BY SPEED POST
J 13012/29/2008
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Government of
Ministry of
Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
New Delhi-110 003
Dated: 17th Nov, 2009
To
M/s Karnataka
Power Corporation Ltd.
Office of the Chief Engineer (EI
& TA)
Sudarshan Complex
2nd Floor, No. 22/23,
Sub: 1x600 MW (Unit-3)
Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at
village Kudatini, in Bellary Taluk & Distt., in Karnataka - reg. Environmental Clearance.
Sir,
The
undersigned is directed to refer to letter no.CE (EI & TA)
2. It
is noted that the proposal is for expansion by setting up of 1x600 MW Coal
Based
3.
The project has been considered in accordance
with the provisions of the EIA notification issued by the Ministry of
Environment & Forests vide S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14, 2006.
4.
Based on the information submitted by you, as
at Para 2 above and others including that given in EIA Report the Ministry of Environment
and Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the above project under
the provisions of ElA notification dated September 14, 2006 subject to the
condition that till specific coal linkage is available and as proposed by the Project Proponent, the
coal for this particular project, will
be sourced from KPCL’s captive coal block assigned to 2x500 MW Bellary, TPP for
which purpose KPCL shall obtain necessary
prior permission from the Ministry of Coal. The Environmental Clearance will also be
subject to compliance to the following conditions:-
(i)
Status of implementation of 100 %
utilization of Fly Ash generated for Phase-I, Phase-II shall be submitted to
the Ministry within six months. Fly ash from Phase-
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(ii)
The stack shall be provided with continuous online monitoring equipments
for SOx, NOx and Particulate matter.
Exit velocity of flue gases shall not be less than 25 m/sec. Mercury
emissions from stack shall also be monitored on periodic basis.
(iii)
High Efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not exceed 50
mg/Nm3. Taking into account
the worst quality of Coal having ash content not more than 33% and Sulpher
content 0.5%on annual average basis.
(iv)
Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/ bag filters and water
spray system in dusty areas such as in coal handling and ash handling points,
transfer areas and other vulnerable dusty areas shall be provided.
(v)
Fly ash shall be
collected in dry form and storage facility (silos) shall be provided. Unutilized fly ash shall be disposed off in
the ash pond in the form of slurry. Mercury and other heavy metals
(As,Hg, Cr, Pb etc.) will be monitored in the bottom ash as also in the
effluents emanating from the existing ash pond. No ash shall be disposed off in low lying area.
(vi)
Base line health
data within study area shall be collected and prepared within three months.
Mitigation measures for control of endemic diseases for implementation in the
study area shall be prepared and submitted along with the base line data.
(vii)
Ash pond shall be
lined with impervious lining as per the soil conditions. Adequate safety measures
shall also be implemented to protect the ash dyke from getting breached.
(viii) Impact on agricultural crops (as applicable) due to operation of the
power plant shall be studied from an institute of repute within six months.
The study shall also include impact due to heavy metals associated with
emission from power plant.
(ix)
Closed cycle
cooling system with natural draft cooling towers shall be provided. The Effluents shall be treated as per the
prescribed norms. .
(x)
No ground water
shall be extracted for the project work at any stage.
(xi)
The treated effluents conforming to the
prescribed standards only shall be discharged. Arrangements shall be made such that
effluents and storm water do not do not get mixed.
(xii)
A sewage treatment
plant shall be provided and the treated sewage shall be used for raising
greenbelt/plantation.
(xiii) Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority/ Board shall be consulted for
finalization of appropriate rainwater harvesting technology within a period of
three months from the date of clearance and details shall be furnished.
(xiv) Adequate safety measures shall be provided in the plant area to
check/minimize spontaneous fires in coal yard, especially during summer season.
Copy of these measures with full details along with location plant layout shall
be submitted to the Ministry as well as to the Regional Office of the Ministry.
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(xv)
Storage facilities
for auxiliary liquid fuel such as LDO and/ HFO/LSHS shall be made in the plant
area in consultation with Department of Explosives, Nagpur. Sulphur
Content in the liquid fuel will not exceed 0.5%. Disaster Management Plan shall be prepared to
meet any eventuality in case of an accident taking place due to storage of oil.
(xvi)
Regular monitoring
of ground water in and around the ash pond area including heavy
metals (Hg, Cr, As, Pb) shall be carried
out, records maintained and six monthly reports shall be furnished to the
Regional Office of this Ministry. The data so obtained should be compared with
the baseline data so as to ensure that the ground water and surface water
quality is not adversely affected due to the project.
(xvii)
Green Belt i.e Wind Break
consisting of 3 tiers of plantations around plant at least 50-100 m width shall
be raised. In areas where 100 m width is not possible atleast maximum with not
less than 50 m shall be raised with adequate justification to be provided.
(xviii) First Aid and sanitation arrangements shall be
made for the drivers and other contract workers during construction phase.
(xix)
Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be so controlled such that the
noise in the work zone shall be limited to 75 dBA. For people working in the
high noise area, requisite personal protective equipment like earplugs/ear
muffs etc. shall be provided. Workers engaged in noisy areas such as turbine
area, air compressors etc shall be periodically examined to maintain
audiometric record and for treatment for any hearing loss including shifting to
non noisy/less noisy areas.
