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 Block HF-ONHP-2017/1 in Mandi & Bilaspur Districts, Himachal Pradesh
(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	NIL
(c)Category	B2
(d)Proposal Number	SIA/HP/IND2/176745/2020
(e)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/176729/2020
(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.	H43E13, H43E14, H43E15
(b)Pincode	175019
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	31.52930028
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	31.70930889
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	76.95361111
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	76.95792222
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	H43E13,H43E14,H43E15
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	1200
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	2.5
(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(s) of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
(1.)	Himachal Pradesh	Mandi	S/Nagar	sunder Nagar

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	Yes
(b)Reason	It is a B2 Category 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.)	Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration and Appraisal	7 wells	2 exploratory 5 EPU

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.)	Natural Gas	0.6	Others	MMSCFD	Others	Captive
(2.)	Crude Oil	4000	Others	BOPD	Road

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)	201.835
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in crores)	1.40
(c) Funds Allocated Towards ESC (Entrepreneur Social Responsibility) (in crores)	3.02
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in crores)	1.54
(e) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Capital(%)	0.69

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	1800
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	1800

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.)	High speed diesel	27	Kilo Litre per Day		Local	Road		0	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	Water Based Mud	1000	Others	cubic meter per well	supply from local Manufacturer	Road		0	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(3.)	Synthetic Based Mud	800	Others	cubic meter per well	supply from local Manufacturer	Road		0	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(4.)	Natural gas	283.16	Others	cubic meter per hour	Local	Road		0	Open Market		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 15 Mar 2019 To 15 Jun 2020
(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	77.1	27.9	63.5	100
(2.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	39.7	12	30.5	60
(3.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	16.7	6.6	13.5	80
(4.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	23	9.8	18.3	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.)	TSS			mg/l		0	0	0	0
(2.)	TDS			mg/l		406	202	500	2000
(3.)	Chlorides			mg/l		122	36	250	1000
(4.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.5	0.2	1.0	1.5
(5.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		228	92	200	600
(6.)	pH			NA		7.79	6.68	6.5	8.5

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.)	DO		mg/l		6.1	5.5	A
(2.)	pH		NA		7.35	6.86	A
(3.)	BOD		mg/l		0	0	A
(4.)	COD		mg/l		0	0	A
(5.)	Others	TDS	mg/l		262	140	A

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	40.8	35.3	45
(2.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	45.5	38.6	55

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored Locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	pH			7.85	5.14
(2.)	N(Nitrogen)	Percent		0.10	0.06
(3.)	P(Phosphorus)	Kilogram per hectare		63.4	21.8
(4.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	deciSiemens per metre	0.75	0.22
(5.)	K(Potassium)	Milliequivalents per 100 Gram		1.45	0.13

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 0.86 To 9.92
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 0.37 To 5.83
(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	Tanker Supply	102	10	Copy of Permission Letter	modeOthers	Tanker Supply	Others	Tanker Supply	NA	24 Sep 2020	87

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 waste water during early production	15	20	Septic tank/soak pit/STP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		15
(2.)	Effluent from Drilling Operation	40	50	Mobile ETP	Others	discharge as per CPCB guidelines	10	30
(3.)	Domestic water during drilling	12	15	Septic tank/soak pit or STP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		12
(4.)	waste water during early production	225	250	Mobile ETP	Others	discharge as per CPCB guidelines	0	225

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation	292
(b)Total Discharged Water	255
(c)Total Reused Water	37

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 Cutting Associated with WBMl	Others	Solid/Non-hazardous waste	750	Tons	0	Road		Others	HDPE lined pit
(2.)	Domestic Waste	Municipal Solid Waste		0.03	Tons	0	Road		Others	Compost pit
(3.)	Spent WBM	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		500	Tons	0	Road		Others	As per hazardous waste rule
(4.)	Drill Cutting Associated with SBM	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		1500	Tons	0	Road		Others	As per hazardous waste rule 2016
(5.)	Sludge containing oil and other drilling waste	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		500	Tons	0	Road		Others	As per hazardous waste rule 2016
(6.)	Used oil	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		2	Tons	0	Road		Others	As per hazardous waste rule 2016

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	77.1	0.05	0.41	77.51	100
(2.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	6.6	0.05	0.82	7.43	80
(3.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	23	0.05	0.20	23.21	80
(4.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	39.7	0.05	0	39.7	60

