Report Part 1

Form-2

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

S. No.

Item

Details

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)	EIA Study for Development of Passenger Ropeway between Palchan and Rohtang,Himachal Pradesh
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	MANALI ROPEWAYS PRIVATE LIMITED
(c)Registered Address	Solang Nala, Post Office Palchan, Tehsil Manali,,Kullu,Himachal Pradesh-175103
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Private
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Suresh Singh Pathania
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	Project Head
(c)Address	Solang Nala, Post Office Palcha, Tehsil Manali,,Manali(T),Kullu,Himachal Pradesh-175103
(d)Pin code	175103
(e)E-mail	sspathania@tata.com
(f)STD Code.	22(f)Telephone No.	66100052
(g)Fax No.
(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

Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006:
(a.I)Project/Activity	7(g) Aerial ropeways
Minor Activity
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/HP/MIS/104323/2016
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/104302/2019
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	INFRA-2
(f)Project Type	Fresh EC

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	kothi 567,568,569,570 ;Gulaba :Tukda no 3 to 6,Ma
(b)Pincode	175103
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	32199.20
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	322152.37
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	771137.4
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	771443.41
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	52H/3
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	3985.47
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	0
(j)Seismic Zone	5

(a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed	1
(b)Main State of the project	Himachal Pradesh

Details of State of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
NIL

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):
(a)Whether TOR is mandatory for submitting application	Yes
(b)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	10-52/2016-IA.III
(c)Date of Apply of TOR	30 Jun 2016
(d)Date of Issue of TOR / Standard ToR	20 Sep 2016
(e)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	Yes
(b)Reason	All linear projects in border states PH is Exempte
(c)Supporting Document	Copy of Supporting Document

Details of Project Configuration/Product:

8.1. Project Configuration
S. No.	Plant/Equipment/Facility	Configuration	Remarks
(1.)	Passanger aerial ropeway	Monocable Detachable Grip Gondola System	carbon credit

8.2. Product
S. No.	Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product	Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)	9	1	Hectares		Arial Ropeway

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):
Details Not Applicable

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	30 Apr 2019
(iv)Valid Upto	30 Apr 2019
(v)File No.	not applicable
(vi)Application No.	not applicable
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date	NA

10.

Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores)	584
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	4.785
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	5.84
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	0.24

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

12.

Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

13.

Raw Material / Fuel Requirement:
(a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel	335
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	335

13.1. Raw Material / Fuel Profile
S. No.	Raw Material / Fuel	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Source (incase of Import. please specify country and Name of the port from which Raw Material / Fuel is received )	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Distance 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.)	Reinforcement Steel	57.23	Tons per Annum		Local	Road		60	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	Sand	808	Tons per Annum		Local	Road		40	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(3.)	Structural Steel	57.23	Tons per Annum		Local	Road		60	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(4.)	Haulage rope	33.23	Tons per Annum		Imported	Others	Sea/Road	7000	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(5.)	Steel for tower	48	Tons per Annum		Imported	Others	Sea/Road	7000	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(6.)	Coarse Aggregate	1423.07	Tons per Annum		Local	Road		40	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(7.)	cement	280	Tons per Annum		Local	Road		130	Linkage		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 05 Oct 2016 To 27 Nov 2016
(b)Season	Winter

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 6
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	98 Percentile Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	44.2	30.5	44.2	60
(2.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	9.26	6.29	9.19	80
(3.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	16.3	10.5	15.90	80
(4.)	Others	CO	Mili Gram per Meter Cube	1.5	1.5	1.5	2
(5.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	63.1	41.3	62.75	100

14.2. No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 4
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	Heavy Metals		arsenic	mg/l		0.019	0.0	0.002	0.002
(2.)	TSS			mg/l		37	3	500	500
(3.)	TDS			mg/l		112	31	500	2000
(4.)	Heavy Metals		cadmium	mg/l		0.0	0.0	0.003	0.003
(5.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		75.8	12	200	600
(6.)	Chlorides			mg/l		14.4	8.6	250	1000
(7.)	Heavy Metals		mercury	mg/l		0.0	0.0	0.0002	0.0002
(8.)	pH			NA		7.53	6.56	8.5	8.5
(9.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.99	0.1	1	1.5
(10.)	Heavy Metals		chromium	mg/l		0.02	0.001	.05	0.05
(11.)	Others	nitrate		mg/l		1.2	1	45	45
(12.)	Heavy Metals		lead	mg/l		0.0	0.0	0.002	0.002

