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Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

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MONITORING REPORT

PART-I

DATA SHEET -

1. Project Type Construction Project ( ducatlonallnstltut ) ~ ­ N m of the Project , tablishment of "ll'1di n Institute of Technology"

at Bar Rupn gar, Rop r by M/s Indian Instltut of Technoloev Ropar.

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4. Location a) District (s) Rupnagar b) State (s) Punjab c) Latitudes/Longitudes 30°58'17" N / 76°27'12" E

30°58'20" N/ 76°28'51" E 30°57'57" N/ 76°29'13" E 30°57'46" N/ 76°28'13" E

5. Address for correspondence a) Address of Concerned Project Chief The Registrar,

Enginoor (with Pin rnrlp! Tpi No.1 Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar Telex/Fax No./E-mail address) Nangal Road, Rupnagar, fJunjab 140001

ragi,tra r@iitrrr·nc:.in T: 01881-24-2103

b) Address of Executive Pruject Same as above Engineer/Manager (with Pin Code/ Tel No.1 Telex/Fax No./E-mail address)

Salient feature~n. 'Tnti'll n10t area of fJlJd~e 1 i:, 2,20,GSJ.77 m2

• TotJId) uf li't: pl'(lj""i:t Jbuilt up Jrall i~ (lhnllt" 1,.OJ..072.21 m as per

documents submitted. b) of the environmental management Total water requirement for the project will be

plans 434 KLD, out of which 201 KLD will be met through own tube-well and remaining 233 KLD will be met through recycling of treated water. Total wastewater generation from the project will be 247 KLD, out of which 245 KLD will be treated in a STP of capacity 300 KLD and remaining 2 KLD generated from the laboratories will be treated in an ETP of capacity 5 KLD to be installed within the premises. Solar water heaters are proposed for all hostels.

7. Break-up of the project area a. Submergence area: Forest and

Non forest '. 2

b. Others 2,20,653.77 m 8. Break-up of project affected population NA

9. Financial details: 388 Crores (2016) a) Project cost as originally planned and

subsequent revised estimates and the year of price reference

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c) 13 'n fit cost (<ltio/lnt rn I " l - of ( turn and the y ar of a If1 nt

d) Whether (c) includes the cost of nvi. management as shown in b) bove

e) Actual expenditure incurred on the project so far

f) Actual expenditure incurred on the environmental management plans so far

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Nil2. STP 3. Barricading 135.78 4. 9.00DG Set jacketing Co~t

501.59Total

10. Forest land requirement: Under process [0.2 Ha of forest land to be diverted for boundary wall along the periphery]

11. The status of clear felling in non-forest NA areas

12. Status of construction:

a) Date of commencement (actual 10.02.2015 and/or planned)

b) Date of completion (actual and/or 09.08.2017 (Planned) planned)

13. Reasons for the delay, if the project is yet NA to start

14. Dates of site visits

a) Date of previous site visit: b) Date of present site visit: 31.03.2017

15. List of participants:

a) From Mis liT, Ropar Mr. T.S. Anand, Executive Engineer, liT Propar

b) From NRO, MoEFCC, Chandigarh: Dr. Vimal Kumar Hatwal, Joint Director (S) 16. Details of correspondence with project

Authorities for obtaining act on plans/information on status of compliance to safeguards other than the routine letters for logistic support for site visits). (The first monitoring report may contain the details of all the letters issued so far, but the later reports may cover only the letter issued subsequently)

As below

Date letter from RO Date Reply from PA

27.1.15 Copy of the advertisement published in the newspaper sub.

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PART-II

STATUS OF COMPLIANC &

PART-III DETAILED MONITORING REPORT

SEIAA/M.S./78, Dated 07.01.2015

(A) Specific Conditions: Ollstru tion ph

(i) The project propon nt sh II obtain prior Being Complied. PA h uUlnill~d thaI lh liT permission from Govt. of India/National Ropar campus do 5 not fils within 30 KM

Board of Wild Lif (NBWL) under Forest radial distanc from ny nolifi d nationi'll p.- rl</ (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Wildlife wildlife nctuary/ conservation res rve/ (Protection) Act, 1972, etc, as applicable and community reserve/ bird s~nctuary. 0.2 Ha of

the promoter company shall not carry out forest land to be diverted for boundary w(lll any construction activity at site till they said along the periphery and the perm isslon for permission(s) are obtained and the copy of same is under process as submitted. the same be submitted to the SEIAA, Punjab. The grant of environmental clearance does not necessarily imply that the forest and wildlife clearance shall be granted to the projilct and tha propoJol for grant of for~!t

and wildlife clearance will be considered by the respective authorities on merits.

