MINUTES OF THE 10th MEETING
OF RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
OF THERMAL POWER
The 10th Meeting of the reconstituted Expert
Appraisal Committee (Thermal) was held during November 1-2, 2010 at Van
Vigyan Bhawan, R.K. Puram,
1.
Shri
V.P. Raja -
Chairman
2.
Dr.
C.R. Babu - Member
3.
Shri T.K. Dhar - Member
4.
Shri J.L. Mehta - Member
5.
Dr. G.S. Roonwal - Member
6.
Dr. S.D. Attri - Member
7.
Shri S. Seshadri - Member
8.
Dr. P.L.
Ahujarai - Member Secretary
Dr. CBS Dutt, Member; Dr. K.K.S. Bhatia; Dr. V.B. Mathur, Member; and
Member Secretary, CPCB could not attend due to their prior commitments.
In attendance: Sh.
W. Bharat Singh, Deputy Director, MoEF.
The deliberations held and the decisions taken are as
under:
DATE: 01.11.2010.
Item No. 1. Confirmation
of the Minutes of 8th Meeting.
The
Committee could not deliberate on the minutes of the 8th meeting
held during October 18-19, 2010 and therefore confirmation of the same was
witheld.
ITEM NO. 2:
CONSIDERATION OF PROJECTS
2.1 Expansion of existing 106.617 MW and
112.45 MW Gas Based TPP by addition of 395 MW Gas Based TPPP of M/s Gujarat
State Electricity Corporation Ltd. at village Dhuvaran, in Kahambat Taluk, in
Anand Distt., in Gujarat - reg. environmental
clearance.
The proposal was placed for
consideration for environmental clearance as per provisions of EIA notification
2006. The
project proponent also gave a presentation along with its consultant M/s SENES
Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. and provided the following information:
The proposal is for
expansion of existing 106.617 MW and 112.45 MW Gas Based
TPP by addition of 395 MW Gas Based TPPP at village Dhuvaran, in Kahambat
Taluk, in Anand Distt., in Gujarat. Besides the above units other units which will be
de-commissioned are 4x63.5 MW Oil Fired Plant; 2x27 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine
and 2x140 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine. Land requirement will
be 30 acres, which is available within the existing premises. The co-ordinates
of the site are at Latitude 22014’03.76” N to 22014’09.95”
N and Longitude 72045’30.39” E to 72045’30.75” E. Gas
requirement will be 1.8 MMSCMD, which will be obtained from GAIL/GSPCL. Water
requirement will be 13.8 MLD, which will be obtained from Mahi Canal and
Reservoir at Kanbha village from existing pipeline. There are no national park,
wild life sanctuary, biosphere/ tiger /elephant reserves, heritage sites etc
within 10km of the project boundary. Public hearing was held on 29.09.2010.
Cost of the project will be Rs. 1433.85 Crores.
The
Committee noted that the area is water scarce area and also suggested that old
cooling tower may be abandoned and the project proponent shall examine in
detail the feasibility to use sea water for condenser cooling.
The Committee also
discussed the issues raised in the public hearing and the responses made by the
project proponent. The major issues raised were regarding employment of local
people, training and benefit to Dhuvaran village; drinking water supply;
depletion of ground water and measures to be taken etc. The project proponent
also confirmed that no litigation is pending in any Courts pertaining to the
project.
Based on the information and clarifications provided, the
Committee recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to
stipulation of the following specific conditions:
i)
Vision document specifying prospective plan for the site shall be
formulated and submitted to the Ministry within six months.
ii)
No discharge shall be made into the estuary nor intake point shall be
located in the estuary.
iii)
The project proponent shall provide space for FGD system for future
installation as and when required.
iv)
It shall be ensured that the area
drainage is not disturbed due to the proposed expansion.
v)
100 % fly ash disposal shall be
ensured from 4th year of operation of the plant.
vi)
Height of stack shall be 70 m with
flue gas velocity not less than 22 m/s.
vii)
Hydro geological study of the area
shall be reviewed annually and report submitted to the Ministry.
viii)
Monitoring of surface water quantity
and quality shall also be regularly conducted and records maintained. The
monitored data shall be submitted to the Ministry regularly. Further,
monitoring points shall be located between the plant and drainage in the
direction of flow of ground water and records maintained. Monitoring for heavy
metals in ground water shall be undertaken.
ix)
Green Belt consisting of 3 tiers of
plantations of native species around plant and at least 100 m width shall be
raised. Wherever 100 m width is not feasible a 50 m width shall be raised and
adequate justification shall be submitted to the Ministry.
x)
Waste water generated from the plant
shall be treated before discharge to comply limits prescribed by the SPCB.
xi)
A well designed rain water harvesting
system shall be put in place within six months, which shall comprise of rain
water collection from the built up and open area in the plant premises. Action
plan and road map for implementation shall be submitted to the Ministry within six months.
xii)
Well designed acoustic enclosures for
the DG sets and noise emitting equipments to achieve the desirable insertion
loss viz. 25 dB(A) should be provided.
xiii) Additional soil for
leveling of the sites should be generated within the site in a way that natural
drainage system of the area is protected and improved.
xiv) Impact on fishery
shall be studied in case sea water use is feasible and adopted. Accordingly a
scheme for uplifting the livelihood of fishermen community shall be formulated
and a separate Fishermen Welfare Fund
created to enhance their quality of life
through creation of facilities for fish landing platforms / fishing harbour /
cold storage etc. and also to provide relief in case of emergency situations
such as missing of fishermen on duty due to rough seas, tropical cyclones and
storms etc. The fund shall be created not out of CSR budget.
xv)
An
amount of Rs. 5.70 Crores as one time investment should be earmarked for
activities to be taken up under CSR by the above proponent. Recurring expenditure
for CSR shall not be less than Rs. 1.20 Crores per annum till the operation of
the plant. Detailed action plan with break-up of activities to be undertaken shall
be submitted within six months to
the Ministry.
xvi) While identifying
CSR activities it shall be ensured that need based assessment for the nearby
villages within study area shall be conducted to study economic measures with
action plan which can help in upliftment of poorer sections of society. Income
generating projects consistent with the traditional skills of the people shall
be undertaken. 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.
Vocational training programme for possible self employment shall be imparted to
pre identified villagers free of cost.
xvii) It shall be ensured
that an in-built monitoring mechanism for the CSR schemes identified is in
place and annual social audit shall be got done from a government institute of
repute in the region. The project proponent shall also submit the status of
implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xviii) An Environmental Cell
shall be created at the project site itself and shall be headed by qualified officer,
who is well versed with the environmental aspects. It shall be ensured that the Head of the Cell
shall directly report to the head of the organization.
2.2 Expansion by addition of 800 MW Pragati-II
Gas Based Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant of M/s Pragati Power Corporation
Ltd. at village Bamnauli, in South West Distt., in Delhi - reg. Environmental Clearance.
The project proponent informed
its inability to present their case due to unavoidable circumstances and
therefore was deferred for re-consideration at a later stage.
2.3 2x10 MW
Captive Coal Based Thermal Power Plant of M/s Usha Martin Ltd. at village
Tatisilwai, in Ranchi Distt., in Jharkhand - reg. Environmental Clearance.
The proposal is for consideration for
environmental clearance. The project proponent made a presentation along with
its consultant M/s Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd. and provided the following
information:
The proposal is for setting up of 2x10
MW Captive Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at village Tatisilwai, in Ranchi
Distt., in Jharkhand. Land requirement will be 12.278 acres, which is
within the extended boundary of the existing Steel Wire Plant. The co-ordinates
of the site are at Latitude 23021’56.07” N to 23022’28.79”
N and Longitude 85025’14.29” E to 85026’03.60” E. Coal
requirement will be 0.183 MTPA, which will be obtained from own captive operating
mine at Kathautia near Daltonganj, in Jharkhand, which is about 200 Kms away.
Ash and Sulphur contents in coal will be 41.70% and 0.3 to 0.5% respectively.
About 0.0612 MTPA of Fly Ash will be generated, which will be supplied to cement
manufacturer viz. M/s Holtec Cement Ltd. A stack of 61 m will be installed. Source
of water requirement will be from Subarnarekha River which flows at a distance
of 0.5 Km from the boundary of the project site. Air cooled condenser will be
used for main condensate cooling. Make up water requirement will be 26 cum/hr.
There are no national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, heritage sites, tiger/biosphere
reserves etc. within 10 km of the site. Public hearing was conducted on 14.09.2010.
Cost of the project will be Rs 97.0 Crores.
The project proponent requested the
Committee that they be allowed to use coal through e-auction as the coal from
their coal block is of high quality and it was felt unwise to use it for power
generation. The Committee noted the request and informed that the issue can be
taken up with the Ministry as these are matters that need to be in accordance
with policy decision taken at the Ministry.
The project proponent also informed that they have not
started any construction activity for the power project as alleged by some
individual. It was further informed that the case filed in the High Court at
Ranchi viz. W.P. No. 605/2010 is yet to be admitted.
The Committee noted that the plant is in the heart of the
city and transportation of coal over a distance of 200 Kms by road is not an
advisable option. The Committee therefore advised the project proponent that
they shall firm up a concrete plan for taking up transportation of coal through
railway. It was also noted that no firm agreement for fly ash utilization was
in place and endorsement of the Ministry of Coal for utilizing the coal from
the dedicated coal block for captive TPP need be furnished.
Before the end of the deliberation,
the Committee further observed that the ambient air quality impact assessment
was grossly erroneous and it was learnt that the project proponent have made
the assessment based on better / best coal quality scenario. Not satisfied with
the explanation offered by the consultant / project proponent the Committee
suggested that the Ministry may like to seek explanation from the consultant
seeking why action should not be taken against him for submission of false /
erroneous data.
The Committee therefore decided that the project proponent
shall first submit information on the following before their case is considered
for environmental clearance:
i)
Point wise compliance of TORs prescribed shall be
submitted;
ii)
Option for coal transportation by rail shall be
considered.
iii)
In case rail transportation is not feasible and road
transportation is the only option left, adequate justification shall be
provided. In that case, impact on ambient air quality along the route of
transportation with details of vehicular density along the route shall be
submitted;
iv)
Ambient air quality data shall be re-assessed and
cumulative impact of ambient air quality predictions accounting all possible
sources of emissions shall be re-done using appropriate wind rose diagram;
v)
CSR action plan with time bound implementation schedule
and budgetry allocation activity wise shall be submitted;
vi)
Proposal for fly ash utilization alongwith copy of agreements/MoUs
firmed up with prospective fly ash users shall be submitted.
The
Committee also decided that the above information / documents shall be
submitted along with an undertaking in a
notorised stamp paper of appropriate amount and duly signed by the Head of
the Organisation or an officer of appropriate seniority (authorized to sign).
Accordingly
the proposal was deferred for reconsideration at a later stage.
2.4 Expansion of 1000 MW (4x250 MW) by
addition of 4x600 MW (2400 MW) Coal Based Thermal Power Plant of M/s Jindal
Power Ltd. at Tamnar, in Gharghoda Tehsil, in Raigarh District in Chhattisgarh.
The Ministry had earlier accorded environmental clearance
to M/s Jindal Power Limited in 2007 for
1000 MW Coal based thermal power plant at Tamnar in District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. The land required for this plant layout was
614 ha of which 360 ha for power plant and remaining for ash dyke colony,
etc. Subsequently, M/s Jindal Power Ltd.
submitted an application for 2400 MW coal based power plant at Tamnar in
District Raigarh with an area requirement was 1040 ha. The Ministry prescribed TORs for the project
in March 2009.
2. In the
meantime, a complaint was received from the NGO with photographic evidence that
the promoters have shifted site and have started construction activity. A team was, therefore, deputed to verify the
facts. The team inspected the site in
April 2010 and reported that the company has started construction for 2400 MW
power plant at the site which has been acquired by them for 1000 MW power
plant. The Ministry also sought the
facts from the proponent in this regard.
