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 Exploration, Appraisal and Early Production in AA-ONHP-2017/3 Block in Tinsukia District of Assam
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	M/s Vedanta Limited(Division Cairn Oil & Gas)
(c)Registered Address	4th Floor, Vipul Plaza, Suncity Sector 54, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122002,Gurgaon,Haryana-122002
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Private

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Dilip Kumar Bera
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	Sr. Manager - Environment
(c)Address
(d)Pin code	122002
(e)E-mail	dilipkumar.bera@cairnindia.com
(f)Telephone No.	124-4594176
(g)Fax No.	4145612
(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)Major Project/Activity	1(b) Offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration, development & production
(b)Minor Project/Activity	1(a) Mining of minerals
(c)Category	B2
(d)Proposal Number	SIA/AS/IND2/191148/2021
(e)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/191145/2021
(f)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Industrial Projects - 2
(g)Project Type	Fresh EC

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	G46/11, 83M15
(b)Pincode	786181
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	27.416664
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	27.449999
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	95.833329
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	95.833331
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	G46/11, 83M15
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	116
(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(s) of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
(1.)	Assam	Tinsukia	Margherita	Tokapathar No. 2

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	Yes
(b)Reason	It is a Category B2 Project
(c)Supporting Document	Copy of Supporting Document

Details of Project Configuration/Product:

8.1. Project Configuration
S. No.	Plant/Equipment/Facility	Configuration	Remarks
(1.)	8 Well Pad	60 days	For exploration & appraisal of hydrocarbons.
(2.)	EPU 2 number	90 days	Production of crude oil and associated NG

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.)	Drilling of Exploratory and Appraisal Wells	8	Others	number	Others	Drilling
(2.)	Associated Natural gas	0.8	Others	MMSCFD	Others	Captive consumption in GEG
(3.)	Crude oil	4000	Others	BOPD	Others	Road Tankers

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	N/A
(iv)Valid Upto	N/A
(v)File No.	NA
(vi)Application No.	NA
(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)	240
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in crores)	0.10
(c) Funds Allocated Towards ESC (Entrepreneur Social Responsibility) (in crores)	0
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in crores)	0
(e) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Capital(%)	0.04

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	2098.16
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	2098.16

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.)	Water Based Mud	1800	Others	m3/day/well	Manufacturer	Others	Trunks	0	Others	Manufacturer	Copy of Linkage
(2.)	HSD	15	Kilo Litre per Day		Local	Road		0	Others	Local	Copy of Linkage
(3.)	Natural gas	283.16	Others	m3/hr	Local	Road		0	Others	Local	Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 10 Mar 2019 To 07 Jun 2019
(b)Season	Summer

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.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	81.70	33.70	77	100
(2.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	46.30	15.30	43.07	60
(3.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	9	6	8.06	80
(4.)	Others	CO	Mili Gram per Meter Cube	0.78	0.17	0.71	4
(5.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	37.40	13.90	31.16	80

14.2. No. of Ground Water Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	pH			NA		7.36	6.56	6.5	8.5
(2.)	TSS			mg/l		0	0	0	0
(3.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		140	40	200	1000
(4.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.32	0.22	250	1000
(5.)	Chlorides			mg/l		20	8	250	1000
(6.)	Heavy Metals		As	mg/l		0.005	0.005	0.01	0.05
(7.)	TDS			mg/l		176	58	500	1000

14.3. No. of Surface Water Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	pH		NA		7.35	6.82	B
(2.)	COD		mg/l		32	4	B
(3.)	DO		mg/l		6.3	5.7	B
(4.)	BOD		mg/l		3.8	2	B

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	56	53.9	55
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	45	43.7	45

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored Locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	P(Phosphorus)	Kilogram per hectare		2551	1487
(2.)	pH			5.58	4.96
(3.)	N(Nitrogen)	Kilogram per hectare		15680	6426
(4.)	K(Potassium)	Kilogram per hectare		5560	2501
(5.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	µmhos /cm	92.9	29

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 2 To 4
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 2 To 3
(c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ?	No

15. Details of Water Requirement (During Operation)
S. No.	Source	Source Other	Required Quantity	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	Approved supplier during E&A	87	0	Copy of Permission Letter	modeOthers	Road Tankers	Others	Local	NA	21 Oct 2019	87
(2.)	Others	Approved supplier during EP	15	0	Copy of Permission Letter	modeOthers	Tanker supply	Others	Local	NA	21 Oct 2019	15

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.)	Trade effluent during EP	10	10	ETP	Others	Discharged as per CPCB / SPCB Standards	10	0
(2.)	Domestic Wastewater during EP	2	2	Septic tank and soak pit	Others	Disposal through soak pit	2	0
(3.)	Effluent from drill head wash during E&A	40	50	Mobile effluent treatment plant	Others	re-used or disposal	10	30
(4.)	Domestic water during E&A	12	12	STP	Others	Re-used for dust suppression, green belt	12	0
(5.)	Produced Water during EP	225	250	ETP	Others	discharged as per CPCB / SPCB standards	0	225

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation	289
(b)Total Discharged Water	255
(c)Total Reused Water	34