Being Ct)Jl1llll~d. EXter1sloN validity tif LOhsent Punjab Pollution Control Board under Air

(ii) Con3cnt to [3t~bli.~h Slldll ut:: uutdirll:!J f'UIIi

to Establish under Air and Water Act (no. (Prevention &. Control of rollution) Act, 1901 IUSRPNCTE21SGIG9) was obtained fl'Ol1l PPCB and Water (Prevention & Control of on 20.04.2016. However the validly of the same Pollution) Act, 1974 and a copy of the same has expired on 02.02.2017. PA has applied for 'ihnll be submitted to the Ministry of the extension of CTC as intimated during the Environment & Forests/State Level visit. Thus condition is considered as Complied Environment Impact Assessment Authority for the present visit. before the start Of any construction work at site.

Agreed to Comply. PA has assured to abide by should be in place before starting

(i ii) All required sanitary and hygienic measures the conditions.

construction activities and to be maintained throughout the construction phase.

Being Complied. A First Aid Center is provided project both during construction and

(iv) A first aid room will be provided in the at site (Photo 1). For emergency cases, 24 hr.

operation phase of the project. ambulance facility is provided in transit campus. Regular Medical camps are also being organized by the PA at site. First Aid Room facility will be maintained during operation phase of the project as submitted.

(v) All the topsoil excavated during construction Being Complied. Overall 31,000 m3 top soil has activities should be stored for use in been excavated so far and stored inside the horticulture/landscape development within premises for horticulture/landscaping the project site. purposes. For leveling purposes, bottom ash is

being used. PA -was directed to submit quantitative details of utilization of bottom ash along with next compliance report.

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(vi) Di\p()~dl ()f 11111 'k durillg (011'>1, III lioll plld\(1 \lIlJmilll'u thdt x OV:lt 'w mu k I Ill'ir'l{\ t r f

n igllbuurlll/: cornrnllnilic rind b rlic;l'Jo cI in Idf' lh Inl u nnd will b I utlliz'd in

nHafl ,Irlkin,: lIw Il' I" dry IJrllldlltilln ... 1m 1.lIldo; .Iplne and h'v(·linn pur I.l I 11 ral ~tll!'ly i'lnd h(~.J111l J p(l b 01 P 'oplr

with th, • rp oVZJI of cornp l nl Llul horily.

(vii) Con. trll ti n p II, Inell/dine bltur"in u B Ine Complied. P/\ ha ubmiU-d that no

material -Jnu th r hal rdUlJ III. t / i, I, mu t haz rdous m t ri lib in n r;J1NI other

not b allow d lo conttJ min t wat cour th n th used 011 from th) DG S l which is

and th dump sil:.> for such material mlJ"1 b belne dispo doff 3 per th H zardous Wa I

secured; so that they should not I eh Into M nagem nt Rules, 201G.

the roundwat r. The dies I generator sets to be used during Being Compiled. Total 4 DG sets (2 KVA x 1; 63

construction phase should be of ultra-low KVA x 1; 125 KVA x 2) were on site. Ultra-low

sulphur diesel type and should conform to sulphur diesel was being used in DG sets with

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 proper acoustic enclosure as observed, DG

prescribed for air and noise emission stacks emission & noise monitoring reports

standards. show pJrameters within th limits. It was

submitted that about 500 L Diesel used to be stored at site as per the requirement. Further it Was dtltl~L1 1I.dt II tcmpOrJPI connprtlnn from PSPCL of 199 KW is also in use. Thus, condition Is considered as complied for the present visit.

(viii)

(ix) Vehicles hired for bringing construction Being Complied. PA has assured that only PUC

material to the site and other machinery to certified vehicles arc allowed in the project

lJld L1~~d ,."trlne; con9truotion choula DP in nrf'mic;~s.

good condition and should wilful III lu applicable air and noise emission standards.

(x,l AmLJlelll llub\:: l~vel3 :ihould conform tn ~f'il1g Complied. Ambient air' and noise level

residential standards both during day and mohltdrlng Wd~ Ldl fied out at proJoct iil . rn!1Y night. Incremental pollution loads on the of reports show parameters with}n limits. ambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored during construction phase.

(xi) Fly ash should be used as building material in Being Complied. PA has claimed that fly ash is the construction as per the provisions of Fly being utilized for construction and about Ash Notification of September, 1999 and 1,84,000 m 3 of fly ash has been used so far. amended as on August, 2003. Thus, condition is considered as complied for

the present visited. (xii) Ready mix concrete should be used in Being Complied. PA had submitted that pre­

building construction as far as possible. mixed concrete are being used. (xiii) Water demand during construction should be Being Complied. PA had submitted that pre­

reduced by use of premixed concrete, curing mixed concrete are being used to reduce water agents, use of treated wastewater for demand. construction and other best practices.