The proponent denied that they have started any construction activity
for 2400 MW power plant. The
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) also verified the facts that
the proponent has gone ahead with the construction activity even though no
action was taken by the CECB under the provisions of Air & Water Acts.
3. As per the
inspection report, M/s JPL were planning to establish 2400 MW power plant in an
area of 62 ha, which appears to be grossly inadequate. The proponent did not inform the Ministry
that they are planning to shift the plant area.
4. In regard to
public hearing, the company approached the CECB informing that they have
changed the site for 2400 MW unit and it will now be set up in the land already
acquired for 1000 MW plant. The CECB,
however, informed that the public hearing cannot be held due to change in the
location as the draft EIA was prepared for the specific site. The proponent then withdrew the letter of
change of site and requested the CECB to hold the public hearing as per the
original plant. They further informed
the CECB that they will obtain prior permission of the Ministry for changing
the site. However, Ministry was not
informed in this regard.
5.
The Ministry noted the following:
a)
That M/s JPL have violated the
provisions of EIA Notification 2006 requiring prior environmental clearance
before construction work is to begin for a project;
b)
That M/s JPL have not informed the
Ministry for any relocation / revised layout for 4x600 MW expansion plant for
which TOR was prescribed on 31.03.2009.
c)
That setting up of 4x600 MW in an
area of 62 Ha is not possible.
6. The Ministry
withdrew the TOR prescribed for 4x600 MW on 18.06.2010 and the project
authorities were advised to submit a
clear proposal for the 4x600 MW plant and follow provisions of EIA
Notification,
7. Based
on the request of the project proponent, the proposal was placed before the
Expert Appraisal Committee in its 3rd meeting held on 9th -10th August, 2010.
M/s JPL made a presentation on the various issues leading to the withdrawal of
TOR for 4x600 MW power plant. M/s JPL
requested the Committee for restoration of the TOR and subsequent appraisal of
the proposed expansion project for environmental clearance.
8. In that
meeting the Committee recommended that the project may be appraised, based on
its review of the matter, by following the original TORs along with additional
information sought .
9. In the 7th
Meeting held on September 28, 2010, the reply submitted in response to the
Ministry’s letter dated 27.08.2010 seeking information with regard to the discussion
held in the 3rd meeting of the Committee during August 9th - 10th, 2010 was
placed before the Committee.
10. The
information sought by the Committee were as under:
i)
Whether the conditions stipulated
while according environmental clearance for 1000 MW Coal Based Power Plant have
been complied?
ii)
The plant layout of 1000 MW power plant indicating location of plant, green belt etc.
while according environmental clearance and revised lay out due to 2400 MW
power project and along with layout of 2400 MW plant detailing the location of
the plant, ash dyke, green belt etc.
iii)
Whether there is a documentary
evidence for firm coal linkage for 2400 MW power plant and water linkage for
total capacity including 1000 MW and 2400 MW.
iv)
What is the Cumulative environmental
impact assessment and risk assessment due to 1000 MW and 2400 MW plants?
v)
What is the total amount of ash to be
generated from the 1000 MW and 2400 MW power plant and capacity of the ash dyke
along with plan for utilization of fly ash?
11. In the said
meeting, M/s Jindal Power Ltd. (JPL) also made a presentation on the above
information sought. The main highlights of the presentation made by M/s JPL
included the following:
i)
Layout for the 1000 MW power plant
and revised layout of 2400 MW along with green belt was submitted. As per the
layout, the land use for 4x250 MW stage-I was 499 ha. As per the TORs awarded
in March, 2009, the total area earmarked for 2400 MW was 1041 ha, of which 350
ha for the main plant area, 491 ha for ash dyke area, 100 ha for water
reservoir and 100 ha for the staff colony.
ii)
After the optimization of plant area,
the main plant area will be 115 ha instead of 350 ha as envisaged while
awarding TORs for 2400 MW plant. The area for ash dyke will be 241 ha instead
of 491 ha. An area of 100 ha will be for the water reservoir. There will be no
staff colony after the land optimization for which 100 ha of area was earmarked
at the time of awarding Terms of Reference.
iii)
Out of 614 ha of area for 1000 MW plant,
about 499 ha of land has been used and remaining 115 ha of area now will be
used for 2400 MW plant. The total land area optimized for the proposed
expansion of 2400 MW power plant is 456 ha.
iv)
The total area for 3400 MW would be
955 ha (2395 acres). The land used is 0.70 acres /MW.
v)
Due to land optimization, some
changes in the layout of 1000 MW power plant has been made. Revised layout for
2400 MW power plant was submitted.
vi)
The company has letter of assurance
for confirmed coal linkage of 2x600 MW units from the Ministry of coal.
vii)
The water allocation of 54 MCM and 70
MCM is from Kurket Dam and Mahanadi River respectively.
viii)
The cumulative risk due to 1000 MW
and 2400 MW would restricted with in the plant boundary.
ix)
As per the ash utilization plan from
January, 2010 to July, 2010, for the 1000 MW TPP, total fly ash generated was
142482 tonnes, about 38% of the fly ash has been utilized. The maximum
utilization of fly ash was due to mine back filling (47447 tonne) followed by
low land filling (6820 tonne), brick plant (871 tonne) and batching plant (133
tonne).
x)
The cumulative ash generation/annum
will be 9.2 MTPA due to 1000 MW power plant (4x250 MW, 4x150 MW and 4x600 MW
power plant). Out of 9.2 MTPA, 2 MTPA of ash will be generated from the 1000 MW
power plant which will be mixed with OB of Gare IV/2 & IV/3 mines. About
2.64 MTPA ash generated from the 4x150 MW will be mixed with OB of Gare IV/1
mines. The ash generated from 4x600 MW (4.56 MTPA) will be mixed with OB of
Gare IV/2, IV/3 & IV/6 mines.
xi)
As per the cumulative ash plan
presented before the Committee out of 9.2 MTPA ash generated, 7.36 MTPA of ash
will be mixed with overburden and will be back filled with the captive coal
mines.
xii)
The back filling of ash in the mined
out area will be as per the DGMS guidelines.
xiii)
Out of 456 ha of land area for the
2400 MW power plant, green belt will be developed in 122 ha of area.
12. In the 7th
meeting, it was decided to constitute a sub-group who may study the issues
involved and decide on the requirement of any information which are material to
appraisal of the project. Accordingly, a group comprising Dr. C.R. Babu; Dr.
S.D. Attri; Shri S. Seshadri; Dr. G.S. Roonwal, Shri M.S. Puri from Central
Electricity Authority (CEA) and representatives of the Ministry met on 30.09.2010
and decided that clarification on the following be sought:
i)
The layout for 2400 MW power plant
does not have provision for fabrication and storage area. The coal handling
area will be near the steel plant at a distance of 30 km from the power plant. The
details regarding area required for coal handling, corridor for pipe conveyor
and status of land acquisition need to be furnished.
ii)
The layout of 1000 MW plant has been
changed. The area which was meant for green belt has been encroached upon. The
area of green belt for 1000 MW (Phase-I) has been reduced from 122 ha to 85 ha
due to proposed facilities for 2400 MW Phase-II. The condition regarding 33% of
plant area for the green belt in case of 1000 MW plant has not been complied;
iii)
The Chhattisgarh Mineral Development
Corporation (CMDC) observed that the proposed site for 2400 MW is a coal
bearing area. Whether concurrence of the Ministry of Coal has been obtained?
iv)
About 100 ha of area has been
earmarked for water reservoir which is a large area. As per CEA guidelines, 80
acres of area is required for water reservoir for 2400 MW of plant;
v)
Detailed ash management plan for 100
% utilization from 4th year of operation excluding mine back filling;
vi)
Copy of permission given by DGMS for
backfilling of mined out area; and
vii)
The report on the study regarding
feasibility of dumping of fly ash in the mined out area as stipulated while
according environmental clearance to Gare Palema mine in 2005
viii)
Action taken for implementation of
plan for conservation of wildlife as stipulated in environmental clearance for
Phase-I.
ix)
A detailed response to the issues
raised during the public hearing and number of representations received
regarding the project.
13. The
information by M/s JPL on the above was placed before the Committee again for
its views. M/s JPL along with its consultant M/s EMTRC Consultant Pvt. Ltd.
also made a presentation on the issues and gave point wise clarification. The
following information was provided:
a)
That their parent company i.e. M/s
JSPL have developed a fully automatic fabrication shop at Raigarh and is
executing large fabrication orders for BHEL, reliance, L&T-MHI and JSPL’s
captive power projects at Angul and Raigarh. That all major fabrication works
for the proposed power project will be performed at this fabrication center at
Raigarh and therefore no land provision for fabrication yard is kept at the
plant site at Tamnar.
That coal
for the proposed plant (expansion) will be received by rail at Raigarh near its
existing Steel Plant. JSPL has planned to construct the coal stock yard and
handling facilities for coal to be received from Coal companies at the village
prasada in close proximity of steel plant of JSPL at Raigarh. The land required
for the said facility is about 250 acres. JSPL has already initiated
acquisition of 250 acres of land at Parsada, out of which 180 acres has been
acquired. Coal transportation shall be done through pipe coal conveyor from
Prasada to JPL Tamnar and will be extended up to JSPL mines beyond JPL proposed
4X600MW plant area to bring coal from Gare pelma IV/1 for JSPL’s Steel plant.
Right of way required for above installation of such pipe conveyor would be 7.5
meter wide corridor for the length of the conveyor.
b)
There is no change in the layout of
the 1000 MW power plant and only the land use has been optimized. MoEF
stipulated 33 % area of the main plant to be developed as green belt. That they
had envisaged 360 Ha land to be utilized for setting up the main plant.
However, finally the main plant could be setup over a land of 245 Ha due to
optimization of the land. That the 1000 MW project was completed in 2008 and
that the expansion project was conceived in 2007 (applied for grant of TOR in
April 2007) i.e well before the
completion of the 1000 MW project . That the green belt had thus been planned
keeping in view the total project. As the entire 3400 MW project has been
proposed in the originally allocated 360 Ha, the consolidated green belt for
3400 MW has been proposed as 122 Ha which is meeting the MoEF requirement. That
in their earlier submissions to the Expert Appraisal Committee stated that in
addition to the greenery around the plant, they have carried out substantial
greening. That plantation on the additional area, if the State Government can
make available to M/s JPL adjacent to the plant or elsewhere around the plant
will also be carried out. That already plantation of about 14.21 lakh trees on
a area of 710 Ha has been undertaken.
c)
That in 1997 a letter from SECL was received
stating that the 1000 MW proposed site is under the coal bearing areas.
Accordingly, State Government helped the company in acquiring the necessary
land for the 1000 MW power plant. In view of the clearance available to M/s Jindal
Power Ltd. way back in 1997 for 2X250 MW, additional 2X250 MW in 2006 within
the same 360 ha boundary and also due to the fact that the expansion project of
4X600 MW is being setup within the same
360 ha of land area, which has already been approved long back by MoEF and the
State Government, no need to obtain clearance from CMDC was felt, as
prospecting license has been granted to CMDC only in 2009 i.e much later than
the clearance granted to M/s JPL and 1000 MW power plant has been setup and is
operational before the prospecting license was granted to CMDC.
