BY SPEED POST
No. J 13011/60/2008 -IA.II(T)
Government of
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dated: 8th Sept, 2009
To
M/s
Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited
3rd Floor, Shakti Bhawan Extension,
14, Ashok Marg,
Lucknow-226001.
Sub: 3x660
MW Thermal Power Project at Bara, Allahabad, U.P by
M/s Prayagraj Power
Generation Company Limited-Environmental
Clearance reg.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer
to your communication no.
3232/Plg/PPGCL/UMPP/Vol-3 dated 27.11.2008 regarding the subject mentioned above.
Subsequent information furnished vide letters dt. 23.7.2009
and 12.8.09 have also been
considered.
2. It is noted that the proposal is for grant
of environmental clearance for setting up of a
1980 MW (3x660) coal based thermal power project at Bara, District
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The land
requirement for the project is approximately 1486 acres. Double crop area has been reduced to maximum
possible. No forest land is
involved. The coal requirement will be 24000 TPD and will be
obtained from NCL. Water requirement of
5125 m3 /hr will be met from river Yamuna at a distance of about 17
km. As a result of the project 68
families will be displaced besides 902 PAPs.
No National Park/Sanctuary is reported within 10 km of the project
site. Kapri
drain has been re-aligned along the west boundary of the project site. Public hearing was held on 30.5.2008. Total cost of the project will be Rs.
10000.00 crores including Rs. 300.00 crores for environmental protection
measures.
3. The
proposal has been considered by the Expert Appraisal Committee for Thermal
Power and Coal Mine Projects 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:-
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(i) No additional land in excess of 1468 acres
ha shall be acquired for any activity/ facility of this project.
(ii)
A certificate from the Tehsildar
for the land use of the project area with respect to single crop/double crop
shall be furnished within 15 days from the date of the issue of this letter.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Two
stacks(one bi-flue and one single flue) of 275 m height each 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 may also be monitored on periodic basis.
(v) High
efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to
ensure that particulate emission does not exceed 50 mg/Nm3.
(vi)
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.
(vii)
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.
(viii)
Ash pond shall be lined with HDP lining. Adequate
safety measures shall also be
implemented to protect the ash dyke from getting breached.
(ix)
Closed cycle cooling system with natural draft
cooling towers shall be provided. The
Effluents shall be treated as per the prescribed norms. COC of 5 shall be adopted.
(x)
No ground water shall be extracted for the project
work at any stage.
(xi)
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.
(xii)
A sewage treatment plant
shall be provided and the treated sewage shall be used for raising greenbelt/plantation.
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(xiii)
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.
(xiv)
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 at Lucknow.
(xv)
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.
(xvi)
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.
(xvii)
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.
(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 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.
(xxi)
A
good action plan for R&R with package for the project affected persons be
provided as per prevalent R&R policy within three months form the date of
issue of this letter.
(xxii)
An
amount of Rs. 32 crore as capital and Rs. 6 crores/annum as recurring should be
earmarked for activities to be taken up under CSR by the above proponent. Details of the activities to be undertaken in
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this regard should be submitted
within one month from the date of issue of this letter.
(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 copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the
proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila
Parisad/Municipal Corporation, urban lacal Body and the Local NGO, is 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.
(xxvi)
A separate environment
management cell with qualified staff shall be set up for implementation of the
stipulated environmental safeguards.
(xxvii)
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.
(xxviii)
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.
(xxix)
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 MoEF by e-mail.
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Regional Office of the
Ministry of Environment & Forests located at Lucknow
will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. A
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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 ( Stack & ambient levels
of NOx) will 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 /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.
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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.
(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, Room No. 13, New Buildings Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow-226001.
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 the 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, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Regional
Office (CZ), Kendriya
Bhandar, 5th Floor, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow-226020 Uttar Pradesh.
7. The
Director(EI), MOEF.
8. Guard
file.
9. Monitoring
file.
(LALIT KAPUR)
DIRECTOR