(xx)
Regular monitoring
of ground level concentration of SO2, NOx, RSPM and Hg shall be
carried out in the impact zone and records maintained. If at any stage these levels are found to
exceed the prescribed limits, necessary control measures shall be provided
immediately. The location of the monitoring stations and frequency of
monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB. Periodic reports shall
be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry. The data shall also
be put on the website of the company.
(xxi)
A good action plan for R&R (if
applicable) with package for the project affected persons be submitted and
implemented as per prevalent R&R policy within three months form the
date of issue of this letter.
(xxii)
Need based assessment for the
nearby villages shall be conducted to study economic measures (as part of CSR
programme) with action plan which can help in upliftment of poor section of
society. Income generating projects consistent with the traditional skills of
the people besides development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards,
vocational training etc. can form a part of such programme. Company shall
provide separate budget for community development activities and income
generating programmes. This will be in
addition to vocational training for individuals imparted to take up self
employment and jobs.
(xxiii)
An amount of Rs 11.0
Crores shall be earmarked as one time capital cost for CSR programme.
Subsequently a recurring expenditure of Rs 2.0 Crore
per annum shall be earmarked as recurring expenditure for CSR activities. Details
of the activities to be undertaken shall be submitted within one month along
with road map for implementation.
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(xxiv) Provision shall be made for the housing of
construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and
facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking
water, medical health care, crèche etc.
The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed
after the completion of the project.
(xxv) The project proponent shall advertise in at least
two local newspapers widely circulated in the region around the project, one of
which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned within
seven days from the date of this clearance letter, informing that the project
has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letter are
available with the State Pollution Control Board/Committee and may also be seen
at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in.
(xxvi) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to
concerned Panchayat, Zila Parisad / Municipal Corporation, urban local Body and
the Local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions/representations, if any, received
while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the
website of the Company by the proponent.
(xxvii) A separate environment management cell with
qualified staff shall be set up for implementation of the stipulated
environmental safeguards.
(xxviii) The
proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC
conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall
update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional
Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria
pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx (ambient levels as well as stack
emissions)shall be displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the
company in the public domain.
(xxix) The
project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of
compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored data
(both in hard copies as well by e- mail) to the respective Regional Office of
MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB.
(xxx) The
environment statement for each financial year ending 31st March in
Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned
State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection)
Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the
company along with the status of compliance of EC conditions and shall also be
sent to the respective Regional Offices of the Ministry by e-mail.
(xxxi) The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of
the implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry
of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Central Pollution Control
Board and State Pollution Control Board. The project proponent shall upload the
status of compliance of the environment of the environmental clearance
conditions on their website and update the same periodically and simultaneously
send the same by e-mail to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment and
Forests.
(xxxii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment
& Forests will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. A
complete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Report and
Environment Management Plan along with the additional information submitted
from time to time shall be forwarded to the
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Regional Office for their use during monitoring.
Project proponent will up-load the compliance status in their website and
up-date the same from time to time at least six monthly basis. Criteria pollutants levels including NOx
(from stack & ambient air) shall be displayed at the main gate of the power
plant.
(xxxiii) Separate funds shall be allocated for
implementation of environmental protection measures along with item-wise
break-up. These cost shall be included as part of the project cost. The funds
earmarked for the environment protection measures shall not be diverted for
other purposes and year-wise expenditure should be reported to the Ministry.
(xxxiv) The project authorities shall inform the Regional
Office as well as the Ministry regarding the date of financial closure and
final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the dates of
start of land development work and commissioning of plant.
(xxxv) Full cooperation shall be extended to the
Scientists/Officers from the Ministry / Regional Office of the Ministry at Bangalore / CPCB/ SPCB who would be
monitoring the compliance of environmental status.
5. The Ministry of
Environment and Forests reserves the right to revoke the clearance if
conditions stipulated are not implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry. The
Ministry may also impose additional environmental conditions or modify the
existing ones, if necessary.
6. The environmental
clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years to start
operations by the power plant.
7. Concealing
factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with
any of the conditions mentioned above may result in withdrawal of this
clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986.
8. In case of any deviation
or alteration in the project proposed including coal transportation system from
those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be
made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of the condition(s) imposed and to
add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.
9. The above stipulations
would be enforced among others under the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules there under, Hazardous Wastes
(Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and its amendments, the Public Liability
Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.
10. Any
appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National
Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within 30 days as prescribed
under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.
(LALIT
KAPUR)
DIRECTOR
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Copy to:
1.
The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram
Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001.
2.
The Secretary (Environment), Forests and
Environment Department Government of Karnataka
3.
The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority,
Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
4.
The Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution
Control Board, Parisara Bhawan, 4th &
5th Floor, 49, Church Street, Bangalore – 560 001.
5.
The Chairman, Central Pollution Control
Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office
Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi- 110032.
6.
The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (SZ), Kendriya Sadan, 4th Floor E&F
Wings 17th Main Road, 1 Block , Koranmangala, Bangalore-560 034.
7.
The District Collector, Raichur
District, Govt. of Karnataka.
8.
The Director (EI), MOEF.
9.
Guard
file.
10.
Monitoring
file.
(LALIT
KAPUR)
DIRECTOR