Compliance Status to Environmental Clearance Conditions for 3x660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project at Koradi Dist Nagpur as on 30/06/2014

MoEF

Condition No.

Condition Compliance

1 FGD with one unit of 660 MW will be installed initially to begin with & the requirement, if any, for the installation of FGD system with the other two units will depend upon the prevalent ambient levels of SO2. Provision for installation for FGD in all units shall be made.

As per the letter from MoEF ref no F.No.j-13012/87/07-IA-II (T) dated 21.11.2013 the committee deliberated and declined to accede to our request for waiver of FGD in present form of information made available. Hence compilation of data as per requirement is in process.

2 Hydro-geological study of the area shall be reviewed annually & results submitted to the Ministry & concerned agency in the State Govt. In case adverse impact on ground water quantity & quality is observed, immediate mitigating steps to contain any adverse impact on ground water shall be undertaken.

Hydro geological study of the area will be carried out and report will be submitted up to Dec 2014

3 Minimum required environmental flow suggested by the Competent Authority of the State Govt. shall be maintained in the Channel/rivers even in lean season. It shall be ensured that natural drainage in the region is not disturbed due to activities associated with operation of the plant.

The natural drainage is identified in the master plan & shall not be altered for activities of Koradi project.

4 Tri-Flue stacks of 275 m height each shall be provided with continuous online monitoring equipments for SOx, NOx & PM. Exit velocity of flue gases shall not be less that 22m/sec. Mercury emissions from stack shall also be monitored on periodic basis.

Construction of tri-flue gas stack is under progress. Stack height achieved till date is 275Mts. Provision for online monitoring equipments for Opacity Meters is included in scope of BTG Contractor. Exit velocity & mercury level will be monitored after commissioning of first 660MW unit.

5 High Efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not exceed 50mg/Nm3.

Installation of high efficiency ESP is in progress. Status: U-8#100%, U-9#80% & U-10#50% Design efficiency 99.9% for Outlet dust conc. of not more than 50mg/Nm3

6 Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/bag filters & water spray system in dusty areas such as in coal handling & ash handling points, transfer areas & other vulnerable dusty areas shall be provided.

At present manual sprinkling is carried out to suppress fugitive dust due to construction activities. Procurement of DE system is included in BOP Package.

7 Utilization of 100% fly ash generated shall be made from 4th year of operation of the proposed expansion. Status of implementation shall be reported to the Regional Office of the Ministry from time to time.

At present construction of dry ash evacuation silos is in progress. Provision of HCSD system has been incorporated.

8 Fly ash shall be collected in dry form & storage facility (silos) shall be provided. 100% fly ash utilization shall be ensured from 4th year onwards. Unutilized fly ash shall be disposed off in the slurry form. Mercury & other heavy metals (As, Hg, Cr, Pb etc) will be monitored in the bottom ash as also in the effluents emanating from the existing ash pond.

As mentioned in Sr. No. 7. Unutilized ash will be disposed of by HCSD in ash bund Khasara. Heavy metals are monitored regularly in ash samples of ash bund & effluent released from ash bund.

No ash shall be disposed off in low lying area.

9 Ash pond shall be lined with HDP/LDP lining or any other suitable implementation media such that no leachate takes place at any point of time. Adequate safety shall also be implemented to protect the ash dyke from getting breached.

Existing Khasara Ash Bund is being utilized for these new 660MW units. Also Ash water recovery system is already commissioned for the existing Unit; hence this condition is not applicable. Adequate safety measures are implemented to protect the ash dyke from getting breached.

10 For disposal of bottom ash in abandoned mines (if proposed to be undertaken) it shall be ensured that the bottom & the sides of the mines out area are adequately lined with clay before bottom ash is filled up. The project proponent shall inform the State Pollution Control Board well in advance before undertaking the activity.

Proposal of Disposal of ash in abandoned mines near Koradi is not Feasible.

11 Closed cycle cooling system with natural draft cooling towers shall be provided. The effluents shall be treated as per the prescribed norms.

Provision of three no. NDCT is made & work is in progress. Status: U-8#85%, U-9#65%, U-10#40%. The effluent generated will be treated as per the prescribed norms.