That as far
as concurrence of Ministry of Coal is concerned, application for concurrence
for setting up 2400 MW expansion project within same 360 Ha which was already
approved by MoEF and the State Government in the year 1997, has been done. The
same is under process in the MoC and it is expected to receive the concurrence shortly. That concurrence of the
State Government for setting up the expansion project of 2400 MW within the
same 360 Ha is also under process and the same is expected to be received
shortly.
d)
That an area of 100 ha was indicated
for the water reservoir. In case the construction of the reservoir after
detailed design is possible on the lesser area the balance area shall be
converted into a green belt. During construction of the expansion project
temporarily the area will be used for storage of material and for camping of
the contactor’s labourers.
e)
That 100% ash utilization target
after 4 years of operation (as per MoEF notification) does not stipulate 100 %
ash utilization to be done without mine backfilling. Hence the request not to
insist on 100 % Ash utilization without mine backfilling. However, as desired,
plan for 100% ash utilization without mine backfilling has been prepared and
the same has been submitted.
f)
The DGMS approval for the 1000 MW
plant’s ash backfilling in the mine is already available. Permission from DGMS
for mine back filling with ash from expansion project will be applied after
consent to establish etc are in place for the 4X600 MW expansion project.
g)
The geological report mentioning the
type of rock formation in the mine area prepared by Geological Survey of India
(GSI) has been also submitted. That IIT, Kharagpur has conducted a study and
also done water samples testing after dumping of ash in the de-mined area and
given results of the quality of underground water in the mines. A copy of study
carried out by IIT, Kharagpur has been
submitted.
h)
As per the stipulation in the
environmental clearance of 1000 MW plant, proposal for conservation of
endangered wild life fauna was prepared in consultation with State Wild Life
Department, and as per guidelines of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 had
been submitted to the MoEF on 19.09.2006.
i)
That all point raised during the
public hearing were duly replied during the public hearing and have been
annexed to the final EIA report. And that no separate representation against
our expansion project has been received.
j)
That regarding land acquisition, MoEF
had cleared 56 Ha of land for the township for 1000 MW plant. The 33.984 Ha of
land is part of the 56 Ha land approved by MoEF for construction of the colony.
That MoEF had cleared 360 Ha of land for the main plant but it has been seen
that the main plant could be set up within 245 Ha land. That 36.08 Ha as
mentioned in MoEF letter is part of balance 115 Ha unacquired land remaining
from 360 ha. That regarding 0.763 Ha as mentioned in MoEF letter for the pipe
line conveyor belt, the land acquired was only for the footprint of the columns
required for pipe conveyor.
14. M/s
JPL also informed that a coal gasification plant at Tamnar is also being
proposed though the same is at a preliminary stage as of now. It was also
informed that for their proposed Steel Plant in the area, public hearing is yet
to be held.
15. Further,
regarding utilization of fly ash, M/s JPL also informed that they are proposing
to have a Cement Plant in the area and that once the Cement Plant into
operation, maximum fly ash will be utilized by the plant. However, it was also
informed that a detailed fly ash utilization to cater 100% utilization from 4th
year onwards has already been formulated and requisite documents will be
submitted.
16. The
Committee deliberated on the explanation provided by M/s JPL and advised them
that details associated with Coal Gasification Plant including its possible
impact on environment shall be taken care while preparing the EIA/EMP for the Steel plant. Further, impact
of coal handing plant near the steel plant which is located at a distance of 30
Km should be brought to the notice of the public during the public hearing
meeting. Cumulative impacts of the steel plant and coal handing plant should be
assessed. All new activities like setting up a Coal Handling Plant and a Coal
Gasification Plant which is now being proposed in the Steel Plant area should
be clearly and specifically brought out in the Public Hearing Process for the
Steel Plant. M/s. JPL have a duty cast
on them to ensure total transparency and to ensure that there is no information
gap between what they are actually proposing to do and what the
community/public perceive them to be doing.
The committee wishes to unequivocally advise M/s. JPL against playing a
game of “Suppressio Veri – Suggestio Falsi” both at the time preparation of
EIA/EMP for the proposed steel plant and at the time of Public Hearing for the
same. The full details of the activities
being taken up for the power plant in the steel plant area should be brought to
the notice of the public in a comprehensive and understandable fashion.
17. Ms/
JPL was also informed that on the ground of optimizing land, the reduction in
green belt area is not a wise decision, considering that the 33%
area as interpreted by them seem to have considered only main plant area,
whereas, thermal power plant in general comprises of main plant, ash dyke, coal
handling area, water storage area, railway siding, township etc. etc. The
Committee therefore emphasized that 33% green belt area shall be provided in
all associated facilities / components of the power plant, in separate segments
or otherwise, as the case may be.
18. The
Committee also noted that coal linkage for only 2x600 MW is available and
therefore recommendation for environmental , if agreed, can only be made for
2x600 MW (out of 4x600 MW).
19. Based on the
information and clarifications provided, the Committee after prolonged
deliberation recommended the project for environmental clearance for the
expansion project by addition of 2x600 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant of M/s
Jindal Power Ltd. at Tamnar, in Gharghoda Tehsil, in Raigarh District in
Chhattisgarh subject to stipulation of the following specific conditions:
i)
Environmental clearance shall be
applicable for 2x600 MW only. However at a later stage when firm coal linkage
for the third and fourth unit of 600 MW are also available, the project
proponent may request the Ministry for inclusion of 2x600 MW, which the
Ministry may consider appropriately on merit.
ii)
As per the information provided by
M/s JPL, it is noted that out of 360 ha of plant area, 245 ha is under 1000 MW
capacity power plant. Out of remaining area of 115 ha, 53 ha is under the coal
bearing area. As the project is located in the coal bearing area, M/s JPL shall
obtain necessary permission from the Ministry of Coal.
iii)
Vision document specifying
prospective plan for the site shall be formulated and submitted to the Ministry
within six months.
iv)
Sulphur and ash contents in the coal
to be used in the project shall not exceed 0.5 % and 34 % respectively at any
given time. In case of variation of coal
quality at any point of time fresh reference shall be made to MOEF for suitable
amendments to environmental clearance condition wherever necessary.
v)
Ash pond shall be lined with HDPE/
vi)
For disposal of Bottom Ash in
abandoned mines (if proposed to be undertaken) shall be done only after
detailed study of geology of the mine identified and after establishing that
the process will not be detrimental to the ground water regime and geology of
the area. The study report shall be first submitted to the Ministry and the
State Pollution Control Board for examination before such a venture is proposed
to be carried out. In such a case, it shall be ensured that the bottom and
sides of the mined out areas are adequately lined with clay before Bottom Ash is
filled up. The project proponent shall also inform the State Pollution Control
Board well in advance before undertaking the activity.
vii)
100 % fly ash disposal shall be
ensured from 4th year of operation of the plant. Detailed status for 100%
utilization after the 4th year of operation of the plant shall be submitted
every six months to the Ministry.
viii) M/s JPL shall carry out a study to assess the impact on
the ground water due to disposal of ash in
the mind out area
ix)
Height of stack shall be 275 m with
flue gas velocity not less than 22 m/s.
x)
It shall be ensured that the area
drainage is not disturbed due to the proposed power plant.
xi)
Source sustainability study of water
requirement shall be carried out by an institute of repute. The study shall
also specify the source of water for meeting the requirement during lean
season. The report shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry
within six months.
xii)
Hydro geological study of the area
shall be reviewed annually and report submitted to the Ministry.
xiii)
Monitoring of surface water quantity
and quality shall also be regularly conducted and records maintained. The
monitored data shall be submitted to the Ministry regularly. Further,
monitoring points shall be located between the plant and drainage in the direction
of flow of ground water and records maintained. Monitoring for heavy metals in
ground water shall be undertaken.
xiv)
Green Belt consisting of 3 tiers of
plantations of native species around plant and at least 100 m width shall be
raised. Wherever 100 m width is not feasible adequate width shall be raised and
proper justification shall be submitted to the Ministry.
xv)
Waste water generated from the plant
shall be treated before discharge to comply limits prescribed by the SPCB.
xvi)
A well designed rain water harvesting
system shall be put in place within six months, which shall comprise of rain
water collection from the built up and open area in the plant premises. Action
plan and road map for implementation shall be submitted to the Ministry within
six months.
xvii) Well designed acoustic enclosures for the DG sets and
noise emitting equipments to achieve the desirable insertion loss viz. 25 dB(A)
should be provided.
xviii) Additional soil for leveling of the sites should be
generated within the site in a way that natural drainage system of the area is
protected and improved.
xix) For the tribal families (if any) affected directly or
indirectly by the proposed project, specific schemes for upliftment of their
sustainable livelihood shall be prepared with time bound implementation and
in-built monitoring programme. The status of implementation shall be submitted
to the Regional Office of the Ministry from time to time.
xx)
The project proponent shall also
adequately contribute in the development of the neighbouring villages. Special package
with implementation schedule for free potable drinking water supply in the
nearby villages and schools shall be undertaken in a time bound manner.
xxi) An amount of Rs. 53.60 Crores as one time investment
should be earmarked for activities to be taken up under CSR by the above
proponent. Recurring expenditure for CSR shall not be less than Rs. 10.7 Crores
per annum till the operation of the plant. Detailed action plan with break-up
of activities shall be submitted within six months to the Ministry.
xxii) The project proponent shall also adequately contribute in
the development of other neighbouring villages. Special package with
implementation schedule for providing potable drinking water supply in the near
by villages and schools shall be undertaken in a time bound manner.
xxiii) While identifying CSR activities it shall be ensured that
need based assessment for the nearby villages within study area shall be
conducted to study economic measures with action plan which can help in
upliftment of poorer sections of society. Income generating projects consistent
with the traditional skills of the people shall be undertaken. 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. Vocational training
programme for possible self employment shall be imparted to pre identified
villagers free of cost.
xxiv) It shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring mechanism
for the CSR schemes identified is in place and annual social audit shall be got
done from a government institute of repute in the region. The project proponent
shall also submit the status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xxv) An Environmental Cell shall be created at the project site
itself and shall be headed by an officer of appropriate seniority and
qualification. It shall be ensured that the head of the Cell shall directly
report to the head of the organization.
xxvi) Information on
all new activities like settling up of a Coal Handling Plant, a Coal
Gasification Plant, Coal stock yard etc. proposed to be setup and the proposed
pipe coal conveyer from Prasada to JPL Tamnar should be brought to the notice
of the people both through EIA/EMP studies and at the time of the Public
hearing for the proposed steel plant of JSPL in an explicit, comprehensive and
understandable fashion.
20. The
recommendations of the committee are without any prejudice to the outcome of
litigation filed by the Government of Chhattisgarh against M/s. JPL.
2.5 3X400 (1200) MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Plant
of M/s Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. at village Maniyari, in
Chanasma Taluk, in Patan Distt., in
Gujarat - reg.
TOR.
The proposal was considered for
determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The proposal
is for setting of 3x400 MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Plant at Village Maniyari, in Chanasma Taluk, in
Patan Distt., in Gujarat. Land requirement will be 146
Acres, which is a waste land. The co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at Latitude 230 34’ 19” N and Longitude 720 4’ 7” E.
Fuel requirement will be 4.69 MMSCMD, which will be sourced from GSPC network.
Water requirement will be 42192 KLD, which will be met from Narmada Canal
water, through a pipeline over a distance of 6 km from the project site. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc.
within 10 km of the site. However there is a Sun Temple of Modhera at a
distance of 9.0km from the project site.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Prior approval from ASI (as may be applicable) shall be obtained and a
copy of the clearance submitted.
ii)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
iii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iv)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
v)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
vi)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
vii)
Hydro-geological study (including
sustainability study during lean season) of the area shall be conducted from an
institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact of water regime in the area.
Specific mitigation measures shall be spelt out and action plan for
implementation of the same shall be provided.
viii)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
ix)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for fuel
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
x)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc (as applicable) in the study area shall be
provided. Location
of any National Park, Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as
proposed), migratory routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be
specified and marked on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife
Warden.
xi)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied, which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) due to proposed project shall be prepared.
xii)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xiii)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xiv)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xv)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated.
xvi)
Possibility for adopting nearest
three villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xvii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xviii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xix) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xx)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxi)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxii)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxiii)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxiv)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxv)
Optimization
of
xxvi)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxvii)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxviii)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxix)
xxx)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxi)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted. If the same
is not feasible detailed justification shall be submitted.
xxxii)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e019.
CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.6 Expansion by
addition of 700 MW (Stage-II) Gas based Combined Cycle Power Project of M/s
NTPC Ltd at National Capital Power Station Dadari, in Dadri taluk, in Gautam Budh Nagar Distt., in
Uttar Pradesh - reg. TOR .
The proposal was placed for consideration for environmental clearance. A
presentation was also made by the project proponent gave a presentation and provided the
following information:
The proposal is for expansion of
existing Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant by addition of 700 MW (Stage-II)
at National Capital Power Station
Dadari, in Dadri taluk, in Gautam Budh Nagar Distt., in Uttar Pradesh. No additional
land will be required for proposed expansion. The co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at Latitude 28034’20.93” to 28036’40.69” N and
Longitude 77036’5.9” to 77037’37.63” E. Fuel Requirement will be 3.55 MMSCMD. Water requirement will be 15
cusecs, which will be obtained from Dehra Regulator located on Upper Ganga
Canal system through a pipeline over a distance of 1.0 km from project site. There are no
National park, wild life sanctuary, Biosphere/ tiger /Elephant reserves,
Heritage sites etc within 10km of the project boundary.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Status of compliance to the conditions stipulated in the environmental
clearance for the existing units shall be submitted.
ii)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
iii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iv)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
v)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
vi)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
vii)
Hydro-geological study (including
sustainability study during lean season) of the area shall be conducted from an
institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact of water regime in the area.
Specific mitigation measures shall be spelt out and action plan for
implementation of the same shall be provided.
viii)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated.
ix)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
x)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for fuel
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
xi)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc (as applicable) in the study area shall be
provided. Location
of any National Park, Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as
proposed), migratory routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be
specified and marked on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife
Warden.
xii)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied, which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) due to proposed project shall be prepared.
xiii)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xiv)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xv)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xvi)
Possibility for adopting nearest
three villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xvii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xviii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xix) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xx)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxi)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxii)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxiii)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxiv)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be submitted
if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its quantity,
quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be provided.
xxv)
Optimization
of
xxvi)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxvii)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxviii)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxix)
xxx)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxi)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted. If the same
is not feasible detailed justification shall be submitted.
xxxii)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e019.
CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.7 2X660 MW Coal Based Super Critical TPP
of M/s NTPC Ltd. near village Selda, in Barwah Tehsil, in Khargone Distt., in
Madhya Pradesh - reg. TOR.
The proposal was earlier
placed in the 1st Meeting of the Committee held during July 7-9,
2010 for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The proposal
is for setting of 2x660 MW Coal Based
Based on the information provided and
presentation made, the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iii)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
iv)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
v)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
vi)
Detail
information on water allocation by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for various
purposes such as drinking, irrigation, industrial (including thermal power)
shall be obtained and submitted.
vii)
Detailed hydro-geological study of
the area shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess
impact of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures
shall be spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be
provided.
viii)
Detailed source sustainability study
of water requirement shall be carried out by an institute of repute. The study
shall also specify the source of water for meeting the requirement during lean
season and proposed plan of action.
ix)
Study on
the impact on river/reservoir/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the
proposed discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried
out and submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
x)
Ash pond
shall be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
xi)
Details of 100% fly ash utilization
plan along with firm agreements / MoU with contracting parties shall be
submitted. The plan shall also include disposal method / mechanism of bottom
ash.
xii)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated
and details submitted along with EIA/EMP Report.
xiii)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xiv)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for coal
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
xv)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xvi)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied, which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land and action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property land
(if any) due to proposed project shall be prepared.
xvii)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xviii)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poorer sections of society which is consistent with the
traditional skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include
activities such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards,
vocational training etc. In addition,
vocational training for individuals shall be imparted so that poorer sections
of society can take up self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community
development activities and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken
up under CSR shall be specified.
xix)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xx)
Possibility for adopting nearest three
villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xxi)
Location
of intake and outfall points (with coordinates) should be given.
xxii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xxiii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include RSPM (PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xxiv) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xxv)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxvi)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxvii)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxviii)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the Competent Authority shall be provided along with
firm linkage.
xxix)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxx)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxxi)
Optimization
of
xxxii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxxiii) Detailed plan for conducting monitoring of water quality
regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records shall be formulated. Details
of methodology and identification of monitoring points (between the plant and
drainage in the direction of flow of surface / ground water) shall be
submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be monitored also include
heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxxiv)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxxv)
xxxvi)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxvii)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xxxviii)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.8 Expansion by addition of 2X500 MW Coal Based TPP and 2.0 MTPA
Cement Grinding Unit of M/s Bina Power Supply Company Ltd. at village Jodh
& Sirchopi, in Bina Tehsil, in Sagar Distt., in Madhya Pradesh - reg. TOR.
The proposal was considered
for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The
proposal is for expansion by addition of 2x500 MW Coal
Based
The
Committee noted that 2x500 MW Sub-Critical proposal is not very encouraging
considering that the Govt. of India policy in power sector is promotion of
energy efficient technology such as Super-Critical. The Committee therefore advised
the project proponent to re-consider its proposal and explore the option of
2x660 MW Super-Critical technology. Accordingly the proposal was deferred
for re-consideration at a later stage.
2.9 Expansion of 1000 MW by addition of 2X660 MW
(Phase-III) Super-Critical Coal Based Power Plant of M/s Meenakshi Energy Pvt
Ltd at Village Thamminapatnam, in Chillakur Mandal Taluk, in SPSR Nellore
Distt., in Andhra Pradesh - reg. TOR .
The proposal was placed for consideration for determination of terms of reference
for undertaking EIA/
The proposal is for expansion by addition of 2x660 MW Super-Critical
Coal Based TPP at village Thamminapatnam, in
Chillakur Mandal Taluk, in SPSR Nellore Distt., in Andhra Pradesh. Phase-I
2x150 MW and Phase-II 2x350 MW are under active stage of implementation. Land
requirement for expansion will be 533
acres, which is a
Govt. barren land. The
co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at
Latitude 14012’11” N to 140 13’26” N and Longitude 80006’12” E
to 80004’36.97” E. Coal Requirement will be 5.39 MTPA. Domestic and
Imported coal in the ratio of 70:30 shall be used. Water requirement will be
348384 m3/day, which will be obtained from Kandaleru Creek near
Krishnapatnam Port, through a pipeline over a distance of 800 m. There are no
National park, wild life sanctuary, Biosphere/ tiger /Elephant reserves,
Heritage sites etc within 10 km of the project boundary.
The
Committee advised the proponent to draw water from the Sea. The project
proponent informed that it will be difficult to take water from Sea as the
location of their plant is in between Port. However, it was also informed that
they will explore the possibility. The project proponent also informed that no
expansion beyond the present proposal is envisaged.
The
Committee noted that a number of thermal power projects are proposed in the
Nellore area. Therefore, the Committee suggested that a carrying capacity study
shall be carried through the reputed institute.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iii)
Status of
compliance to conditions stipulated in the environmental clearances for the
earlier phases shall be submitted.
iv)
CRZ line
demarcation shall be obtained from an approved agency and submitted along with
EIA/
v)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
vi)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah (if any) passing in and
around the proposed site.
vii)
Hydro-geological study of the area
shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact
of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures shall be
spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be provided.
viii)
Study on
the impact on river/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the proposed
discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried out and
submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
ix)
The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
x)
Ash pond
shall be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
xi)
Details of 100% fly ash utilization
plan along with firm agreements / MoU with contracting parties shall be
submitted. The plan shall also include disposal method / mechanism of bottom
ash.
xii)
Layout plan indicating break-up of
plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xiii)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land
requirement and its availability to be furnished. It should also include land
to be acquired, if any, for coal transportation system as well as for lying of
pipeline including
xiv)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, mangroves,
rivers, reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves,
biosphere reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xv)
A detailed
plan for preservation and protection of mangroves in the area (as applicable)
shall be submitted. The plan shall also include measures for regeneration of
degraded mangroves (if any).
xvi)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Accordingly action
plan for abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common
property land (if any) due to proposed project (as applicable) shall be
prepared.
xvii)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xviii)
Impact on fishing and livelihood on
fishing community shall be specifically undertaken from an institute of repute
who has expertise in the area. A detailed report shall be submitted which shall
spell out clearly alternative source of sustainable livelihood to address an
adversity.
xix)
A detailed CSR plan shall be
prepared. CSR component shall be prepared based on need based assessment study
to be carried out in the study area.
Income generating measures which can help in upliftment of poor section
of society which is consistent with the traditional skills of the people shall
be identified. The programme can include activities such as development of fodder
farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training etc. In addition, vocational training for
individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up self
employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities and income
generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xx)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xxi)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xxii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur
xxiii)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xxiv)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxv)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxvi)
Quantity
of fuel required its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxvii)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the competent authority shall be provided along with
firm linkage.
xxviii)
Detail
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxix)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxx)
Optimization
of
xxxi)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxxii)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Detail of methodology and identification of monitoring points
(between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface / ground
water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be monitored
also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxxiii)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxxiv)
xxxv)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxvi) Details of litigation pending or otherwise with respect to
project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be provided.
Further, the following shall be
strictly followed (as applicable):
a)
No waste should be discharged into canal systems,
backwaters, marshy areas and seas without treatment.
b)
To absorb the ground level pollutants, to act buffer
against strong winds arising out of tropical cyclones/ storms, to reduce heat
load and ameliorate environment, there is a need for shelterbelts / greenbelts
/ tree cover along the coastline, bunds around marshy areas, roadsides, around
the project boundaries, around village boundaries, ash dykes, railway lines,
around protected monuments, forts, waste places, School Campuses and other
vacant lots. Coconut plantations can be developed along the coastline and near
villages, Schools and forts. Stands of Casuariana should also be
developed on some dunes and along coasts. Bamboos, neem and other native trees
should be planted in and around at the villages.
c)
To meet the expenditure of these plantations and their
management, a common Green Endowment
Fund should be created by the project proponents out of
d)
The villages bordering the sites may be predominantly
inhabitated by fishermen and the TPSs have impacts on their livelihood,
although most of the fishing activity is confined to deep seas. An endowment of
Fishermen Welfare Fund should be
created out of CSR grants not only to enhance their quality of life through
creation of facilities for fish landing platforms / fishing harbour / cold
storage, but also to provide relief in case of emergency situations such as
missing of fishermen on duty due to rough seas, tropical cyclones and storms
etc.
e)
The project specific recommendation should be made at the
time of consideration of EIA.
f)
The project proponent should submit a detailed toposheet
showing the locations of project site, Villages major canals, backwaters, low
lying areas (marshy), coastline, sand dunes (bars), aquaculture ponds, creek,
jetty and intake and outfall points. The distances from the project boundaries
to the landscape features mentioned above should be marked.
g)
There should not be any contamination of soil, ground and
surface waters (canals & village pond) with sea water in and around the
project sites. In other wards necessary preventive measures for spillage from
pipelines, such as lining of guard pond used for the treatment of outfall
before discharging in to the sea and surface RCC channels along the pipelines
of outfall and intake should be adopted. This is just because the areas around
the projects boundaries is fertile agricultural land used for paddy cultivation.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e. CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.10 2x660 MW Coal Based Super Critical TPP
of M/s India Power Corporation Ltd. at Village Indragachi (Bariaria), P.O.
Dariyapur, in Purba Champaran Distt., in
Bihar - reg. TOR.
The proposal was considered
for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The
proposal is for setting of 2x660 MW Coal
Based
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iii)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
iv)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah (if any) passing in and
around the proposed site.
v)
Hydro-geological study of the area
shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact
of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures shall be
spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be provided.
vi)
Study on
the impact on river/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the proposed
discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried out and
submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
vii)
The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
viii)
Ash pond shall
be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
ix)
Details of 100% fly ash utilization
plan along with firm agreements / MoU with contracting parties shall be
submitted. The plan shall also include disposal method / mechanism of bottom
ash.
x)
Layout plan indicating break-up of
plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xi)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land
requirement and its availability to be furnished. It should also include land
to be acquired, if any, for coal transportation system as well as for lying of
pipeline including
xii)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, mangroves,
rivers, reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves,
biosphere reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xiii)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Accordingly action
plan for abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common
property land (if any) due to proposed project (as applicable) shall be
prepared.
xiv)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xv)
A detailed CSR plan shall be
prepared. CSR component shall be prepared based on need based assessment study
to be carried out in the study area.