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	1000 kVA DG set at drilling site	HSD	10	0.2	PM10,SO2,NOx		0.005, 0.24,0.14
(2.)	250 kVA D.G. Set AtLiquid MudPlantee	HSD	7	0.21	PM10,SO2,NOx		0.0004, 0.02,0.02Camp Site
(3.)	350 kVAD.G.Set AtCamp Site	HSD	7	0.21	PM10,SO2,NOx		0.0004, 0.02,0.02Camp Site

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	2950
(b)Source	DG & GEG
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Copy of Agreement
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	Campsite:350 kVA,Drilling:1000,RR:100,LMP:250 kVA
(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	0.0580
(b)Waste/Barren Land	0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies	0.003056
(e)Settlements	0.0017
(f)Industrial	0
(g)Forest	0.039235
(h)Mangroves	0
(i)Marine Area	0
(j)Others : Scrub land and vegetation and plantation	0.127537
Total	0.229528

22. Land Requirement for Various Activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement	Remarks
(1.)	Others	Each Well Pad	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.)	NPA	None	0	None in study area
(2.)	Wildlife Corridors	None	0	None in study area
(3.)	ESZs	ESZ around Nargu wildlife sanctuaryl	3.6	ESZ around Nargu wildlife sanctuary - 3.6 km NE
(4.)	ESAs	ESZ around Bandli wildlife sanctuary 3.6 km NE	2.7	South direction from block boundaryry 3.6 km NE
(5.)	WLS	ESZ around Shikari devi wildlife sanctuarykm NE	8.9	ESZ around Shikari devi wildlife sanctuary - 8.9 km E from block boundaryo
(6.)	Critically Polluted Area	None	0	None in study area
(7.)	Corridors	None	0	None in 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.)	Archaeological Sites		None	0	None in study area
(2.)	Forest		Forest	0	Forest present within the block
(3.)	Defence Installations		None	0	None in 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)	9
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	Land yet to be acquired

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 ?	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 ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Core Area	Suketi Khad River Beas River Uhl Rivertuarykm NE
(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	Suketi Khad River Beas River Uhl Rivertuarykm NE
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	South
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	5

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	90
(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	4800
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	0
(e)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Social	1.Employment Potential :The project has a potential to generate direct andindirect employment for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled manpower . Indirectemployment through services for the personnel
(2.)	Financial	Revenue Earning of Central & State Government: Both, State Government andGovt of India would be benefited with the hydrocarbon discovery andsubsequently its production from the block
(3.)	Environmental	Green Belt Development

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 2

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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/1720/SA 085
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	Eco Chem Sales & Services
(iii)Address	Office Floor, Ashoka Pavillion – A, Opp. Kapadia Health Club, Surat – 395 001
(iv)Mobile No.	9825123805
(v)Landline No.	2612231630
(vi)Email Id	eco@ecoshripad.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 2
(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.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
(1.)	04/03/2021	EDS	EDS Letter
(2.)	05/06/2021	The correction have been made as per the instruction received

Additional Details Sought
S. No.	ADS Sought Date	ADS Sought	Letter
(1.)	16/10/2021	For further na.	ADS Letter
(2.)	22/11/2021	We would like to request you to consider our project in upcoming SEAC Meeting Agenda.	ADS Letter
(3.)	08/12/2021	Kindly resubmit with observations as per 83rd meeting of SEAC.	ADS Letter
(4.)	18/08/2022	Request Letter to consider our project in next month SEAC Meeting Agenda	ADS Letter
(5.)	23/09/2022	As per observation of 86th meeting of HPSEAC	ADS Letter
(6.)	18/10/2022	Submission of ADS reply for Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration, Appraisal and Early Production in block HF-ONHP-2017/1 in Mandi & Bilaspur Districts, Himachal Pradesh	ADS Letter
(7.)	05/01/2023	Kindly submit the documents as per observation 86th meeting	ADS Letter
(8.)	21/02/2023	Resubmission of ADS reply for Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration, Appraisal and Early Production in block HF-ONHP-2017/1 in Mandi & Bilaspur Districts, Himachal Pradesh	ADS Letter
(9.)	21/02/2023	Resubmission of ADS reply for Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration, Appraisal and Early Production in block HF-ONHP-2017/1 in Mandi & Bilaspur Districts, Himachal Pradesh	ADS Letter
(10.)	25/02/2023	Kindly submit the hard copy and soft copy as per observation in 86th meeting of HPSEAC
(11.)	20/03/2023	Please find enclosed ADS reply..	ADS Letter
(12.)	20/04/2023	Kindly submit the documents as per observation in 90th meeting of HPSEAC.
(13.)	09/05/2023	Please find enclosed ADS reply.	ADS Letter
(14.)	13/06/2023	Kindly submit the documents as per observation in 93rd meeting of HPSEAC.

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