Form-2
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
S. No.Item Details
1.
Whether it is a violation case and application is being submitted under Notification No. S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017 ? No
Details of Project:
(a)Name of the project(s) Proposed 1x660 MW Coal based Supercritical Sagardighi Thermal Power Phase-III Expansion Unit–5, Village Manigram, Chandpara, Kanchanpara, Harirampur, at District Murshidabad, West Bengal by M/s The We
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
(c)Registered Address Bidyut Unnayan Bhaban, LA Block, 3/C Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-98,,Kolkata,West Bengal-700098
(d)Legal Status of the Company State PSU
(e)Joint Venture No
2.
Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant Indranil Dutta
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) Director(Projects)
(c)Address Bidyut Unnayan Bhaban, LA Block, 3/C Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-98,,,Kolkata,West Bengal-700098
(d)Pin code 700098
(e)E-mail bitubiswas@gmail.com
(f)STD Code. 33(f)Telephone No. 23393203
(g)Fax No. 23350424
(h)Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency . Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority
3.
Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006:
(a.I)Project/Activity1(d) Thermal Power Plants
Minor Activity1(a) Mining of minerals
(b)Category A
(c)Proposal Number IA/WB/THE/107519/2019
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window) SW/107512/2019
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only) Thermal Projects
(f)Project Type Expansion
4.
Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 46
(b)Pincode 742237
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree 24.355
Minutes
Second
From
Degree 24.377
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree 88.091
Minutes
Second
From
Degree 88.117
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No. 78D/3
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL) 34.35
(h)Uploaded (kml) File Copy of Kml File      
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area 10
(j)Seismic Zone 4
5.
(a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed 1
(b)Main State of the project West Bengal
Details of State of the project
S. No. State Name District Name Tehsil Name Village Name
NIL
6.
Details of Terms of Reference (ToR)/EC:
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number J-13012/01/2019-IA.I(T)
(c)Date of Issue of TOR 26 Mar 2019
(f)Previous TOR Letter Copy of Previous TOR letter
(b)Date of Apply of EC 11 Jun 2019
(c)Date of Issue of EC 24 Mar 2020
(d)Previous EC Letter Copy of Previous EC letter
7.
Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?No
(b)Whether details of Public Hearing available? Yes
(c)Whether Public hearing was presided over by an officer of the rank of Additional District Magistrate or above Yes
     7.1.       Details of Public Hearing
S. No.Details of Advertisement Details of Public Hearing Venue Location DetailsNo. of People AttendedIssues RaisedDesignation of Presiding OfficerOther Designation of Presiding Officer
(1.)
Date of Advertisement :15 Aug 2016
Copy of advertisement :Copy of Advertisement
Copy of Public Hearing :Copy of Public Hearing
Date :16 Sep 2016
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :1
SgTP Township
State :West Bengal
District :Murshidabad
Tehsil :Sagardighi
Village :SgTPP Township
57Details discussed in the attached proceedingsOthersAdd. District Magistrate
8.
Details of Project Configuration/Product:
Details Not Applicable
9.
In case of Expansion / Modernisation / One Time Capacity Expansion (only for Coal Mining) / Expansion under Clause 7(ii) / Modernisation under Clause 7(ii) / Change of Product Mix under Clause 7(ii):
(a)Details of certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance condition
(i)Certified Compliance By Regional
(ii)Details of Regional Office of MoEFCC / Zonal Office of CPCB / SPCB / UTPCC from which certified report on Bhubaneswar
(iii)Letter No. 102-124/05/EPE
(iv)Status of Compliance Partially Complied
(v)Certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance conditions (Including Monitoring Report) Copy of Certified Compliance Report
(vi)Date of site visit Sep 28 2018 12:00AM
(b)Details of Capacity Expansion
S. No.Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)Quantity FromQuantity ToTotal UnitOther UnitMode of Transport / Transmission of ProductOther Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)Electricity16006602260Mega Watt(MW)OthersTransmission Line
(c)Details of Configuration
S. No.Plant / Equipment / Facility Existing ConfigurationProposed ConfigurationFinal configuration after expansionRemarks
(1.)Thermal Power Plant1600MW660MW2260MWExpansion
9.1.
Details of Consent to Operate
(i)Whether Consent to operate obtained ? NA
(ii)Copies of all Consent to operate obtained since inception NA
(iii)Date of Issue 10 Jun 2019
(iv)Valid Upto 29 Feb 2024
(v)File No. 182/ML-Co-S/12/0116
(vi)Application No. C0090063
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date Copy of Consent to Operate
10.
Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores) 4402
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores) 180
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores) 11
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores) 3
11.
Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? No
12.
Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? No
13.
Raw Material / Fuel Requirement:
(a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel 0
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel 392840000
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel 392840000
    13.1.        Raw Material / Fuel Profile
S. No.Raw Material / Fuel QuantityUnitOther UnitSource (incase of Import. please specify country and Name of the port from which Raw Material / Fuel is received )Mode of TransportOther Mode of TransportDistance of Source from Project Site (in Kilometres) (In case of import, distance from the port from which the raw material / fuel is received)Type of Linkage Other Type of Linkage Uploaded Copy of Linkage
(1.)Coal3390000Tons per AnnumPachwara NorthRoad,Rail160 CaptiveCopy of Linkage
14.
Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection FROM 01 Jan 2019 To 31 Mar 2019
(b)Season Summer
    14.1.     No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 8
S. No.Criteria Pollutants Other Criteria PollutantsUnitMaximum ValueMinimum Value98 Percentile ValuePrescribed Standard
(1.)PM2.5Micro Gram per Meter Cube37.4921.6437.4960
(2.)SO2Micro Gram per Meter Cube18.7510.7518.7580
(3.)OthersO3Micro Gram per Meter Cube35.4732.9835.47100
(4.)PM10Micro Gram per Meter Cube87.4855.3987.48100
(5.)NOxMicro Gram per Meter Cube36.5826.3736.5880
    14.2.     No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 3
S. No.Criteria Pollutants Other Criteria PollutantsHeavy MetalUnitOther UnitMaximum ValueMinimum ValueDesirable LimitMaximum Permissible Limit
(1.)pHOthers-7.717.288.58.5
(2.)Total Hardnessmg/l265.1220.9200600
(3.)Chloridesmg/l27.8182501000
(4.)Fluoridemg/l0.630.5311.5
(5.)OthersCamg/l68.347.275200
(6.)Heavy MetalsFemg/l0.230.180.30.3
(7.)TDSmg/l4283405002000
(8.)TSSmg/l0000
    14.3.     No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 4
S. No.Criteria Pollutants Other Criteria PollutantsUnitOther UnitMaximum ValueMinimum ValueClassification of inland water body
(1.)pHmg/l8.046.57D
(2.)BODmg/l106.1D
(3.)DOmg/l6.984.39D
(4.)CODmg/l71.638.1D
(5.)OthersTSSmg/l4828D
    14.4.     No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 8
S. No.Parameter UnitMaximum ValueMinimum ValuePrescribed Standard
(1.)Leq(Night)A-weighted decibels(dB(A))54.6241.8470
(2.)Leq(Day)A-weighted decibels(dB(A))64.246.175
    14.5.     No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 8
S. No.Parameter UnitOther UnitMaximum ValueMinimum Value
(1.)Electric ConductivityOthersus/cm64074
(2.)pHParts per Million7.896.75
(3.)P(Phosphorus)Milligram per Kilogram18.615.08
(4.)K(Potassium)Milligram per Kilogram00
(5.)N(Nitrogen)Milligram per Kilogram252.76152.9
14.6.
Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) From 21.26 To 60.96
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) From 10.56 To 27.42
(c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ? No
     15.      Details of Water Requirement (During Operation)
S. No.Source Source Other Required Quantity (Kilolitre per Day (Kld))Distance from SourceCopy of Permission from Competent Authority Mode of TransportOther Mode of TransportMethod of Water WithdrawalOther Method of Water WithdrawalLetter No.Date of IssuePermitted Quantity
(1.)OthersBhagirathi River46509.45Copy of Permission LetterPipelineIntake Well41/I-4M-26/0610 Sep 2009146794.53
15.1.
(a)Whether Desalination is proposed No
    16.       Waste Water Management(During Operation)
S. No.Type/Source Quantity of Waste Water Generated (Kilolitre per Day)Treatment Capacity (Kilolitre per Day) Treatment MethodMode of DisposalOther Mode of DisposalQuantity of Treated Water Used in Recycling/Reuse (Kilolitre per Day)Quantity of Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)
(1.)Diff. Sources2313623136Chemical dossing, RO and FoculationReuse within the Plant & Recycling23136
16.1.
(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day) 23136
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day) 0
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day) 23136
    17.       Solid Waste Generation/Management
S. No.Name of Waste Item Other ItemQuantity per AnnumUnitDistance from Site(KM)Mode of TransportOther Mode of TransportMode of DisposalOther Mode of Disposal
(1.)AshFly Ash1088000Tons5RoadOthersCement Industry & Brick Manufacturer
(2.)AshBottom Ash272000Tons1OthersPipelineTreatment, Storage and Disposal Facility(TSDF)
18.
