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)	Onshore Oil and Gas Development Drilling and Production Involving Onshore drilling of 179 wells, production facilities and laying of assorted oil & gas flowlines/delivery lines in District Tinsukia (Assam)
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	OIL INDIA LIMITED
(c)Registered Address	OIL INDIA LIMITED DULIAJAN District : Dibrugarh ,,Dibrugarh,Assam-786602
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Central PSU
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Ajit Chandra Haloi
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	CGM(HSE)
(c)Address	Safety & Environment Department , Oil India Limited, Duliajan,,,Dibrugarh,Assam-786602
(d)Pin code	786602
(e)E-mail	safety@oilindia.in
(f)STD Code.	374(f)Telephone No.	2800542
(g)Fax No.	03742801796
(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(b) Offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration, development & production
Minor Activity	8(a) Building and Construction projects
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/AS/IND2/165606/2007
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/165470/2020
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Industrial Projects - 3
(f)Project Type	Expansion

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	N Hapjan Dhola - 2
(b)Pincode	786151
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	27.442856
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	27.635214
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	95.333333
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	95.533953
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	83M6, 83M7, 83M10, 83M11
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	144
(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	Assam

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-11011/375/2016-IA II (I)
(c)Date of Issue of TOR	08 Sep 2017
(f)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter
(b)Date of Apply of EC	07 Aug 2020
(c)Date of Issue of EC	28 Dec 2020
(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 :	10 Feb 2020
Copy of advertisement :	Copy of Advertisement

Copy of Public Hearing :	Copy of Public Hearing
Date :	12 Mar 2020
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :	1

Public/ Community Hall, Baghjan TE

State :	Assam
District :	Tinsukia
Tehsil :	Doom Dooma
Village :	Baghjan

146

• Pollution control- soil, air and noise pollution; vehicular pollution, management of wastes released from drill sites etc. • Protection of DSNP and Maguri Beel areas from pollution • Plantation in

Others

Additional Deputy Commissioner

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	Shillong
(iii)Letter No.	RO-NE/E/IA/AS/MI/59/169-71
(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	Jun 13 2016 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.)	179 wells and 9 production installations	41	179	220	Others	No of wells	Others	Well Drilling

(c)Details of Configuration

S. No.	Plant / Equipment / Facility	Existing Configuration	Proposed Configuration	Final configuration after expansion	Remarks
(1.)	179 wells and 9 production installations	41	179	220

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	16 Oct 2019
(iv)Valid Upto	15 Sep 2020
(v)File No.	S&E/E/20/1613
(vi)Application No.	S&E/E/20/1613
(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)	3500
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	4.41
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	8.77
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	5.01

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	3.5
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	0
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	3.5

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.)	diesel	3.5	Kilo Litre per Day		Local supplier	Road		50	Others	through supplier	Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 04 Oct 2017 To 30 Dec 2017
(b)Season	Post-Monsoon

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 8
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	74	25	72	60
(2.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	29.6	12.2	27.97	80
(3.)	Others	CO	Mili Gram per Meter Cube	0.85	0.15	0.76	2
(4.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	136	52	134	100
(5.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	8.6	4.2	7.5	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.)	Chlorides			mg/l		27	12	250	1000
(2.)	TSS			Others	Not Analyzed	0	0	0	0
(3.)	Heavy Metals		Total Chromium	mg/l		0.01	0.01	0.05	0.05
(4.)	pH			Others	No Unit	7.4	6.5	6.5	8.5
(5.)	TDS			mg/l		114	40	500	2000
(6.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		76	16	200	600
(7.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.1	0.1	1	1.5
(8.)	Others	Magnesium		mg/l		11	0.96	30	100

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 5
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	BOD		mg/l		2	2	A
(2.)	pH		Others	No Unit	7.17	6.65	A
(3.)	DO		mg/l		8.8	7.6	A
(4.)	COD		mg/l		12	4	A
(5.)	Others	Total Coliform	Others	MPN/ 100ml	170	23	B

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 24
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	47.53	39.5	45
(2.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	58.1	51.1	55

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 6
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	pH	Others	No Unit	6.27	4.94
(2.)	K(Potassium)	Milligram per Kilogram		115	13
(3.)	P(Phosphorus)	Milligram per Kilogram		10	3
(4.)	N(Nitrogen)	Milligram per Kilogram		347	224
(5.)	Electric Conductivity	Millisiemens per Centimetre		85	23

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 2 To 5
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 1.68 To 4.5
(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.)	GroundWater		40	0	Copy of Permission Letter	modeOthers	Well at site	Others	Bore well	21-4/1186/AS/MIN/2020	08 Jul 2020	40

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.)	Domestic wastewater	8	8	Soak Pit	Others	Reused at Site	8	0
(2.)	Drilling and Wash wastewater	13.8	15	Effluent Treatment Plant	Others	Reused at Site	13.8	0

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	21.8
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	0
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	21.8

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.)	Drill Cuttings	Industrial Waste		836	Tons	0	Others	Disposed at HDPE lined pits within site	Others	Disposed at HDPE lined pits within site
(2.)	Waste Drilling Mud	Industrial Waste		1920	Tons	0	Others	Disposed at HDPE lined pits within site	Others	Disposed at HDPE lined pits within site

