BY
SPEED POST
No. J- 13011/8/2007-IA-II (T)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi-110003
To
The
Chief Engineer (O&M)
Suratgarh
Thermal Power Station
Rajasthan
Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
Vidyut
Bhawan, Janpath, Jyoti Nagar
Jaipur-
302 005, Rajasthan.
Sub: 1x600 MW Coal based Thermal Power Project at Chhabra Stage-I, Phase II at Chhabra, District Baran, Rajasthan by M/s Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd- - Environmental Clearance reg.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to your
communication no. RVUN/ CE(PPC&F)/F./D/366 dated 6. 06.2007 on the above
mentioned subject .
2. It is noted that the proposal is for grant
of environmental clearance under the provisions of EIA Notification, 1994 for
setting up of a 600 MW coal based thermal power
plant as an expansion unit phase-I, stage-II at Chhabra, District Baran,
Rajasthan. The proposed project will be
located within the existing 527 ha of land where two units of 250 MW each are
under construction. No additional land
would be acquired for the project. The coal requirement will be 9931 MT/day.
The water requirement for the expansion unit is 38500 m3/day, which
will be obtained from Bethli Dam on Parvati river. No forestland is
involved. No ecologically sensitive
area such as National Park or Sanctuary is reported within 10 km of the project
site. Public hearing was held on 14.09.2006.
Total cost of the project is Rs. 2200.00 crores which includes Rs. 85.50
crores for environmental protection measures.
3. The proposal has been considered in
accordance with para 12 of the EIA Notification dated 14th
September, 2006 read with para 2.2.1 (i) (a) of the Circular No.
J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 13.10.2006.
Based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee for
Thermal Power and Coal Mine Projects, the
Ministry of Environment & Forests hereby accords environmental
clearance to the said project under the provisions of EIA Notification 2006,
subject to implementation of the following terms and conditions:-
(i) No
additional land in excess of 527 ha shall be acquired for any activity of the
project.
(ii) Coal
with ash content not exceeding 34% and sulphur content not exceeding 0.4% shall
be used.
(iii) A single
stack of 275 m height with exit velocity of at least 23 m/s shall be provided
with continuous online monitoring system.
(iv)
High efficiency
Electrostatic Precipitator (ESPs) having efficiency of 99.9% shall be installed
so as to ensure that particulate emissions do not exceed 100 mg/Nm3.
(v)
Space provision shall be made for installation of FGD of requisite
efficiency of removal of SO2, if required at a later stage.
(vi)
No additional water in
excess of the allocated quantity of 38500 m3/day shall be withdrawn
for the project for any use. No groundwater
shall be extracted for the project.
(vii)
Closed Circuit Cooling
System with cooling towers and COC of not less than 4.5 shall be adopted.
(viii)
There shall be zero
discharge outside the plant boundary.
The treated effluents conforming to the prescribed standards shall be
re-circulated and reused within the plant boundary.
(ix) 100%
Fly ash shall be collected in dry
form and utilized from the day of commissioning of the plant. Bottom ash will
be disposed in the form of high concentration slurry in the ash pond which
shall be common for phase-I and phase-II.
The bottom ash shall be transported through conveyor belt. Bottom ash / pond ash / fly ash will be
disposed /utilized as per the provision of Fly Ash Notification of 1999 as
amended in 2003.
(x) Regular
monitoring of ground water quality including heavy metals shall be undertaken
around the ash pond area to ascertain the changes, if any, in the water quality
due to leaching of contaminants from the existing ash disposal area.
(xi) Noise
levels shall be limited to 75 dBA. For
people working in the high noise area, protective devices such as earplugs etc.
shall be provided.
(xii) Out of the total area of 527 ha for
phase-I and phase-II put together an area of 173 ha shall be covered under
greenbelt.
(xiii) Regular
monitoring of the air quality shall be carried out in and around the power plant
and records shall be maintained. The
location of the monitoring station and frequency of monitoring shall be decided
in consultation with SPCB. Six monthly
reports shall be submitted to this Ministry and its Regional Office at Lucknow.
(xiv) For
controlling fugitive dust, regular sprinkling of water in vulnerable areas of
the plant shall be ensured.
(xv) The
project proponent should advertise at least in two local newspapers widely
circulated in the region around the project, one of which should be in the
vernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days of issue of
this letter ,informing that the project has been accorded environmental
clearance and copies of clearance letters are available with the State
Pollution Control Board/Committee and may also be seen in the Website of the Ministry of Environment and
Forests in the http://envfor.nic.in.
(xvi) A
separate environment monitoring cell with suitable qualified staff should be
set up for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.
(xvii) Half
yearly report on the status of implementation of the conditions and
environmental safeguards should be submitted to this Ministry, its Regional
Office, CPCB and SPCB.
(xviii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests
located at Lucknow will monitor the
implementation of the stipulated conditions. A complete set of documents
including Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Management Plan should be
forwarded to the Regional Office for their use during monitoring.
(xix) Separate
funds should be allocated for implementation of environmental protection
measures along with item-wise break-up. These cost should be included as part
of the project cost. The funds earmarked for the environment protection
measures should not be diverted for other purposes and year-wise expenditure
should be reported to the Ministry.
(xx) Full cooperation
should be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry and its
Regional Office at Lucknow /the CPCB/the SPCB during monitoring of the project.
4. The Ministry reserves the right to revoke
the clearance if conditions stipulated are not implemented to the satisfaction
of the Ministry.
5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be
valid for a period of 5 years to start of production operations by the power
plant.
6.
In case of any
deviation or alteration in the project proposed 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.
7.
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 .
(Dr. S.K. Aggarwal)
DIRECTOR
Copy to:-
1. The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi
Marg, New Delhi-110001.
2. The Secretary,
Department of Forests & Environment, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.
3. The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K.
Puram, New Delhi-110066.
4. The Chairman,
Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, 4, Institutional Area, Jhalana Doongri,
Jaipur - with
a request to display a copy of
the clearance letter at the Regional Office, District Industries Centre and
Collector’s office for 30 days.
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 (CZ), Kendriya Bhandar, 5th
Floor, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow-226 020, Uttar Pradesh.
7. Director (EI), MOEF.
8. Guard file.
9.
Monitoring file.
(Dr. S.K. Aggarwal)
DIRECTOR