    18.1.     Air Quality Impact Prediction
S. No.Criteria Pollutants Other Criteria PollutantsUnitBaseline ConcentrationDistance GLCIncremental ConcentrationTotal GLCPrescribed Standard
(1.)PM10Microgram per Meter Cube69.89218.3188.201100
(2.)NOxMicrogram per Meter Cube29.082103.64132.720180
(3.)PM2.5Microgram per Meter Cube27.9527.3235.270160
(4.)SO2Microgram per Meter Cube12.5880123.34135.920180
    18.2.     Stack Details
S. No.Source FuelStack Height(m)Stack Diameter(m)PollutantsOther PollutantsEmission (GLS)
(1.)Captive CoalCoal1507.18NOx58.86
(2.)Captive Coal MineCoal1507.18PM1017.66
(3.)Captive CoalCoal1507.18SO258.86
19.
Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA)) 2500
(b)Source Station Transformer
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement Not Applicable
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets) No DG set
(e)Stack Height (in m) 150
20.
Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.) 0
(b)Private Land (ha.) 0
(c)Government Land (ha.) 705.36
(d)Revenue Land (ha.) 0
(e)Other Land (ha.) 0
    Total Land (ha.) 705.36
21.
Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.) 0
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.) 0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.) 0
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.) 0
(e)Settlements (ha.) 0
(f)Industrial (ha.) 705.36
(g)Forest (ha.) 0
(h)Mangroves (ha.) 0
(i)Marine Area (ha.) 0
(j)Others (ha.) : nil 0
    Total (ha.) 705.36
    22.     Land requirement for various activities
S. No.Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others OthersLand Requirement (ha.)Remarks
(1.)Main Plant365
(2.)Ash Pond185
Total (ha.) 550
23.
Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Sanctuaries; NPA-Notified Protected Area; ESAs-Eco Sensitive Areas; ESZs-Eco Sensitive Zones :
    23.1.     Details of Ecological Sensitivity :
S. No.Details of Ecological Sensitivity NameDistance from the Project (Km)Remarks
(1.)Critically Polluted AreaNot critically Polluted1010km Area is not critically Polluted
(2.)ESAsNo ESA10No ESA
(3.)ESZsNo ESZ10No ESZ with 10KM
(4.)WLSNo WLS10No WLS
(5.)NPANo NPA10No NPA
(6.)Wildlife CorridorsNo Wildlife Corridors10No Wildlife Corridors within 10KM
(7.)CorridorsNo corridor10No ones corridor
    23.2.     Details of Environmental Sensitivity :
S. No.Details of Environmental Sensitivity Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity NameDistance from the Project (Km)Remarks
(1.)Archaeological SitesNo archaeological site available10No archaeological site available with in 10KM
(2.)Defence InstallationsNo defence installation available with in 10KM10No defence installation available with in 10KM
(3.)ForestNo Forest10No forest with in 10KM
23.3.
(a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required? No
(b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required? No
24.
Forest Land:
Whether any Forest Land involved? No
25.
Tree Cutting:
(a)No. of Trees Cut for the Project (if Forest Land not Involved) 0
(b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees Not Applicable
26.
Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha) 705.36
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha) 0
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired 0
27.
Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R):
(a)No. of Villages 0
(b)No. of Households 0
(c)No. of PDFs (Project Displaced Families) 0
(d)No. of PAFs (Project Affected Families) 0
(e)Funds Allocated for R&R(in INR) (in Lacs) 0
(f)Status of R&R Completed
28.
Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ? No
(b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ? No
(c)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been approved by competent authority ? No
29.
Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area ? No
(b)Whether there is Diversion Required ? No
(c)Whether permission has been obtained from competent authority ? No
30.
Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area ? No
31.
Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction 80
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation 200
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction 100
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation 20
(e)No. of working days 1350
(f)Total Manpower 400
32.
Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Uploaded Green Belt plan Copy of Green Belt Plan
S. No.Description ExistingProposedTotal
(1.)Total Area of Green Belt11010120
(2.)Percentage of Total Project Area30.132.8733
(3.)No. of Plants354101000045410
(4.)Funds Allocated500000010000006000000
    33.         Project Benefits
S. No.Type of Project Benefits Details of Project Benefits
(1.)FinancialTOTAL FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL PICTURE WILL BE CHANGED BECAUSE RS. 4402 CR PROJECT HUGE PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CREATED
   34.   CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable
   35.   Sector Specific Details For Thermal Projects
S. No.Item Details
1.
