Reservoir. Public
hearing was held on 20.6.2008. No
National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located within 25 Km from project area.
Total cost of the project is Rs 4572.96 crores, which includes Rs. 486.50
crores for environmental protection measures.
3. The proposal has been considered and Ministry of Environment
& Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the said project under
the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 subject to
implementation of the following terms and conditions:-
(i)
No additional land
shall be used/acquired in excess of 730 acres for any activity/ facility of
this project.
(ii)
Ash pond shall be at
least 500 m away from FRL of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Reservoir)
(iii)
Sulphur and ash
contents in the coal to be used in unit-I shall not exceed 0.3% and 41%, while
for unit-II, 0.38% and 37% respectively at any given time.
(iv)
A
bi-flue stack of 275 m height shall be provided with continuous online
monitoring equipments for SOx, NOx, Hg and Particulate. Exit velocity of flue
gases shall not be less than 22 m/sec.
(v)
High
efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not exceed
50 mg/Nm3.
(vi)
Space provision shall
be kept for retrofitting of FGD, if required at a later date.
(vii)
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.
(viii)
Fly ash shall be
collected in dry form and storage facility (silos) shall be provided. The project authorities should adhere to the
provision stipulated in the fly ash notification of September, 1999 and as
amended in August, 2003 in regard to fly ash utilization. Unutilized fly ash and bottom ash shall be
disposed off in the ash pond.
(ix)
Closed cycle cooling
system with cooling towers shall be provided.
COC of at least 4 shall be adopted and the effluents shall be treated as
per the prescribed norms.
(x)
The treated effluents
conforming to the prescribed standards shall be re-circulated and reused within
the plant. Arrangements shall be made
that effluents and storm water do not get mixed.
(xi)
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. Details of these measures
along with location plant layout shall be submitted to the Ministry as well as
to the Regional Office of the Ministry at
Lucknow.
(xiv)
Storage facilities for
auxillary liquid fuel such as LDO and/ HFO/LSHS shall be made in the plant area
where risk is minimum to the storage facilities. Disaster Management Plan shall be prepared to meet any eventuality
in case of an accident taking place. Mock drills shall be conducted regularly
and based on the same, modifications required, if any shall be incorporated in
the DMP. Sulphur content in the liquid
fuel shall not exceed 0.5%.
(xv)
Regular monitoring of
ground water in and around the ash pond area including heavy metals (Arsenic,
Mercury, Cr, lead etc.) shall be carried out, records maintained and six
monthly reports shall be furnished to the Regional Office of this Ministry.
(xvi)
A
green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed around the plant
periphery covering 1/3 of project area
preferably with local species.
(xvii)
Adequate funds shall
be allocated for undertaking CSR activities.
(xviii)
First aid and
sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and other contract
workers during construction phase.
(xix)
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.
(xx)
Regular monitoring of
the ambient air quality in the impact zone shall be carried out and records
maintained. In case the air quality
levels exceed the prescribed standards, necessary corrective measures shall be
taken.
(xxi)
Regular monitoring of
ground level concentration of SO2, NOx, SPM and RSPM 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.
(xxii)
A detailed plan for
health monitoring in the area within the impact zone shall be prepared and
implemented along with local administration.
The plan should, besides others, also provide for monitoring of
respiratory disorders. The plan should
be submitted within 3 months to this Ministry and its Regional Office at
Lucknow.
(xxiii)
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.
(xxiv)
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.
(xxv)
A
separate environment management cell with qualified staff shall be set up for
implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.
(xxvi)
Half
yearly report on the status of implementation of the stipulated conditions and
environmental safeguards shall be submitted to this Ministry/ Regional
Office/CPCB/SPCB.
(xxvii)
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 upload the compliance
status in their website and update the same from time to time. Criteria pollutant levels (stack and ambient
levels) will be displayed at the main gate of the power plant.
(xxviii)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.
(xxix)
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.
(xxx)
Full
cooperation shall be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry /
Regional Office of the Ministry at Lucknow /the CPCB/the 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. MOEF may 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. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)
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, Govt. of Uttar
Pradesh, Room No. 13, New Buildings Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow- 226 001.
3. The
Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New
Delhi-110066.
4. The
Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, PICUP Bhawan, 3rd
Floor, B- Block, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226 020 - 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, Regional Office (CZ), Kendriya Bhandar, 5th
Floor, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow-226 020, Uttar Pradesh.
7.
Director (EI), MOEF.
8.
Guard file.
9.
Monitoring file.
(Dr. S.K. AGGARWAL)
DIRECTOR