12 The treated effluents conforming to the prescribed standard only shall be re-circulated & reused within the plant. There shall be no discharge outside the plant boundary except during monsoon. Arrangements shall be made that effluents & storm water do not get mixed.

Provision of treated trade effluent to be reused for ash disposal is made in the design. Sewage effluent will be used for gardening & forestry. Independent arrangement for underground trade & sewage effluent discharge is provided in design. Hence it shall not get mixed with storm water as storm water drains will be provided at surface level.

13 A sewage treatment plant shall be provided & the treated sewage shall be used for raising green belt/plantation.

Yes, as mentioned in Sr. No.12. The design details of STP are incorporated within the scope of BOP Contractor.

14 Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central groundwater, Authority/ Board shall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rainwater technology with a period of three months from the date of clearance & details shall be furnished.

Proposal is submitted to Central Ground water board, Nagpur vide letter no: 2623 Dtd: 10/10/12 for statutory approval. The observations received from Sr Hydrologist Nagpur are complied and submitted.(copy attached)

15 Adequate safety measure shall be provided in the plant area to check/minimize spontaneous fires in coal yard, especially during summer season. Copy of these measures with full details along with location plan layout shall be submitted to the regional Officers of the Ministry.

A comprehensive onsite emergency preparedness plan is being prepared to tackle such emergency situations.

16 Storage facility for auxiliary liquid fuel such as LDO &/HFO/LSHS shall be made in the plant area in consultation with Departmental of Explosives, Nagpur. Sulphur content in the liquid fuel will not exceed 0.5%. Disaster Management Plan shall be prepared to meet any eventuality in case of an accident taking place due to storage of oil.

Construction for oil handling plant is in progress. Status: 90% complete.

17 Regular monitoring of ground water level shall be carried out by establishing a network of existing wells & constructing new piezometers. Monitoring around the ash pond area shall be carried out particularly for heavy metal (Hg, Cr, As, Pb) &

At present the ground water quality in nearby area of existing TPS is monitored regularly to establish base line data. Heavy metals are being monitored & reports communicated regularly to MPC Board.

records maintained & submitted to the Regional office of the Ministry. The data so obtained should be compared with the baseline data so as to ensure that the ground water quality is not adversely affected due to the project.

18 Green Belt consisting of 3 tires of plantations of native species around plant & at least 100 m width shall be raised. Wherever 100m width is not feasible, a 50 m width shall be raised & adequate justification shall be submitted to the Ministry. Tree density shall not less than 2500 per ha with survival rate less than 70%.

Tree plantation program is prepared. 15000 trees are planted in year 2010-11. 5000 trees are planted in year 2011-12. Plantation of 5000 Trees proposed in year 2014-15. Work being tenderized.

19 First aid & sanitation arrangements are to be made for the drivers & other contract workers during construction phase.

Ambulances are provided round the clock for providing medical facility. Updated first aid facility is provided along with. Soak pit arrangement to treat the sewage made. The sewage will be collected & treated in STP.

20 Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be so controlled such that the noise in the work zone shall be limited to 75dBA. For people working in the high noise area, requisite personal protective equipment like earplugs/earmuffs etc shall be provided. Workers engaged in noisy areas such as turbine area, air compressors etc shall, be periodically examined to maintain audiometric records & for treatment for any hearing loss including shifting to non noisy/less noisy area.

Acoustic enclosures will be provided to operators as specified in design. PPEs are provided to contractual staff to avoid any occupational health hazard.

21 Regular monitoring of ground level concentration of SO2,NOx, RSPM (PM10&PM2.5)& Hg shall carried out in the impact zone & records maintained. If at any stage these levels are found to exceed the prescribed limits, necessary control measures shall be provided immediately. The location of the monitoring stations shall be decided in consultation with SPCB. Periodic reports shall be submitted to the regional Office of this Ministry. The data shall also be put on the website of the company.

It will be carried out after successful commissioning of unit. However it is to inform that a tri-flue gas stack of 275 m is being provided for effective dispersion of suspended particles. The location of CAAQMS will be decided by MPCB, Nagpur. However the procurement is included under the scope of BOP Contractor.

22 A good action plan for R & R (if applicable)with package for the project affected persons be submitted & implemented as per prevalent R & R policy within three months from the date of issue of this letter.