Specifications of Plant:
(b) Technology Proposed Supercritical
(b) Plant Load Factor(%) 90
(c) Station Heat Rate (Kcal/Kwh) 2151
(d) Steam Rate/Flow Rate 1883
(e) Boiler Temperature 596
(f) Boiler Pressure 270
(g) Type of Stack Single flue
(h) No. of Stacks 1
S. No. Stack ID Stack Height (m) Stack Diameter at exit (m) Exit Velocity of Stack Gas (m/s) Exit Temperature of Stack Gas (Degree Celsius)
(1.)31507.1822140
      2.        Details of Fuel Linkage
S. No.Type of Fuel Type of Linkage Other Type of Linkage DetailsCharacteristics
(1.)CoalCaptive
Source of Linkage :Pachwara North
Quantity of Linkage Granted :3390000
Date of Linkage :15 Apr 2015
Duration of Linkage :29
Gross Calorific Value (Kcal/Kg) :5492
Ash Content (%) :19.97
Sulphur Content (%) :0.5
Moisture (%) :7.96
Mercury (mg/kg) :0.3
Fixed Carbon (%) :39.5
Volatile Matter (%) :32.57
     3.       Details of Transportation of Fuel
S. No.Fuel Rail RoadPipe ConveyorConveyor BeltArial RopewayOther Mode of TransportationTotal DistanceTotal Quantity
(1.)Coal
Distance :105
Quantity :3390000
Distance :55
Quantity :0
Distance :
Quantity :
Distance :
Quantity :
Distance :
Quantity :
Distance :
Quantity :
1603390000
TOTAL Distance : 105
Quantity : 3390000
Distance : 55
Quantity : 0
Distance : 0
Quantity : 0
Distance : 0
Quantity : 0
Distance : 0
Quantity : 0
Distance : 0
Quantity : 0
4.
Details of Cooling System:
(a) Type of Cooling System Water Cooled
(b) Type of Draft Natural Draft
(c) Type of Air Circulation Parallel Flow
(d) Cycle of Cooling (COC) 5
(e) Water Req. For Cooling (m3/day) 80000
(f) Boiler Blow Down Temperature 0
S. No.Item Details
36.
Details of Court Cases:
(a)Whether there is any Court Cases pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up ? No
37.
Details of Direction Issued under Environment (Protection) Act / Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)) Act / Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act:
(a)Whether any Direction issued under EPA Act/Air Act/Water Act ? No
38.
Details of EIA Consultant:
(a)Have you hired Consultant for preparing document? Yes
(i)Accreditation No. NABET/EIA/1417/SA 0013
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant Development Consultant Pvt. Ltd
(iii)Address 24 Park Street, Kolkata – 700016
(iv)Mobile No. 9830558701
(v)Landline No. 0334012530
(vi)Email Id arindas@in.dclgroup.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation Thermal Projects
(ix)Validity of Accreditation 31 Dec 2019
(x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET Copy of Certificate of Accreditation
39.
Documents to be Attached:
(a)Uploaded Copy of EIA/EMP Report Copy of EIA/EMP
Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures)
Copy of EIA/EMP(Plans/Figures)
(b)Uploaded Copy of Risk Assessment Report Copy of Risk Assessment
(c)Uploaded Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan
(d)Uploaded Copy of Final Layout Plan Copy of Final Layout Plan
(e)Uploaded Cover Letter Copy of Cover Letter
(f)Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency
(g)Uploaded Additional File Copy of Additional File
(h)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC meeting) NA
      Essential Detail Sought : NIL
            Additional Detail Sought:
Sno. ADS Letter Remarks Date of ADS
1. ADS Reply LetterRef. Letter No. Nil dated 24.07.2019 06 Aug 2019
2. ADS Raise LetterPlease upload the additional information as per the document enclosed 24 Jul 2019
3. ADS Reply LetterAdditional Documents 19 Jul 2019
4.NAthe reply provides only a letter from WBPCB. However, the reply to remaining points are not available. Please submit the requisite information for consideration. 17 Jul 2019
5. ADS Reply LetterWBPCB Letter 15 Jul 2019
6.NA

Committee after deliberations, deferred the project for want of  information

11 Jul 2019
Undertaking
I hereby give undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to be best of my knowledge and belief. And I am aware that if any part of the data and information found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. In addition to above, I hereby give undertaking that no activity/ construction/ expansion has since been taken up.
Name of ApplicantIndranil Dutta
DesignationDirector(Projects)
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
AddressBidyut Unnayan Bhaban, LA Block, 3/C Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-98
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