Income generating measures which can help in upliftment of poor section
of society which is consistent with the traditional skills of the people shall
be identified. The programme can include activities such as development of
fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training etc. In addition, vocational training for
individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up self
employment and jobs. Separate budget for community
development activities and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up
under CSR shall be specified.
xvi)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xvii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xviii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur
xix)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xx)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxi)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxii)
Quantity
of fuel required its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxiii)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the competent authority shall be provided along with firm
linkage.
xxiv)
Detail
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxv)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxvi)
Optimization
of
xxvii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxviii) Detailed plan for conducting monitoring of water quality
regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records shall be formulated. Detail
of methodology and identification of monitoring points (between the plant and
drainage in the direction of flow of surface / ground water) shall be
submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be monitored also include
heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxix)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxx)
xxxi)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxii)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e. CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.11 1300 MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power
plant of M/s Poena Power Company Ltd. at village Savaroli, in Khalapur Tehsil, in Raigarh Distt., in
Maharastra - reg. TOR.
The proponent informed that they
will not be able to attend the meeting. The proposal was accordingly deferred
for re-consideration at a later stage.
2.12 1000 MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power
plant of M/s Poena Power Generation Ltd. at village Mahagaon, in Tala Tehsil,
in Raigarh Distt., in Maharastra - reg. TOR.
The proponent informed that they
will not be able to attend the meeting. The proposal was accordingly deferred
for re-consideration at a later stage.
2.13 2x600 MW Imported Coal Based TPP of
M/s Chettinad Power Corporation Private Ltd. at villages Erukkattanchery,
Kazhizppanallur and Manichkapangu, in Tarangambadi Taluk, in Nagapattinam Distt., in Tamil Nadu - reg.
Environmental Clearance.
The proposal was placed for
consideration of environmental clearance. The project proponent along with its
consultant viz. M/s Vimta Labs Limited, Hyderabad gave a presentation and
provided the following information:
The
proposal is for setting of 2x600 MW Imported Coal
Based TPP at villages Erukkattanchery,
Kazhizppanallur and Manichkapangu, in Tarangambadi Taluk, in Nagapattinam
Distt., in Tamil Nadu. Land
requirement will be 332.5 ha, out of which 252.15 ha is single crop
agricultural land; 80.35 ha land is waste land (Government Temple &
Porombokke land). The area was Tsunami affected area and the agricultural land
has become saline and no more suitable for cultivation in its present state.
The co-ordinates of the proposed plant will be at Latitude
11002’48.404” N to 11004’03.286” N and Longitude 79050’08.907”
E to 79050’52.712” E and the co-ordinates of the ash pond will be at
Latitude 11003’30.43” N to 11003’49.51” N and Longitude
79050’12.06” E to 79050’27.01” E . Coal requirement will
be 3.4 MTPA. Coal will be imported from Indonesia. Coal will be transported
through a captive jetty proposed near the power plant site. Water requirement
will be 115.8 MCM/annum, which will be obtained from Sea water (Bay of Bengal)
through a Pipeline over a distance of 1.25 Km from the project site. A
desalination plant of 12 MLD is proposed to be set up. Closed cycle system with
natural draft cooling tower is proposed. High concentration slurry disposal
system is proposed. The treated waste water will be used in ash handling plant.
There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site. However there is a Town
Gateway situated at Tranquebar at a distance of 2 km. Public hearing was held
on 21.05.2010. Cost of the project will
be Rs. 7216.40 Crores.
The
Committee discussed the issue of setting up of Sub-Critical Technology power
plant and sought clarification from the project proponent whether they can
shift to 2x660 Super-Critical Technology. The project proponent informed that
at this juncture it may not be possible. However, it was also agreed by the
project proponent that FGD can be installed keeping to environmental concerns
raised by the Committee.
The Committee also deliberated
on the issues raised in the public hearing and the responses provided by the
project proponent. The major issues raised were regarding likely impact on
fishermen and agriculturists; adverse impact due to fly ash to be generated;
cumulative impact of all power plants likely to come up in the region;
employment of local people; civic amenities for villages such as roads,
electricity; the area is located at tail end of Cauvery river; land sold were
mostly uncultivable Tsunami affected land; impact on marine ecology due to hot
water to be released from power plant etc. The project proponent also stated
that no litigation in any court pertaining to the project is filed/pending.
The objections raised by an NGO
viz. Coastal Action Network were also discussed. The issues raised were brought
to notice of the Committee and noted valid points which was subsequently
clarified by the project proponent such as location of archeological site of
importance at 2.0 Km from the site; cumulative impact of power plants in the
area; area being nesting ground of Olive Ridley Turtle etc.
Based on the information and
clarifications provided, the Committee recommended the project for
environmental clearance subject to stipulation of the following specific
conditions:
i)
Environmental clearance is subject to obtaining CRZ clearance for
permissible activities in CRZ area.
ii)
FGD shall be installed prior to commissioning of the plant.
iii)
The
project proponent shall examine in detail the possibility to adopt NIOT
technology of handling Brine through Low Temperature Thermal Desalination
(LTTD) process. In case the same is not feasible detailed explanation shall be
submitted.
iv)
The
levelling in plant area should be minimum with no or minimal disturbance to the
natural drainage of the area. If the minor canals (if any) have to be diverted,
the design for diversion should be such that the diverted canals not only
drains the plant area but also collect the volume of flood water from the
surrounding areas and discharge the same into marshy areas/major canals that
enter into creek/nallah etc. Major canals should not be altered but their bunds
should be strengthened and desilted.
v)
Additional
soil for levelling of the sites should be generated within the sites in a way
that natural drainage system of the area is protected and improved.
vi)
The
marshy areas in the vicinity (if any) which may hold large quantities of water
shall not be disturbed.
vii)
To
absorb the ground level pollutants, to act buffer against strong winds arising
out of tropical cyclones/ storms, to reduce heat load and ameliorate
environment, there is a need for shelterbelts / greenbelts / tree cover along
the coastline, bunds around marshy areas, roadsides, around the project
boundaries, around village boundaries, ash dykes, railway lines, around
protected monuments, forts, waste places, School Campuses and other vacant
lots. Coconut plantations can be developed along the coastline and near
villages, Schools and forts. Stands of Casuariana should also be
developed on some dunes and along coasts. Bamboos, neem and other native trees
should be planted in and around at the villages.
viii) To meet the expenditure of these
plantations (stated above) and their management, a common Green Edowment
Fund should be created by the project proponents out of
ix)
Continuous
monitoring of marine biology shall be undertaken by an institute of repute
x)
An
endowment of Fishermen Welfare Fund should be created not only to
enhance the quality of life of fishermen community through creation of
facilities for fish landing platforms / fishing harbour / cold storage, but
also to provide relief in case of emergency situations such as missing of
fishermen on duty due to rough seas, tropical cyclones and storms etc.
xi)
There should not be any contamination
of soil, ground and surface waters (canals & village pond) with sea water
in and around the project sites. In other wards necessary preventive measures
for spillage from pipelines, such as lining of guard pond used for the
treatment of outfall before discharging in to the sea and surface RCC channels
along the pipelines of outfall and intake should be adopted. This is just
because in the areas around the projects boundaries there may be fertile
agricultural land used for paddy or other crop cultivation
xii)
100 % fly ash disposal shall be
ensured from 4th year of operation of the plant and action
plan in this regard including the utilization of fly ash in the cement and
brick manufacturing shall be submitted to the Ministry within six months.
xiii) Possibility for using nearest Port shall be made for
obtaining coal and report submitted within six
months to the Ministry.
xiv) It shall be ensured that natural drainage in the region is
not disturbed due to activities associated with operation of the plant.
xv)
The project proponent shall regenerate any degraded water body located
nearby within 5.0 km atleast.
xvi)
xvii) Stack of 275 m height with flue gas velocity of 22 m/s
will be installed.
xviii)
Monitoring surface water quantity and
quality shall also be regularly conducted and records maintained. The monitored
data shall be submitted to the Ministry regularly. Further, monitoring points
shall be located between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of
ground water and records maintained. Monitoring for heavy metals in ground water
shall be undertaken.
xix) Waste water generated from the plant shall be treated
before discharge to comply limits prescribed by the SPCB.
xx)
A well designed rain water harvesting
system shall be put in place within six months, which shall comprise of rain
water collection from the built up and open area in the plant premises. Action
plan and road map for implementation shall be submitted to the Ministry within six months.
xxi) Well designed acoustic enclosures for the DG sets and
noise emitting equipments to achieve the desirable insertion loss viz. 25 dB(A)
should be provided.
xxii) The emission of particulate matter from the proposed
thermal power plant shall not exceed 50 mg/Nm3 by installation of ESP and
along with bag filter.
xxiii) Atleast three nearest village shall be adopted and basic
amenities like development of roads, drinking water supply, primary health
centre, primary school etc shall be developed in co-ordination with the
district administration.
xxiv) The project proponent shall
also adequately contribute in the development of the neighbouring villages.
Special package with implementation schedule for providing free potable
drinking water supply in the near by villages and schools shall be undertaken
in a time bound manner.
xxv) An amount of Rs 28.90 Crores as
one time investment shall be earmarked for activities to be taken up under CSR.
Recurring expenditure for CSR shall be Rs 5.8 Crores.
xxvi) While identifying CSR activities it shall be ensured that
need based assessment for the nearby villages within study area shall be
conducted to study economic measures with action plan which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society. Income generating projects consistent
with the traditional skills of the people shall be undertaken. 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. Vocational training
programme for possible self employment and jobs shall be imparted to identified
villagers free of cost.
xxvii) It shall be ensured
that an in-built monitoring mechanism for the CSR schemes identified is in
place and annual social audit shall be got done from the nearest government
institute of repute in the region. The project proponent shall also submit the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xxviii) An Environmental
Cell shall be created at the project site itself and shall be headed by an
officer of appropriate superiority and qualification. It shall be ensured that
the head of the Cell shall directly report to the head of the organization.
2.14 600 MW (2x300 MW) Coal Based TPP of M/s TRN Energy
Pvt. Ltd. at villages Bhengari, Nawpara, Katangdih, in Ghargoda Tehsil, in
Raigarh Distt, in Chhattisgarh - reg. Environmental Clearance.
The proposal was placed for
consideration of environmental clearance. The project proponent along with its consultant
viz. M/s Crystal Consultants gave a presentation and provided the following
information:
The
proposal is for setting up of 2x300 MW Imported Coal
Based TPP at villages Bhengari,
Nawpara, Katangdih, in Ghargoda Tehsil, in Raigarh Distt, in Chhattisgarh. Land requirement will be 548.0
acres, out of which 508 acres is waste land and 40 acres is single crop
agricultural land. The co-ordinates of the proposed plant will be at Latitude 22007’30” N to 22009’22” N and Longitude
83014’02” E to 83016’58” E. Coal requirement will be 3.0
MTPA, which will be obtained from SECL. LoA from SECL has been obtained. Ash
and sulphur contents in the coal will be 40-45% and 30 to 0.40 % respectively.
Water requirement will be 19 MCM/annum, which will be obtained from River
Kurket at distance of 3.0 from the project site. Water allocation letter from
Water resources Dept., Govt. of Chhattisgarh has been obtained. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site. Public hearing was held
on 14.07.2010. Cost of the project will be Rs. 2820.0 Crores.
