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)	Establishing 1x800 MW Coal Based Supercritical Thermal Power Plant and Decommissioning of 2x120 MW Units at Ukai Thermal Power Plant at Vill. Vagda, Tehsil –Fort Songadh, Dist-Tapi, Gujarat
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL)
(c)Registered Address	Race Course,Vadodara,Vadodara,Gujarat-390007
(d)Legal Status of the Company	State Government
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Chief Engineer Project and Planning
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	Chief Engineer
(c)Address	GUJARAT STATE ELECTRICITY CORPORATION LIMITED Vidyut Bhawan, Race, Course, Vadodara,Vadodara,,Vadodara,Gujarat-390007
(d)Pin code	390007
(e)E-mail	gsecltp@gmail.com
(f)STD Code.	265(f)Telephone No.	6612154
(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	1(d) Thermal Power Plants
Minor Activity
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/GJ/THE/18733/2007
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/137792/2020
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Thermal Projects
(f)Project Type	Expansion

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	Within the premises of Ukai Thermal Power Plant of
(b)Pincode	394680
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	21.12.21.68
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	21.12.49.525
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	73.33.26.186
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	73.50.616
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	46 G7/8/11/12
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	83
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	50
(j)Seismic Zone	3

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

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

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR)/EC:
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	J-13011/38/2008. IA-II (T)
(c)Date of Issue of TOR	20 Nov 2007
(f)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter
(b)Date of Apply of EC	06 May 2008
(c)Date of Issue of EC	13 Jun 2008
(d)Previous EC Letter	Copy of Previous EC letter

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 Details

No. of People Attended

Issues Raised

Designation of Presiding Officer

Other Designation of Presiding Officer

(1.)

Date of Advertisement :	18 May 2019
Copy of advertisement :	Copy of Advertisement

Copy of Public Hearing :	Copy of Public Hearing
Date :	19 Jun 2019
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :	2

Urja Nagar Colony Ukai

State :	Gujarat
District :	Tapi
Tehsil :	Songadh
Village :	Ukai

200

Related to CRS employment fly ash generation health checkup camps

District Magistrate

Details of Project Configuration/Product:
Details Not Applicable

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	Bhopal
(iii)Letter No.	F. No. 4-21/2008(ENV)/034 dated 07.01.2018
(iv)Status of Compliance	Compiled
(v)Certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance conditions (Including Monitoring Report)	Copy of Certified Compliance Report
(vi)Date of site visit	Sep 29 2018 12:00AM
(b)Details of Capacity Expansion

S. No.	Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)	Quantity From	Quantity To	Total	Unit	Other Unit	Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product	Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)	Caol based supercritical Thermal Power stattion	1110	800	1910	Mega Watt(MW)		Others	transmission line

(c)Details of Configuration

S. No.	Plant / Equipment / Facility	Existing Configuration	Proposed Configuration	Final configuration after expansion	Remarks
(1.)	unit 3&4	2 x 200 MW	2 x 200 MW	2 x 200 MW	No change
(2.)	Unit 5	210 MW	210 MW	210 MW	No change
(3.)	Unit 6	500 MW	500 MW	500 MW	No change
(4.)	Unit 7	0	800 MW	800 MW	Units1,2 decommissioned and proposed supercritical unit of 800 MW capacity shall be set up

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	28 Aug 2015
(iv)Valid Upto	06 Jul 2020
(v)File No.	GPCB/CCA-NAV-392(2)/ID-20753/326255
(vi)Application No.	order no.AWH-72779
(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)	5113
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	8.466
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	12.78
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	47.4

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?	Yes
d)Inter-State boundaries and international boundaries	Yes

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	3340000
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	000
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	3340000

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.)	Coal	3340000	Tons per Annum		Gare Palma Sector-I coal block	Rail		1200	Captive		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 01 Mar 2018 To 31 May 2018
(b)Season	Pre-Monsoon

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 11
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	98 Percentile Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	88	50	87.24	100
(2.)	Others	CO	Mili Gram per Meter Cube	0.97	0.56	0.94	2 (8 hr)
(3.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	28	15	27.64	80
(4.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	48	26	47.05	60
(5.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	18	6	17.76	80

14.2. No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 6
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	pH			NA		7.94	7.36	7.5	8.5
(2.)	TDS			mg/l		324	240	500	2000
(3.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		170	142	200	600
(4.)	Chlorides			mg/l		68	29	250	1000
(5.)	Heavy Metals		pb	mg/l		0.01	0.01	0.01	0.0
(6.)	TSS			mg/l		0	0	0	0
(7.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.88	0.56	1.0	1.5

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 9
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	pH		NA		8.22	7.25	C
(2.)	DO		mg/l		6.8	5.8	C
(3.)	BOD		mg/l		26	6	C
(4.)	COD		mg/l		66	18	C

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 11
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	60.2	42.4	55 75
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	52.2	36.2	45, 70

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 6
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	pH			8.14	7.52
(2.)	N(Nitrogen)	Others	mg/100 gm	16.4	12.6
(3.)	P(Phosphorus)	Others	mg/100gm	0.94	0.58
(4.)	K(Potassium)	Others	mg/100gm	1.2	0.6
(5.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	micro mhos/cm	456.2	326.2

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 10 To 5
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 10 To 5
(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.)	Surface		45600	0.5	Copy of Permission Letter	Canal		Others	Open channel	WTR/2007/475/5/P	23 Aug 2007	1531200

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.)	service water	96	300	ETP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		96
(2.)	Domestic	48	0	STP / septic tank	Green Belt Renewal Plant		48
(3.)	Boiler blow down & other DM water	240	300	ETP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		240
(4.)	CW system blow down	8640	300	ETP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		8640
(5.)	FGD System	600	300	ETP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		600