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.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	24.19	1.4	12.13	36.33	80
(2.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	6.18	1.42	0.43	6.62	80
(3.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	89.5	1.4	0.06	89.57	100
(4.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	48	0	0	48.01	60
(5.)	Others(Specify)	Total Hydrocarbon	Microgram per Meter Cube	763.36	1.42	0.08	763.45	0

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	DG Set	Diesel	7	0.3	NOx		1.836
(2.)	DG Set	Diesel	7	0.3	Others	Hydrocarbon	0.004
(3.)	DG Set	Diesel	7	0.3	PM10		0.007
(4.)	DG Set	Diesel	7	0.3	SO2		0.039

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	1250
(b)Source	Diesel Generator Set
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Not Applicable
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	1250
(e)Stack Height (in m)	7

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	0
(b)Private Land (ha.)	600
(c)Government Land (ha.)	0
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	600

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.)	7401
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.)	0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.)	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.)	1471
(e)Settlements (ha.)	6620
(f)Industrial (ha.)	64
(g)Forest (ha.)	2121
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0
(j)Others (ha.) : Tea Garden, Marshy Land, Road Network, Railway Tra	21324
Total (ha.)	39001.0000

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Others	Wells and production installation	600

Total (ha.)

600

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	None	10	No ESA within 10 km
(2.)	Wildlife Corridors	None	10	No wildlife corridors within 10 km
(3.)	Critically Polluted Area	None	10	No critically polluted area within 10 km
(4.)	Corridors	None	10	No corridors within 10 km
(5.)	WLS	Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni	1	Wildlife clearance application for the wells and production facilities will be submitted
(6.)	NPA	Dibru Saikhowa National Park	1	Distance from nearest proposed well
(7.)	ESZs	Dibru Saikhowa National Park	0.1	Distance of nearest proposed well from Notified ecosensitive zone of Dibru Saikhowa National Park

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.)	Archaeological Sites		None	10	No archaeological sites within 10 km
(2.)	Forest		Dibru Saikhowa NP and Bherjan Borjan Padumoni WLS	1	Dibru Saikhowa NP and Bherjan Borjan Padumoni WLS located 1 km from nearest proposed well
(3.)	Defence Installations		None	10	No major defense installations within 10 km

23.3.

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

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)	Not Applicable
(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)	600
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	In process

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	35 Schedule-1 species
(b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ?	Yes
(i)Uploaded copy of conservation plan	Copy of conservation plan
(ii)Fund Provision made	1.21 crore
(iii)Period of Implementation	7 years
(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	Maguri Motapung Wetlands within the Block
(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	Brahmaputra River
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	North West
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	0.9

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	20
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	40
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	80
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	40
(e)No. of working days	120
(f)Total Manpower	180

32.

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

S. No.	Description	Proposed	Total
(1.)	Total Area of Green Belt	15.75	15.75
(2.)	Percentage of Total Project Area	2.63	2.63
(3.)	No. of Plants	25200	25200
(4.)	Funds Allocated	15.75	15.75

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Environmental	Contributing to Forest Departments habitat improvement program Capacity building of forest department staffs Awareness Generation Meetings at villages Engaging a NGO for Identification of Hoolock Gibbon and Vulture Roosting sites. Ecological survey in Maguri Beel area Plantation at DSNP through Forest Department, at abandoned drill sites, along the pipeline routes, at Tea Gardens
(2.)	Social	• Development activities- improvement of infrastructure in schools, road repair, provision of ambulance, fund for hospital development, fund for college development, provision of streetlights; fund for flood protection • Programs related to livelihood generation, health improvement as per OIL’s Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) programmes.
(3.)	Financial	Provision of more royalty to Assam Government and more cess to Govt. of India Energy security for the country

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 3

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Details

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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/1618/RA 0055
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	ERM India Pvt. Ltd.
(iii)Address	Building 10, Tower A, 4th Floor, DLF Cyber City Gurgaon 122002
(iv)Mobile No.	9810295449
(v)Landline No.	0124411703
(vi)Email Id	sushil.handa@erm.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 3
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	26 Oct 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 : NIL

Additional Detail Sought:
Sno.	ADS Letter	Remarks	Date of ADS
1.	ADS Reply Letter	Reply to ADS is attached	28 Oct 2020
2.	NA	The Committee during deliberations noted that the project proponent has uploaded the certified compliance of the existing status of the EC conditions issued by the Ministry’s Regional Office vide letter dated 5^th July, 2016. The certified report has very serious observations against the ongoing projects and reported serious non-compliance by the PP. It was observed by the regional office that the PP has started development and production of the wells without obtaining prior environmental clearance. The Committee after detailed deliberations desired for following additional information/inputs in respect of the following: (i). Action taken report on non-complied points to be forwarded by the Ministry’s Regional Office. (ii) Justification, if any, for start of development/production of wells without prior environmental clearance. (iii) Details of existing NBWL permission and status of NBWL clearance for the proposed project. (iv)Public hearing issues, response and detailed action plan The proposal was therefor DEFERRED for the needful.	30 Sep 2020

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	Ajit Chandra Haloi
Designation	CGM(HSE)
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	OIL INDIA LIMITED
Address	OIL INDIA LIMITED DULIAJAN District : Dibrugarh