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.)	Drilling Mud with Oil	Others	Hazardous Waste Cat – 2.3	500	Tons	0	Road		Others	As per Hazardous Waste Rule 2016
(2.)	Oily Sludge during EP	Others	Hazardous Waste Cat – 1.3, Sch 1	20	Tons	0	Road		Others	Waste Rule 2016
(3.)	Used or Spent Oil	Others	Hazardous Waste Cat – 5.1, Sch 1	2	Tons	0	Road		Others	Disposal with registered recyclers

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	37.40	2	28	65.4	80
(2.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	46.30	2	0	46.30	60
(3.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	81.70	2	0.9	82.60	100
(4.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	9	2	0.08	9.08	80

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	Drilling site	HSD	10	0.2	PM10,NOx		2.04
(2.)	Diesel Fired Heater or IWBH	HSD	6	0.15	PM10,SO2,NOx ,Others	CO, HC	2.04
(3.)	Flare Well or extended well testing	NG	30	0.21	PM10,SO2,NOx		2.04
(4.)	GEG 1 MW	NG	10	0.21	SO2,NOx ,Others	HC, CO	2.04
(5.)	Liquid Mud Pump	HSD	6	0.21	PM10,NOx		2.04
(6.)	DG Emergency during EP	HSD	6	0.15	PM10,SO2,NOx		2.04
(7.)	Dual fuel fired Heater Treater for EP	HSD	6	0.15	PM10,SO2,NOx ,Others	CO. HC	2.04
(8.)	Flaring for EP	NG	30	0.21	PM10,SO2,NOx		2.04
(9.)	Camp Site	HSD	6	0.21	PM10,NOx		2.04
(10.)	Radio Room	HSD	6	0.305	PM10,NOx		2.04

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	2450
(b)Source	DG sets exploration and appraisal
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Copy of Agreement
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	1 x 350 KVA DG Sets (camp site) (1 S), 1 x 1000 KV
(e)Stack Height (in m)	10

20.

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

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area	6945
(b)Waste/Barren Land	0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies	25
(e)Settlements	538
(f)Industrial	9
(g)Forest	8606
(h)Mangroves	0
(i)Marine Area	0
(j)Others : River (1398), Tea Estate (414), Natural Vegetation	10,700
Total	16133

22. Land Requirement for Various Activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement	Remarks
(1.)	Others	Onshore Oil and Gas E&A and EP	9

Total

23.

Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Species; 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.)	Critically Polluted Area	NA	0	Not present
(2.)	WLS	NA	0	Not present
(3.)	Wildlife Corridors	NA	0	Not present
(4.)	ESAs	NA	0	Not present
(5.)	ESZs	NA	0	Not present
(6.)	Corridors	NA	0	Not present
(7.)	NPA	NA	0	Not present

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		RF Upper Dihing,BuriDihing,Tinkopani	0	Within Block
(2.)	Archaeological Sites		NA	0	Not present
(3.)	Defence Installations		NA	0	Not present
(4.)	Others	Reserve Forest	RF Namphai,Tirap,Kotha	0	Within Block

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?	Yes
(a)Forests Clearance Status	Application for Forest Clearance yet to be submitted
(b)Legal Status of Forest Land	Select

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	Land acquisition not started yet

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 Rs)	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	Schedule I Species has been recorded i.e. Asiatic Elephant, Hoolock Gibbon
(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	Yes
(iii)Period of Implementation	During drilling
(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	Buri Dihing river flows diagonally within the block, from north east to south west
(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	0
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	0
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	0
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	80
(e)No. of working days	60
(f)Total Manpower	80

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Total Area of Green Belt (in hectare)	2.97
(b)Percentage of Total Project Area	33.00
(c)No. of Plants to be Planted	4455
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	1000000
(e)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Financial	Revenue will be generated for both State and country during production phase
(2.)	Social	The community will be benefited through induced socio-economic development, employment generation and CSR activity

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 2

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Item

Details

S. No.

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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/1821/RA 0108
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	AECOM India Private Limited
(iii)Address	9th Floor, Infinity Tower C DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase II Gurgaon, HR 122002, India
(iv)Mobile No.	9819068877
(v)Landline No.	0124487140
(vi)Email Id	Chetan.Zaveri@aecom.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 2
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	13 Jan 2021
(x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET	Copy of Certificate of Accreditation

39.

Documents to be Attached:
(a.I)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Text)	Copy of EIA/EMP(Text)
(a.II)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures) Report	Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures)
(a.III)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Maps/Plans/Figures only)	Copy of EIA/EMP(Maps/Plans/Figures only)
(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
(i)Uploaded Additional File	Copy of Additional File
(j)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC/SEIAA/SEAC meeting)	NA
(k)Uploaded Updated Form1	NA

Essential Details Sought
S. No.	EDS Sought Date	EDS Sought	Letter
NO Record

Additional Details Sought
S. No.	ADS Sought Date	ADS Sought	Letter
(1.)	16/02/2021	•Land use, land cover map with report and, also showing block boundaries of the leased area and well sites proposed in 1:50000 map scale. •Relief map in the form of shaded relief or classified. •Satellite images from which land use land cover map prepared with data of acquisition, and block boundary and proposed well site marked. Please submit following documents for further reconsideration.
(2.)	17/03/2021	EDS submitted	ADS Letter

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	Dilip Kumar Bera
Designation	Sr. Manager - Environment
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	M/s Vedanta Limited(Division Cairn Oil & Gas)
Address	4th Floor, Vipul Plaza, Suncity Sector 54, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122002