The Committee observed that the
flora and fauna list provided by the project proponent (authenticated by the
DFO) seem to be highly erroneous and may be re-examined/re-validated. The
project proponent was advised to submit a list of fauna from ZSI or University
of the region. It was also noted that ground water and surface water quality
test result data presented is highly erroneous and need to be re-checked. The
ambient air quality analysis and predictions presented were also observed to be
unacceptable. The predictions have been based on 0.3 % sulphur content of coal,
whereas sulphur content in the coal can be as high as 0.6%. It was also noted
that no concrete plan for Fly Ash utilization is in place and MoU / Agreement
with prospective Fly Ash buyers have been submitted. In the area of CSR, the
Committee also noted that details of compensation paid / proposed to be paid to
land losers have not been furnished, nor action plan for CSR actives with
budgetary allocation provided in detail.
The Committee also noted that
the mine from where coal is to be sourced is at distance of about 14-19 Kms and
alternative mode of transportation such as by rail shall be examined. The
Committee further discussed the representation submitted by an NGO and decided
that the project proponent shall submit detailed response / clarification to
the representation.
In view of the shortcomings as noted
above the Committee decided that the project proposal can be re-considered only
after requisite information as noted above is provided. Accordingly the
proposal was deferred.
2.15 2x660 MW Coal Based Supercritical TPP
of M/s Lanco Vidarbha Thermal Power Ltd. at village Mandva, in Wardha Taluk
& Distt., in Maharashtra - reg. Environmental
Clearance.
The proposal was considered
and placed for environmental clearance.
The project proponent along with its consultant viz. M/s Vimta Labs Ltd.,
Hyderabad gave a presentation and provided the following information:
The
proposal is for setting up of 2x660 MW Coal
Based TPP at village Mandwa, in Wardha
Taluk & Distt., in Maharastra. Land requirement will be 1195 acres, out of which 484.13 acres has
been purchased and rest is under progress for acquisition. The co-ordinates of
the proposed site will be at ratio of Latitude 20048’44.6”
N to 20049’47.4” N and Longitude 78027’56.7” E to 78030’24.3”
E. Coal requirement will be 7.5 MTPA. Coal will be obtained from domestic coal
block and sourced from SECL mines. Coal linkage has been obtained. Ash and
sulphur contents in coal will be 42% and 0.45 % respectively. Water requirement
will be 3858m3/hr, which will be sourced from Lower Wardha Reservoir
through a Pipeline over a distance of 30.0 km from the project site. Water
allocation has been obtained from the State Govt. Lean concentration fly ash
disposal system shall be adopted. There are no National parks,
Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites, Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10
km of the site. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site. Public hearing was held
on 19.09.2010. Cost of the project will be Rs. 6936.0 Crores.
The
Committee noted that the distance from coal mine to the project site is about
600 Kms and therefore considering the environmental implications involved that
may arise due to transportation of coal by road; the project proponent shall
adopt rail transportation only till nearest possible destination to the project
site. The Committee also suggested that coal washery at appropriate place at
mine shall be explored either by itself
or tying up for supply of washed coal from the washery to be set up near the
mining area. The Committee also noted that an area of 955 acres for the power
plant is on the higher side which should be restricted to 900 acres by
excluding the double crop area.
The Committee
also discussed the representations received from various quarters and more
particularly the Member of Parliament of the region. The Committee expressed
its concern over the general pattern of regional imbalance in development of
States and cautioned that project proponent shall ensure that land owners from
whom land have been acquired are not deprived of sustainable livelihood or that
they become non-eligible for gainful employment. The Committee taking note of
the concerns expressed in the representations and the clarification provided,
decided that the project proponent shall
undertake measures to provide opportunity for livelihood for the
landless people. Public concerns are on land getting destroyed by fly ash and
use of excessive water, affecting agriculture adversely. These concerns must be addressed by the
Project Proponents to the satisfaction of the people in the area through
Education, Communication and mitigative measures.
The Committee further discussed
the issues raised in the public hearing and the responses made by the project
proponent. The major issues raised were the likely impacts due to fly ash
generated on air, water and soil; allocation of water for the TPP and its
impact on irrigation; justification for setting up TPP in Wardha which is
already highly polluted; inadequate compensation for land acquired; NOC by Gram
Panchayat is not consent of villagers;
justification for water from Lower Wardha Dam being diverted for the project
etc. The project proponent also confirmed that no litigation is pending in any
court pertaining to the proposed project.
Based on the information and clarifications provided, the
Committee recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to
stipulation of the following specific conditions:
i)
Vision document specifying prospective plan for the site shall be
formulated and submitted to the Ministry within six months.
ii)
Land requirement shall be restricted to 900 acres and double crop
agricultural land shall be excluded to the extent possible.
iii)
The project proponent shall provide space for FGD system for future
installation as and when required.
iv)
Transportation of coal shall be through railways till the nearest
possible destination.
v)
The proponent shall explore the possibility of tying up for supply of
washed coal from the washery to be set up near the mining area.
vi)
DGMS permission shall be obtained for back filling of mined out area (if
any proposed). In any case, mine back filling shall be carried out after
detailed likely impact studies and adoption of adequate mitigation measures
such as providing adequate layer of clay lining before filling.
vii)
100 % fly ash disposal shall be
ensured from 4th year of operation of the plant.
viii) Height of stack shall be 275 m each with flue gas velocity
not less than 22 m/s.
ix)
It shall be ensured that the area
drainage is not disturbed due to the proposed expansion.
x)
Water requirement shall be restricted
to 35 cusecs.
xi)
Hydro geological study of the area
shall be reviewed annually and report submitted to the Ministry.
xii)
Monitoring of surface water quantity
and quality shall also be regularly conducted and records maintained. The
monitored data shall be submitted to the Ministry regularly. Further,
monitoring points shall be located between the plant and drainage in the direction
of flow of ground water and records maintained. Monitoring for heavy metals in
ground water shall be undertaken.
xiii)
Green Belt consisting of 3 tiers of
plantations of native species around plant and at least 100 m width shall be
raised. Wherever 100 m width is not feasible a 50 m width shall be raised and
adequate justification shall be submitted to the Ministry.
xiv) Waste water generated from the plant shall be treated
before discharge to comply limits prescribed by the SPCB.
xv)
A well designed rain water harvesting
system shall be put in place within six months, which shall comprise of rain
water collection from the built up and open area in the plant premises. Action
plan and road map for implementation shall be submitted to the Ministry within six months.
xvi) Well designed acoustic enclosures for the DG sets and
noise emitting equipments to achieve the desirable insertion loss viz. 25 dB(A)
should be provided.
xvii) Additional soil for
leveling of the sites should be generated within the site in a way that natural
drainage system of the area is protected and improved.
xviii) An amount of Rs.
27.80 Crores as one time investment should be earmarked for activities to be
taken up under CSR by the above proponent. Recurring expenditure for CSR shall
not be less than Rs. 5.60 Crores per annum till the operation of the plant.
Detailed action plan with break-up of activities to be undertaken shall be
submitted within six months to the
Ministry.
xix) While identifying
CSR activities it shall be ensured that need based assessment for the nearby
villages within study area shall be conducted to study economic measures with
action plan which can help in upliftment of poorer sections of society. Income
generating projects consistent with the traditional skills of the people shall
be undertaken. 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.
Vocational training programme for possible self employment shall be imparted to
pre identified villagers free of cost.
xx)
The
project proponent shall ensure that land losers and other indirectly impacted
by land acquired for the project are not deprived of sustainable livelihood.
xxi) It shall be ensured
that an in-built monitoring mechanism for the CSR schemes identified is in
place and annual social audit shall be got done from a government institute of
repute in the region. The project proponent shall also submit the status of
implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xxii) An Environmental
Cell shall be created at the project site itself and shall be headed by
qualified officer, who is well versed with the environmental aspects. It shall be ensured that the Head of the Cell
shall directly report to the head of the organization.
xxiii) Continuous efforts must be made to optimise the use of
water and recycle water wherever feasible.
2.16 2x660 MW Coal Based Captive TPP of M/s
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. at villages Nipania and Pankaghat, in Sunder Pahari
Taluk, in Godda Distt., in Jharkhand - reg. TOR.
The proposal was considered
for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The
proposal is for setting of 2x660 MW Coal
Based Captive TPP at villages Nipannia,
Pankaghat, in Sunder Pahari Taluk, in Godda Distt., in Jharkhand. Land requirement will be 383
hectares, out of which 283.37 ha is single crop agricultural land; 99.63 ha is
Government land. The co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at Latitude 24045’21.22” N to 24045’54.56” N and
Longitude 87019’9.09” E to 87020’6.53” E. Ash Pond will
be at Latitude 24046’12.80” N to 24047’3.48” N and
Longitude 87018’52.94” E to 87019’53” E. Staff colony
will be at Latitude 24047’33.70” N to 24048’12.0” N and
Longitude 87018’15.20” E to 87018’49.90” E. Coal
requirement will be 7.0 MTPA. Coal will be obtained from domestic coal block
and sourced from captive coal block at Jitpur. Area requirement for ash
pond/dyke will be 156 hectares. Water requirement will be 36 MCM, which will be
obtained from Sunder River through a Pipeline over a distance of 27 km from the
project site. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Geological / Mineral map of the plant area to ascertain the present of
the mineral.
iii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iv)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
v)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah (if any) passing in and
around the proposed site.
vi)
Hydro-geological study of the area
shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact
of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures shall be
spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be provided.
vii)
Study on
the impact on river/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the proposed
discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried out and
submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
viii)
The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
ix)
Ash pond
shall be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
x)
Details of 100% fly ash utilization
plan along with firm agreements / MoU with contracting parties shall be
submitted. The plan shall also include disposal method / mechanism of bottom
ash.
xi)
Layout plan indicating break-up of
plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xii)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized to 900 acres. Item wise break up
of land requirement and its availability to be furnished. It should also
include land to be acquired, if any, for coal transportation system as well as
for lying of pipeline including
xiii)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, mangroves,
rivers, reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves,
biosphere reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xiv)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Accordingly action
plan for abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common
property land (if any) due to proposed project (as applicable) shall be
prepared.
xv)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xvi)
A detailed CSR plan and R&R plan
(as applicable) shall be prepared. CSR component shall be prepared based on
need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xvii)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xviii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xix) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur
xx)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xxi)
Cumulative
impact of various sources including the proposed project on the AAQ of the
study area. Details of the model used and the input data used for modelling
should also be provided. The air quality contours may be plotted on a location
map showing the location of project site, habitation nearby, sensitive
receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on this map.
xxii)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxiii)
Quantity
of fuel required its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxiv)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the competent authority shall be provided along with
firm linkage.
xxv)
Detail
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxvi)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxvii)
Optimization
of
xxviii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxix)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Detail of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxx)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxxi)
xxxii)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxiii) Details of litigation pending or otherwise with respect to
project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e. CO2
Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.17 1000 MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power
Project of M/s Hecate Power Systems Ltd. at village Khandpur, in Latur Taluk,
in Latur Distt., in Maharastra - reg. TOR.
The proposal was considered
for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The
proposal is for setting of 1000 MW Gas Based
Power Project at village Khandpur, in
Latur Taluk & Distt., in Maharashtra. Land requirement will be 50 acres, which is MIDC
land. The co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at Latitude
18021’28.9” N and Longitude 76029’10.1” E. Natural Gas
requirement will be 2.67 to 3.33 MMSCMD, which will be sourced from M/s GAIL.
Water requirement will be 13.0 MCM, which will be obtained from Manjra River
through a Pipeline over a distance of 12 km from the project site. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site.
The
Committee noted that the proposed area even though a notified industrial area,
the environmental clearance for the said industrial estate seem to be not in
place and hence exemption from public hearing cannot be given.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite allocation
of funds.
iii)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
iv)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
v)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
vi)
Hydro-geological study (including
sustainability study during lean season) of the area shall be conducted from an
institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact of water regime in the area.