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	9624
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	0
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	9624

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.)	Ash	Bottom Ash		227120	Tons	0.4	Others	High Conc. slurry	Others	Existing ash dyke, other users
(2.)	Ash	Fly Ash		908480	Tons	12	Road		Others	Abandoned mines, other users

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.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	88	0.0	0.35	88.36	100
(2.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	0	0	0	01	0
(3.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	18	0.0	1.19	19.20	80
(4.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	26	0.0	1.19	27.20	80

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	chimney	coal	150	7.2	PM10		27.2

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	400
(b)Source	Gujarat Electricity Transmission Company Limited
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Not Applicable
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	0
(e)Stack Height (in m)	0

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	0
(b)Private Land (ha.)	0
(c)Government Land (ha.)	36
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	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.)	36
(g)Forest (ha.)	0
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0
(j)Others (ha.) : NA	0
Total (ha.)	36

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Township		0	area does not invloved plant area
(2.)	Ash Pond		0	Nil (existing to be used)
(3.)	Quarry Area		0	0
(4.)	OB Dump Area		0	NA
(5.)	Safety Zone		0	NA
(6.)	Tailing Pond		0	Nil
(7.)	LandFill		0	NA
(8.)	Water Reservoir		0	NA
(9.)	Desalination Plant		0	NA
(10.)	Area for Solid Waste Management		1.62	Ash Handling Plant
(11.)	Built Up Area		6.07
(12.)	Others	Balance of Plant + FGD	8.09	Balance of plant 6.07, FGD- 2.02
(13.)	Main Plant		20.23	Main Plant 12.14, Coal handling 8.094

Total (ha.)

36.01

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.)	ESAs	NA	000	not present with 10 km study area
(2.)	ESZs	NA	000	not present with 10 km study area
(3.)	WLS	NA	0	NA
(4.)	Critically Polluted Area	NA	0	not present with 10 km study area
(5.)	Wildlife Corridors	NA	00	not present with 10 km study area
(6.)	Corridors	NA	000	not present with 10 km study area
(7.)	NPA	NA	0	not present with 10 km study area

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.)	Forest		NIL	0	not present within 10 km study area
(2.)	Defence Installations		NA	00	not present within 10 km study area
(3.)	Others	NIL	NA	00	not present within 10 km study area
(4.)	Archaeological Sites		NA	000	not present within 10 km study area

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)	0
(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	Yet To Start

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 ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	Ukai Left Bank Main Canal
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	North
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	0.2

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	200
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	200
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	600
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	100
(e)No. of working days	365
(f)Total Manpower	1100

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

S. No.	Description	Existing	Proposed	Total
(1.)	Total Area of Green Belt	8.91	3.50	12.41
(2.)	Percentage of Total Project Area	24.72	8.28	33
(3.)	No. of Plants	23435	7000	30435
(4.)	Funds Allocated	8397682	10000000	18397682

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Financial	The project will improve the power supply position in western region particularly, which is vital for economic growth as well as improving the quality of life.
(2.)	Social	The proposed project will keep certain matching amount for development of physical infrastructure of nearby villages, especially adjacent villages under corporate social responsibility.

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details For Thermal Projects

S. No.

Item

Details

Specifications of Plant:
(b) Technology Proposed	Supercritical
(b) Plant Load Factor(%)	85
(c) Station Heat Rate (Kcal/Kwh)	2150
(d) Steam Rate/Flow Rate	2277.4
(e) Boiler Temperature	602
(f) Boiler Pressure	274
(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.)	Unit -7	150	7.2	25.6	65

2. Details of Fuel Linkage

S. No.

Type of Fuel

Type of Linkage

Other Type of Linkage

Details

Characteristics

(1.)

Coal

Captive

Source of Linkage :	Gare Palma Sector-I coal block
Quantity of Linkage Granted :	3340000
Date of Linkage :	10 Feb 2020
Duration of Linkage :	34

Gross Calorific Value (Kcal/Kg) :	4706
Ash Content (%) :	31.97
Sulphur Content (%) :	0.54
Moisture (%) :	5.38
Mercury (mg/kg) :	0.12
Fixed Carbon (%) :	35.66
Volatile Matter (%) :	26.99

3. Details of Transportation of Fuel

S. No.

Fuel

Rail

Road

Pipe Conveyor

Conveyor Belt

Arial Ropeway

Other Mode of Transportation

Total Distance

Total Quantity

(1.)

Coal

Distance :	1200
Quantity :	3340000

Distance :
Quantity :

Distance :
Quantity :

Distance :
Quantity :

Distance :
Quantity :

Distance :
Quantity :

1200

3340000

TOTAL

Distance : 1200
Quantity : 3340000

Distance : 0
Quantity : 0

Details of Cooling System:
(a) Type of Cooling System	Water Cooled
(b) Type of Draft	Natural Draft
(c) Type of Air Circulation	Counter Flow
(d) Cycle of Cooling (COC)	5
(e) Water Req. For Cooling (m3/day)	43728
(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/1619/SA 083 (Rev.01 )
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	Mantec Consultants Pvt. Ltd
(iii)Address	D-36, sector 6 Noida
(iv)Mobile No.	9911994264
(v)Landline No.	0120421580
(vi)Email Id	envmantec@gmail.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Thermal Projects
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	18 Apr 2020
(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	duplicate proposal. Already a proposal was submitted on the no.144074.	15 Jun 2020

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	Chief Engineer Project and Planning
Designation	Chief Engineer
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL)
Address	Race Course