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 2
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	DO		mg/l		6	5.9	B
(2.)	Others	coliform count	Others	MPN/100 ml	43	35	B
(3.)	pH		NA		8.09	7.48	B
(4.)	COD		mg/l		16	8	B
(5.)	BOD		mg/l		7	3	B

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 6
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	65.9	57.3	National Ambient Noise Standards
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	52.4	44.6	National Ambient Noise Standards

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 4
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	N(Nitrogen)	Kilogram per hectare		367	208
(2.)	P(Phosphorus)	Kilogram per hectare		33.1	23.18
(3.)	Electric Conductivity	Millisiemens per Centimetre		0.36	0.17
(4.)	pH			6.9	5.22
(5.)	K(Potassium)	Milligram per Kilogram		128.45	106.54

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 0.18 To 5.16
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 0.98 To 7.31
(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 Source	Copy of Permission from Competent Authority	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Method of Water Withdrawal	Other Method of Water Withdrawal	Letter No.	Date of Issue	Permitted Quantity
(1.)	Others	Tapping of Near by Nalla	112	1	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Others	Tapping	510-11	22 Jul 2019	112

15.1.

(a)Whether Desalination is proposed

16. Waste Water Management(During Operation)
S. No.	Type/Source	Quantity of Waste Water Generated (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Capacity (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Method	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal	Quantity of Treated Water Used in Recycling/Reuse (Kilolitre per Day)	Quantity of Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)
(1.)	WC	90	100	Packaged STP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling,Others	REused in Toilet Flushing and plantation	76	14

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	90
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	14
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	76

17. Solid Waste Generation/Management
S. No.	Name of Waste	Item	Other Item	Quantity per Annum	Unit	Distance from Site(KM)	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal
(1.)	Solid waste	Municipal Solid Waste		243	Tons	14	Others	covered truck	Sanitary Landfills

18.

18.1. Air Quality Impact Prediction
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Baseline Concentration	Distance GLC	Incremental Concentration	Total GLC	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Others(Specify)	CO	Microgram per Meter Cube	1.15	0.54	0.45	1.6	2
(2.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	44.2	0.51	0.069	44.27	60
(3.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	9.19	0.51	0.72	9.92	80
(4.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	15.90	0.51	4.47	20.38	80
(5.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	62.75	.51	0.114	63.864	100

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	0	0	0	0	Others	Not Relevant	0

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	2240
(b)Source	Himachal Pradesh State Electicity Board
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Copy of Agreement
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	5 No of DG set of capacity 50 KVA(2 Nos) and 1000
(e)Stack Height (in m)	30

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	9
(b)Private Land (ha.)	0
(c)Government Land (ha.)	0
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	9

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.)	0.00001
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.)	0.00001
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.)	0.00001
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.)	0.00001
(e)Settlements (ha.)	0.00001
(f)Industrial (ha.)	0.00001
(g)Forest (ha.)	8.9899
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0.00001
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0.00001
(j)Others (ha.) : NA	0.00001
Total (ha.)	8.989989999999999

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Others	Aerial Passenger Ropeway	8.9899	Nil

Total (ha.)

8.9899

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	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	NPA	Not Applicable	0	NA
(2.)	Critically Polluted Area	Not Applicable	0	NA
(3.)	Wildlife Corridors	Not Applicable	0	NA
(4.)	ESZs	Not Applicable	0	NA
(5.)	WLS	Manali Wildlife sanctuary	6.92	MWLS possesses many varieties of Himalayan wildlife species
(6.)	ESAs	Not Applicable	0	NA
(7.)	Corridors	Not Applicable	0	NA

23.2. Details of Environmental Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	Defence Installations		nil	0	NA
(2.)	Archaeological Sites		nil	0	NA
(3.)	Forest		DPF in two stretches and UPF in one streach	0	Manali forest range,Kullu forest division

23.3.

(a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required?	Yes
(i)Uploaded Noc / Permission from the competent authority	Copy of Noc / Permission from the competent authority
(b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required?	No

24.

Forest Land:
Whether any Forest Land involved?	Yes
(a)Forests Clearance Status	Application for Forest Clearance yet to be submitted
(b)Legal Status of Forest Land	Protected

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	Copy of Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees

26.

Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha)	0
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha)	8.9899
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	FC-Stage-I

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	Yet To Start

28.

Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ?	Yes
(i)Details of Schedule-I Species	Panthera pardus andUrsus thibetanus
(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 ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Core Area	Raolikhol,Shikharikhol,Beas River(Bet Gulaba Marhi) and Rani ka Nala (bet Marhi-Rohtang).these water bodies crossing the alignment
(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 ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	Beas Spring (approx.100m North of Rohtang Upper Terminal), Chenab River (approx.3km North of Rohtang Upper terminal),Beas River(within 100m east of alignment),KhanoraNala and Siander Nala :approx.1km South-east of Kothi,KholaNala(approx 1km),SaraiNala(approx.1.5km),Patalsu/GhararhNala(3km),ShalasarNala(1km)West of alignment
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	North
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	0.1

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	0
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	58
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	100
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	0
(e)No. of working days	6
(f)Total Manpower	158

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Total Area of Green Belt	0.56
(b)Percentage of Total Project Area	6.22
(c)No. of Plants to be Planted	1100
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	22900000
(e)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Environmental	Reduction in carbon emission
(2.)	Social	Increase in Tourism Potential ,Increase in Employment Opportunities,Improvement in Aesthetics ,Better Connectivity,Cheaper mode of Transport , Reduced Distance and Saving of Time
(3.)	Financial	Revenue Generation

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details For INFRA-2

S. No.

Item

Details

Details of Building Construction:
(a)Maximum Height of the Building (Meters)	21
(b)Total No. of Flats to be Build	0
(c)No. of Buildings	8
(d)Total plot area (sqm)	21072
(e)Total built up area (sqm)	35499

Foreshore Facilities and/or Marine Disposal:
(a)Whether Project Involves Foreshore Activities and/or marine Disposal?	No

Rain Water Harvesting:
(a)No. of Storage	2
(b)Capacity	600
(c)No. of Recharge Pits	0
(d)Capacity	0

Parking:
(a)Details of 4 Wheeler/ 2 Wheeler Parking	Buses-20,Cars-300

Energy Saving Measures:
(a)Source/Mode	Solar/LED
(b)Percentage	6.2
(c)Quantity	182

Other details:
(a)Details of impact on Water Bodies and Drainage patters of catchment area	Nil
(b)Details of Traffic Density Impact Assessment and Modelling Study	Copy of Details of Traffic Density Impact Assessment and Modelling Study
(c)In case Underground Tunnel Project below the Forest Land - Subsidence Impact Study report	Copy of Underground Tunnel Project below the Forest Land - Subsidence Impact Study report

7. Type of Industries to be established with Industrial Estate as per their category A/B
S. No.	Type of Industry	No. of Units	Category A/B
NIL

Length of the alignment

N/A

Details Bridges/ROB/Interchanges,Flyovers,Vehicle Underpass and Pedestrian Underpass
Details Not Applicable

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/1619/RA0056
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	RITES Ltd
(iii)Address	Plot No:1,Sector-29,Gurgaon-122001
(iv)Mobile No.	8800218003
(v)Landline No.	0124281872
(vi)Email Id	ue.rites@gmail.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	INFRA-2
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	21 Aug 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	NA
(h)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC meeting)	NA

Essential Detail Sought:
Sno.	EDS Letter	Remarks	Date of EDS
1.	NA	As per EIA/EMP report, following needs to be submitted; 1. As per the ToR condition No. xiii- “Public hearing to be conducted and issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the same should be included in EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying with the commitments made. No details has been provided regarding Public Hearing”. However, in the Point wise ToR compliance in the EIA report it is claimed that MoEF&CC vide circular dated 23.10.2017 has considered ropeway project as linear project. Kindly submit the copy of circular dated 23.10.2017. 2. All the annexure as mentioned in the EIA/EMP report including Forest Clearance and justification for non requirement of Wildlife Clearance. 3. S.No./paras of headings mentioned in Chapter 2 of the EIA/EMP report is not in order. 4. Plan for Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) as specified under Ministry’s Office Memorandum vide F.No. 22-65/2017-IA.III dated 1st May 2018.	09 Sep 2019

Additional Detail Sought : NIL

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 Applicant	Suresh Singh Pathania
Designation	Project Head
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	MANALI ROPEWAYS PRIVATE LIMITED
Address	Solang Nala, Post Office Palchan, Tehsil Manali