Specific mitigation measures shall be spelt out and action plan for
implementation of the same shall be provided.
vii)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated.
viii)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
ix)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for fuel
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
x)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc (as applicable) in the study area shall be
provided. Location
of any National Park, Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as
proposed), migratory routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be
specified and marked on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife
Warden.
xi)
Study on land-use pattern in the
study area shall be carried out, including identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land and action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) in the nearby villages, due to proposed project shall be
prepared.
xii)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xiii)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xiv)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xv)
Possibility for adopting nearest
three villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xvi)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xvii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xviii) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xix)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xx)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxi)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxii)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxiii)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxiv)
Optimization
of
xxv)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxvi)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxvii)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxviii)
xxix)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxx)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 50 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted. If the same
is not feasible detailed justification shall be submitted.
xxxi)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e019.
CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expect]
f)
{|ed to be
reduced from the baseline data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.18 1350 MW Coal Based Mansa TPP of M/s Poena
Power Development Ltd. at villages Gobindpura, Phullwall Dod, in Mansa Taluk,
in Mansa Distt., in Punjab - reg. TOR.
The proposal was considered
for determination of terms of reference for undertaking EIA/
The
proposal is for setting of 1350 MW Coal
Based TPP at villages Gobindpura,
Phullwall Dod, in Mansa Taluk, in Mansa Distt., in Punjab. Land requirement will be 1000
acres, which is agricultural land and barren land. The co-ordinates of the
proposed site will be at Latitude 29052’17.5” N and Longitude 75037’14” E. Coal
requirement will be 7.2 MTPA. Coal will be obtained from domestic coal block
and sourced from SECL/MCL mines. Area
requirement for Ash pond/dyke will be 200 acres. Water requirement will be 41
MCM, which will be obtained from Boha Distributary, Sirhind canal through a
pipeline over a distance of 1.5 km from the project site. There are no National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 10 km of the site.
The
Committee decided that the TOR earlier prescribed shall be reiterated for the proposed site and the Ministry may accordingly
do the needful.
2.19 Expansion of 10x 8.73 MW (94.80 MW) Gas Based
Power Plant by addition of 10x8.73 MW
each & HRSG (6.0 MW) of M/s Arkay Energy (Rameswaram) Limited at village
Valuthur, In Ramanathapuram Taluk, in Ramanathapuram Distt., in Tamil
Nadu.- reg. TOR .
The proposal was placed for consideration for environmental clearance. A
presentation was also made by the project proponent on the salient features and
other details of the project and provided the following information:
The proposal is for setting up for expansion of existing 94.80 MW Gas Based Power Plant
by addition of 10x8.73 MW each & HRSG (6.0 MW) at village Valuthur, In Ramanathapuram Taluk, in Ramanathapuram
Distt., in Tamil Nadu. The total capacity after addition will be 188.6
MW. Land requirement will be 13 acres, which will be
within the existing plant. Natural Gas requirement
will be 2,70,000 SCMD. Water requirement will be 20 m3/day, which will be obtained from desalinated water from M/s South Ganga
water Technologies Pvt. Ltd. through tankers over a distance of 2.0 km. There are no
national park, wild life sanctuary, Biosphere/ tiger /Elephant reserves,
Heritage sites etc. within 10km of the project boundary. However, Gulf of
Mannar situated within 10.0km of the project site.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Status of compliance to the conditions stipulated
for existing plant (as applicable) shall be submitted.
iii)
Copy of application to the Standing Committee of
the National Board of Wildlife for clearance along with action plan and road
map of conservation measures shall be submitted.
iv)
Authenticated map indicating location of Gulf of
Mannar and the proposed power plant duly vetted by the concerned Office of the
Chief Wildlife Warden shall be submitted.
v)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
vi)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
vii)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
viii)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
ix)
Hydro-geological study (including
sustainability study during lean season) of the area shall be conducted from an
institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact of water regime in the area.
Specific mitigation measures shall be spelt out and action plan for
implementation of the same shall be provided.
x)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated.
xi)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xii)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for fuel
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
xiii)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies (rivers,
nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers, reservoirs,
national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere reserves,
heritage sites etc (as applicable) in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xiv)
Study on land-use pattern in the
study area shall be carried out, including identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land and action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) in the nearby villages, due to proposed project shall be
prepared.
xv)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xvi)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xvii)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xviii)
Possibility for adopting nearest
three villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xix)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xx) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xxi) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xxii)
Impact of the
project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input data
used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may be
plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxiii)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxiv)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxv)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxvi)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxvii)
Optimization
of
xxviii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxix)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxx)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxxi)
xxxii)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxiii)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 50 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted. If the same
is not feasible detailed justification shall be submitted.
xxxiv) Details of litigation pending or otherwise with respect to
project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e019.
CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.20 3X350 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project
of M/s Suryachakra Thermal Energy (Andhra) Pvt. Ltd. at Nakkapalli Mandal, in
Visakhapatnam Distt., in Andhra Pradesh -
reg. TOR.
Neither the project
proponent nor its representative was present in the meeting. The proposal was
accordingly deferred for re-consideration at a later stage.
2.21 2X660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project
of M/s Era Engineering Pvt. Ltd. at village Chichgohan/Attar, in Khandwa Tehsil & Distt., in Madhya Pradesh -
reg. TOR.
The proposal was earlier placed in the 62nd
Meeting held during January 11-12, 2010 but was deferred as the Committee noted that the identified site may not be suitable and the
project proponent was advised to come with alternative sites. The site chosen then was at village
Jatwar in Umaria District. Later the matter was again placed in the 69th
Meeting of the Committee held during April 30-May01, 2010 wherein the Committee noted that a clarification w.r.t.
location of proposed site and vis-à-vis, the buffer (proposed) of Bandhavgar
Tiger Reserve is required. The Committee therefore felt that the matter be
referred to the National Tiger Conservation Authority for its views or
alternatively the project proponent may provide a certificate from the
Director, Bandhavgar Tiger Reserve that the proposed site does not fall within the proposed buffer of the tiger
reserve. Accordingly the matter was deferred for re-consideration at a later
stage.
The project proponent chose to
drop the site and have requested for a different site in a different Distt. The
proposal was considered for determination of terms of reference for undertaking
EIA/
The
proposal is for setting of 2X660 MW Coal
Based Power Project at village
Chichgohan/Attar, in Khandwa Tehsil & Distt., in Madhya Pradesh. Land requirement will be 900
acres, out of which 390 acres land will be for main plant; 150 acres for ash
disposal; 270 acres for green belt; 50 acres for town ship; and 40 acres for
service corridor. The co-ordinates of the proposed site will be Latitude 21058’53” N to 22000’03” N and Longitude
76010’4” E to 76011’36” E. Coal requirement will be 6.3
MTPA. Coal will be obtained from domestic coal block. Water requirement will be
4620 m3/hr, which will be obtained from Indira Sagar Reservoir
through a pipeline over a distance of 47.5 km from the project site. There are no National Parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Heritage sites,
Tiger/Biosphere reserves etc. within 15 km of the site.
Based on the information provided and
presentation made the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for
undertaking detailed EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iii)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
iv)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah (if any) passing in and
around the proposed site.
v)
Hydro-geological study of the area
shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess impact
of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures shall be
spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be provided.
vi)
Study on
the impact on river/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the proposed
discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried out and
submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
vii)
The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
viii)
Ash pond
shall be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
ix)
Details of 100% fly ash utilization
plan along with firm agreements / MoU with contracting parties shall be
submitted. The plan shall also include disposal method / mechanism of bottom
ash.
x)
Layout plan indicating break-up of
plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xi)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized and item wise break up of land
requirement and its availability to be furnished. It should also include land
to be acquired, if any, for coal transportation system as well as for lying of
pipeline including
xii)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, mangroves,
rivers, reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves,
biosphere reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xiii)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Accordingly action
plan for abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common
property land (if any) due to proposed project (as applicable) shall be
prepared.
xiv)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xv)
A detailed CSR plan and R&R plan
(as applicable) shall be prepared. CSR component shall be prepared based on
need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xvi)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring mechanism
for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting annual
social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the region
shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the status
of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xvii)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xviii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur
xix)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xx)
Cumulative
impact of various sources including the proposed project on the AAQ of the
study area. Details of the model used and the input data used for modelling
should also be provided. The air quality contours may be plotted on a location
map showing the location of project site, habitation nearby, sensitive
receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on this map.
xxi)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxii)
Quantity
of fuel required its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxiii)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the competent authority shall be provided along with
firm linkage.
xxiv)
Detail
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxv)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be submitted
if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its quantity,
quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be provided.
xxvi)
Optimization
of
xxvii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxviii) Detailed plan for conducting monitoring of water quality
regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records shall be formulated. Detail
of methodology and identification of monitoring points (between the plant and
drainage in the direction of flow of surface / ground water) shall be
submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be monitored also include
heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxix)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxx)
xxxi)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxxii)
Details of litigation pending or otherwise
with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e. CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after preparing
the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.22 Expansion by existing 4x50 MW (Phase-I) Liquid
(Diesel) Fuel Based Power Plant by addition of 120 MW (Phase-II) Gas Based
Combined Cycle Power Plant of M/s GMR Power Corporation Ltd. at village Basin
Bridge, in Pullianthope Taluk, in Chennai Distt., in Tamil Nadu - reg. TOR.
and
2.23 Conversion of existing 4x50 MW (Phase-I)
Liquid (Diesel) Fuel Based Power Plant to Gas Based of M/s GMR Power
Corporation Ltd. at village Basin Bridge, in Pullianthope Taluk, in Chennai
Distt., in Tamil Nadu - reg. TOR.
The above project were considered in sequel as the proposal is at the
same premises belonging to the same party.
The proposal was placed for consideration for environmental clearance. A
presentation was also made by the project proponent gave a presentation and provided the
following information:
The proposal for expansion is a ‘B’ category project since
Purasawakkam-Perambur and Fort Tondiarpet (critically polluted area of Manali
Industrial Area) is within 10.0 Km is considered at the centre as per general
condition of EIA , 2006. The proposal is for conversion of existing 4x50 MW (Phase-I)
Liquid Fuel Based Power Plant to Gas based and addition of 120 MW (Phase-II)
Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant at village
Basin Bridge, in Pullianthope Taluk, in Chennai Distt., in Tamil Nadu. Phase-I is in operation since 1999. Land
requirement for expansion will be 2.5 acres, which is within existing premises. The
co-ordinates of the proposed site will be at Latitude
13006’08.33” N to 13006’29.14” N and Longitude 80016’01.70”
E to 80016’08.20” E. Natural Gas requirement for expansion will be 0.60
MMSCMD, which will be obtained from Krishna-Godavari basin. Natural Gas
required for conversion of existing Diesel Based plant will be 1.1 MMSCMD.
Water requirement for expansion will be 3.48 MLD, which will be obtained from
treated sewage water within the plant premises. Water required for conversion
will be 4.80 MLD. There
are no National park, wild life sanctuary, Biosphere/ tiger /Elephant reserves,
Heritage sites etc within 10.0 Km of the project boundary.
i)
The project proponent shall examine the implications of running the plant
with respect to the provisions enshrined in Chennai Master Plan. Relevant
documents pertaining to running of power plant in Chennai Metropolitan Area and
requirements thereof shall be submitted.
ii)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
iii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iv)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
v)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
vi)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated.
vii)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
viii)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for fuel
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
ix)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc (as applicable) in the study area shall be
provided. Location
of any National Park, Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as
proposed), migratory routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be
specified and marked on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife
Warden.
x)
Land-use pattern in the study area
shall be studied, which shall include identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land. Action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) due to proposed project shall be prepared.
xi)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xii)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poor section of society which is consistent with the traditional
skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include activities
such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training
etc. In addition, vocational training
for individuals shall be imparted so that poor section of society can take up
self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community development activities
and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken up under CSR shall
be specified.
xiii)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xiv)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xv) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include SPM, RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xvi) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xvii)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xviii)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xix)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xx)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxi)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxii)
Optimization
of
xxiii)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxiv)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface / ground
water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be monitored
also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxv)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxvi)
xxvii)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed
activities would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the
same, proposed safeguard measures should be provided. Measures to guard against fire hazards should
also be provided.
xxviii)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted. If the same
is not feasible detailed justification shall be submitted.
xxix)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All documents
to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous page
numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e019.
CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
2.24 Expansion of 1500 MW Indira Gandhi Super TPP
by addition of 2X660 MW Stage – II Coal
based TPP of M/s Aravali Power Company Pvt. Ltd. (A JV company of NTPC Ltd.,
HPGCL & IPGCL) near villages Jharli, Goria, Mohan Bari and Khanpur Khurd,
in Jhajjar Distt., in Haryana - reg.
TOR .
The proposal was placed for consideration for environmental clearance. A
presentation was also made by the project proponent gave a presentation and provided the
following information:
The proposal is for setting up for expansion of Indira Gandhi Super TPP from 1500 MW to 2850 MW near villages Jharli , Goria, Mohan Bari and Khanpur Khurd, in
Jhajjar Distt., in Haryana. The co-ordinates of the
proposed site will be at Latitude 28029’04” N and Longitude 76022’35”
E. Coal Requirement will be 7.5 MTPA. Coal will be
obtained from domestic coal block Mahanadi coal field. Water requirement will
be 40 cusecs, which will be obtained from Jawahar Lal Nehru Feeder Canal
through a pipeline over a distance of 15 km from the site. There are no
National park, wild life sanctuary, Biosphere/ tiger/Elephant reserves,
Heritage sites etc within 10km of the project boundary.
Based on the information provided and presentation made
the Committee prescribed the following specific TORs for undertaking detailed
EIA study and preparation of
i)
Vision document specifying prospective long term plan of the site shall
be formulated and submitted.
ii)
Executive
summary of the project indicating relevant details along with photograph of
site shall be provided and issues raised in public hearing along with action
plan to address the same shall be provided in tabular form including requisite
allocation of funds.
iii)
Conformity
of the site with the prescribed guidelines in terms of distance of 500 m from
HFL of the river, highways, railway line shall be shown on the study area
map.
iv)
The
project proponent shall provide confirmed
v)
No water
body/nallah (if any) shall be touched. It shall also be ensured that atleast
100 m distance is kept away from the HFL of the nallah/ river (if any) passing
in and around the proposed site.
vi)
Detailed hydro-geological study of
the area shall be conducted from an institute/ organisation of repute to assess
impact of on ground and surface water regime. Specific mitigation measures
shall be spelt out and action plan for implementation of the same shall be
provided.
vii)
Detailed source sustainability study
of water requirement shall be carried out by an institute of repute. The study
shall also specify the source of water for meeting the requirement during lean
season and proposed plan of action.
viii)
Study on
the impact on river/reservoir/marine ecology (as applicable) due to the
proposed discharge of treated wastewater into the river/creek shall be carried
out and submitted alongwith the EIA Report.
ix)
Transportation
of coal shall be through rail to the nearest possible destination near power
plant and detail initiated taken in the matter shall be submitted.
x)
Ash pond
shall be shifted away as far as possible from any surface water source and its
location shall be chosen taking into consideration the elevation and water
drainage pattern in the area. The
coordinates of the proposed site including location of ash pond shall be
submitted along with topo sheet.
xi)
Action plan
for identification of local employable youth for training in skills relevant to
the project for eventual employment in the project itself shall be formulated
and details submitted along with EIA/EMP Report.
xii)
Layout of the plant indicating
break-up of plant, green belt, infrastructure, roads etc. shall be provided.
xiii)
Land
requirement for the project shall be optimized. Item wise break up of land requirement and its availability to be
furnished. It should also include land to be acquired, if any, for coal
transportation system as well as for laying of pipeline including
xiv)
Land use based on satellite imagery
or authenticated map indicating drainage, cropping pattern, water bodies
(rivers, nallahs, ponds etc.), location of nearest villages, creeks, rivers,
reservoirs, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, biosphere
reserves, heritage sites etc in the study area shall be provided. Location of any National Park,
Sanctuary, Elephant/Tiger Reserve (existing as well as proposed), migratory
routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site shall be specified and marked
on the map duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden.
xv)
Study on land-use pattern in the
study area shall be carried out, including identification of common property
resources available for conversion into productive land and action plan for
abatement and compensation for damage to agricultural land/ common property
land (if any) in the nearby villages, due to proposed project shall be
prepared.
xvi)
Detailed socio-economic study shall
be carried out for the study area comprising of 10 km from the plant site.
xvii)
CSR component shall be prepared based
on need based assessment study to be carried out in the study area. Income generating measures which can help in
upliftment of poorer sections of society which is consistent with the
traditional skills of the people shall be identified. The programme can include
activities such as development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards,
vocational training etc. In addition,
vocational training for individuals shall be imparted so that poorer sections
of society can take up self employment and jobs. Separate budget for community
development activities and income generating programmes shall be specified. Financial allocation to be taken
up under CSR shall be specified.
xviii)
While
formulating CSR schemes it shall be ensured that an in-built monitoring
mechanism for the schemes identified is in place and mechanism for conducting
annual social audit from the nearest government institute of repute in the
region shall be prepared. The project proponent shall also provide plan for the
status of implementation of the scheme from time to time.
xix)
Possibility for adopting nearest
three villages shall be explored and details of civic amenities such as roads,
drinking water, power etc proposed to be provided at the company’s expenses
shall be submitted.
xx)
Location
of intake and outfall points (with coordinates) should be given. These
locations should be selected based on detailed modeling studies. Details of modeling and the results obtained
there from should be furnished. It may
be kept in view that the intake and outfall points are away from the mangroves
or other eco sensitive areas. A river/marine ecology study (as applicable)
should also be done to assess impact on river/marine ecology. River/Marine impact
of such activities should be clearly brought out in the EIA report.
xxi)
Topography
of the area should be given clearly indicating whether the site requires any
filling. If so, details of filling,
quantity of fill material required, its source, transportation etc. should be
given.
xxii) One complete season AAQ data (except monsoon) to be given along with the dates of monitoring. The parameters to be covered shall include RSPM(PM10,PM2.5), SO2, NOx, Hg and Ozone (ground level). The location of the monitoring stations should be so decided so as to take into consideration the pre-dominant downwind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. There should be at least one monitoring station each in the upwind and in the pre dominant downwind direction at a location where maximum ground level concentration is likely to occur.
xxiii) Cumulative impact assessment on ambient air quality due to proposed plant and others (including existing as well as other proposed source of emission) shall be carried out and result submitted in the EIA Report. Mitigative measures as necessary shall be clearly spelt out.
xxiv)
Impact of
the project on the AAQ of the area. Details of the model used and the input
data used for modelling should also be provided. The air quality contours may
be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation
nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. The wind roses should also be shown on
this map.
xxv)
Fuel
analysis shall be provided. Details of auxillary fuel, if any including its
quantity, quality, storage etc should also be given.
xxvi)
Quantity
of fuel required, its source and transportation route and mode and a confirmed
fuel linkage documents shall be provided.
xxvii)
Source of
water and its availability. Commitment regarding availability of requisite
quantity of water from the competent authority shall be provided along with
firm linkage.
xxviii)
Detailed
plan for carrying out rainwater harvesting and proposed utilisation in the
plant shall be provided.
xxix)
Feasibility
of zero discharge shall be examined and detailed justification shall be
submitted if in case the same is not possible. Proposed discharge (if any), its
quantity, quality and point of discharge, users downstream etc. shall be
provided.
xxx)
Optimization
of
xxxi)
Details of
water balance taking into account reuse and re-circulation of effluents.
xxxii)
Detailed plan for conducting
monitoring of water quality regularly and mechanism for maintenance of records
shall be formulated. Details of methodology and identification of monitoring
points (between the plant and drainage in the direction of flow of surface /
ground water) shall be submitted. It shall be ensured that parameter to be
monitored also include heavy metals in surface and ground water.
xxxiii)
Details
regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom, medical
facilities, safety during construction phase etc. to be provided to the labour
force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck
drivers during operation phase.
xxxiv)
xxxv)
A Disaster
Management Plan along with risk assessment study including fire and explosion
issues due to storage and use of fuel should be carried out. It should take into account the maximum
inventory of storage at site at any point in time. The risk contours should be
plotted on the plant layout map clearly showing which of the proposed activities
would be affected in case of an accident taking place. Based on the same,
proposed safeguard measures should be provided.
Measures to guard against fire hazards should also be provided.
xxxvi)
Detailed plan for raising Green belt
of 100 m width on the western side of the plant and 50m wide on the other sides
and consisting of at least 3 tiers around plant boundary with tree density not less than
2500 trees per ha and survival rate atleast 75% shall be submitted.
xxxvii)
Details of litigation pending or
otherwise with respect to project in any courts, tribunal etc. shall be
provided.
Besides all the above, the
following general points will be followed:-
a)
All
documents to be properly referenced with index, page numbers and continuous
page numbering.
b)
Where data
is presented in the report especially in table, the period in which the data
was collected and the source should invariably be indicated.
c)
Where the
documents provided are in a language other than English, an English translation
should be provided.
d)
The
Questionnaire for environmental appraisal of thermal power projects as devised
earlier by the Ministry shall also be filled and submitted.
In addition, information on the
following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1). Is the project intended to have
CDM-intent?
i)
If not,
then reasons thereof?
ii)
If yes,
then details under mentioned to be provided:
a)
Has
b)
If not,
then by when is that expected?
c)
Has PDD
(Project Design Document) been prepared?
d)
What is
the Carbon intensity from your electricity generation projected (i.e. CO2 Tons/
e)
Amount of
CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the
2. Notwithstanding 1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be
worked out and reported.
The Committee informed the project proponent that after
preparing the draft EIA (as per the generic structure prescribed in Appendix-
3.0 ANY OTHER ITEM WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE
CHAIR
3.1 2X250 MW Thermal Power Plant of M/s Bina
Power Supply Company Ltd. at Bina, in Madhya Pradesh - reg. Stack Height.
M/s Jaiprakash Power Venture
Ltd. (A Jaypee Group company) have informed that they have acquired 100 % share
holding of M/s Bina Power Supply Company Ltd. (An Aditya Birla Group company)
in May, 2008. That M/s Bina Power Supply Company Ltd. was accorded
environmental clearance for the 2x250 MW Coal Based TPPP, at Bina, in Madhya
Pradesh on 23.04.21996.
That on perusal of the
stipulations in the environmental clearance, it was observed that no
stipulation for stack height was mentioned.
M/s Bina Power Supply Company Ltd now request that they may be allowed
to construct 200 m Stack Height.
The matter
was taken up for discussion. The Committee however decided that Dr. S.D. Atri,
Member and Sh. Seshadri, Member may in consultation with CPCB and MoEF examine
the matter and submit a report. Accordingly the matter was deferred.
3.2 2x35 MW Captive Imported Coal Based Thermal
Power Plant of M/s Tulsyan NEC Ltd. at village Sinthoornatham, in Gummidipoondi
Taluk, in Thiruvallur Distt., in Tamil Nadu -reg.
Environmental Clearance.
The above proposal was considered in the 8th
meeting held during 18th - 19th October, 2010 for
environmental clearance.
During the meeting, the Committee noted that certain
requisite details pertaining to wind rose diagram based on which the ambient
air quality impact assessment /prediction has been calculated and other were
erroneous.
Subsequently, the proponent submitted the revised
information as desired by the Committee which was placed before it for
consideration. The Committee found that the information provided is acceptable
and recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to stipulation
of standard safeguards.
There being no agenda item left the
meeting ended with thanks to the Chair. It was also decided that the next
meeting of the Committee will be held on 6th - 7th
December, 2010.
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