Since no land is acquired for Koradi Expansion Project, R &R policy is not applicable to this project.

23 An amount of Rs. 20 Crores shall be earmarked as per time capital case for CSR programme. Subsequently a recurring expenditure of Rs.4 Crores per annum shall be earmarked as recurring expenditure for CSR activities. Details of the activities to be undertaken shall be along with road map for implantation.

CSR policies vide BR no. 2010/701 dtd. 15.06.2012 is approved. Copy of road map for implementation of CSR along with present status is enclosed herewith. Work undertaken under CSR-Rs 1976.23 lakhs Work completed as on 31/07/2014-Rs 1218.10 lakhs Work in progress as on 31/07/2014-Rs 378.71 lakhs Balance work to be taken in 2014 Rs 379.42 lakhs

24 As part of CSR programme the company shall conduct need based assessment for the nearby

Measures will be carried out for upliftment of the society as per MAHAGENCO CSR policy & plan.

villages 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 besides development of fodder farm, fruit bearing orchards, vocational training etc can form a part of such community development activities & income generating programmes. This will be in addition to vocational training for individuals imparted to take self employment & jobs.

Koradi Project shall extend all support to propagate the concept of ash made bricks as part of the CSR program.

25 Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labor within the site with all necessary infrastructure & facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, crche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structure to be removed after the completion of the project.

Temporary structure have been provided to contract workers along with amenities such as toilets, drinking water, medical health etc.

26 The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspaper widely circulated in the region around the project, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days from the date of this clearance letter, informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance & copies of clearance letter are available with the State Pollution Control Board/committee & may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment & Forest at http://envfor.nic.in.

The advertisement of Environment Clearance was published in the regional news paper.

27 A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad /Municipal Corporation, urban local body & the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions/representation, if any, received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the company by the proponent.

Copy of clearance letter has been sent to gram Panchayat, Koradi & Zilla Parishad, Nagpur. Simultaneously the clearance letter is published on MAHAGENCO website.

28 A separate Environment Management Cell with qualified staff shall be set up for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.

Separate Environment Management Cell with qualified staff will be set up during the running of the plant.

29 The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website & shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB & the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely RSPM (PM10 & PM 2.5), Sox, NOx, (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) shall be displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

Yes, the present status of compliance to EC conditions is submitted to MoEF, CPCB & MPCB . Digital display of ambient air quality parameters will be done for Koradi project after installation of ambient air quality monitoring stations.

30 The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Six monthly compliance report on the status is

reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored date (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the respective regional office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB & SPCB.

regularly submitted to regional office of MoEF,CPCB and MPCB

31 The environment statement for each financial year ending 31st march in Form-V as mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of EC conditions & shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the Ministry by e-mail.

Environmental statement for Koradi project will be sent to MPCB after commissioning of first unit.

32 The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of the implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards to the Ministry of Environment & Forests, its regional Office and Central Pollution Control Board & State Pollution Control Board. The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the environmental clearance conditions on their website & update the same periodically & simultaneously send the same by e-mail to the Regional office, Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Same as Sr. No.29, 30 & 31.

33 Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests will monitor the implementation of the stipulated conditions. A complete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Report & Environment Management Plan along with the additional information submitted from time to time shall be forwarded to the Regional office for their use during monitoring. Project proponent will up load the compliance status in their website & update the same from time to time at least six monthly basis. Criteria pollutants levels including NOx (from stack & ambient air) shall be displayed at the main gate of the power plant.

As per above

34 The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry regarding the date of financial closure & final approval of the project by the concerned authorities & the dates of start of land development work & commissioning of plant.

Regarding date of financial closure it will be intimated after completion of Project. Date of approval of Project : 18.01.2008 Land development work started on 31.01.2010. Date of commissioning will be conveyed after successful commissioning of unit.

35 Full co-operation shall be extended to the Scientist/ Officers from the Ministry/ Regional office of the Ministry at Bangalore/CPCB/SPCB who would be monitoring the compliance of environment status.

We are co-operating with the scientist/ Officer from the Ministry/ Regional office of the Ministry /CPCB/SPCB and have been communicating regarding monitoring the compliance of environment status.