(xiv) Separation of drinking water supply and Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA. treated sewage supply should be done by use of different colors.

(xv) Fixtures for showers, toilet flushing and Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA. drinking should be of low flow either by use of aerators or pressure, reducing devices or sensor based control.

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(xvi) /\dC(jII' l> 'Ie'p" 'hidl bfJ I. kl'l) Iv (H'I NVI' Ar,rc 'd to Cornply. P/\ 1J.l~ ubmille'l Illdl:

'Iwrgy by tdklllC rJdr\qlJ.d(\ nH'd!>urc''i ~Udl " ~. I CD. will bId wlJ Ir VOl IJO il>lr,

prop'r buildinn d iell il/ld or! .ntrllioll, 1I~ b. ulrJr phoIQV(Jll:lic; 011 will b... 111';1, II'd. of I D & n /iehlr1nlnt: fixtUi ,L1',l' 01 ,;()I,l/' In'rp;y ·friel 'Ilt _1(' II i I 'QUipllll'n(o, dlHi·

photo voltiJl liehl f'or st" t linlJt nine, propN thNm;11 in ult tl Ii will be p oVlrlNI.

encr y eflici 'nl el 'Llri ~ I 'quilJ'l1 ~nt , limiting til 'u 'of (II " , provision of PI' p r thermal insul lion nd t king iii sur e as prescribed und r the n ~rgy Cons rvation Building Cod ,

(xvii) The approval of competent authority shall be Agreed to Comply. PA has sllbmitte that th

obtained for stru tLJral saf y of the buildings buildine is being constructed S per Nation, I due to earthquakes, adequacy of fire fighting Building Code and necessary protection

equipments etc. as per National Building measures are being considered. However,

Code including protection measures from approval as per the condition is yet to be lightning. submitted.

(xviii) Provision shall be made for the housing of Not Complied. Around 700 construction

construction labour within the site with all labours are currently working at site.

necessa ry infrastructure and facilities such as Temporary housing (Photo 2) is arranged within

fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, the premises with adequate arrangements of disposal of w(lste water & solid waste in an drinking Wi:lter. Temporary toilets facility within

pnvirnnmpntrllly sound m.lI1ner, c3fo drinldng the prcmi3c3 h03 01.30 be n provid~d. Ilow II I,

water, medical health care, creche etc. The other facilities were not provided as per

housing may be in the form of temporary condition. Moreover. p:reywater was nat be.in~

structures to be removed after the collected in the tanks (Photo 3), for which

rnmr1etion of the projoct. in.'ltructioll5 ha5 bGe:n givell tv PA. Tllu~

rnnrlitinn jc; rnnc;irl red as not C'ompli d for tho

present visited.

(xiX) The project prupunent !iholl provide a 1~1)) NuL I'~d<ii ..~ III Ji,"jl-'t.1. PA hd" ","llllillel.1 that green bufff.r mnp tn\Nrlrr!<; thp oil' pollutinA. currontly thoro ic no cueh indur.try within thl'

industry, if rlny, to attenuate the noise as well vicinity of project site. PA was directed to get

as air pollution being generated from the air the condition amended from the competent

polluting industry adjacent to the project authority. site.

(xx) The project proponent shall provide holding Being Complied. Holding tanks of sufficient

tanks of sufficient capacity (at least 24 hours capacity has been provided. storage) for treated as well as untreated

wastewater for handling any emergency

situation which may arise due to failure of

STP/no demand for irrigation etc.

(B) Specific Conditions- Operation Phase: Since project is in construction phase,

conditions pertaining to operational phase will

be reviewed later.

(C) General Conditions

(i) This environmental clearance will be valid for a period of five years. from the date of its issue or till the completion of the project, whichever is earlier.

Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA.

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(iii)

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CnvirOllllll'l1l Imp" I A"<,p .... ml nl AUlhor lty/.lal' xp rt App ell.1l ofwnltll'l' c~lOuld be irnfJl m nl I ill Ifltl ~llld pirll. h IlUr o·tofth~·MP(i.. pit I I a!> will' un'ln co "t) will onlinu' l b' born' by th proj CI propon n . CPWD will be (. pon ible for Implem ntation of MP during onstruction ph nd aft r the laps of th p riad (con truction phas) th project proponent will be respon"ibl for the im lernentation of MP. The PP shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by mail) to the respective Regional office of MoEF, the Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB SEIAA.

(v) Officials from the RO of MOEF, Chandigarh/SEIAA/State Level Expert Appraisal Committee Punjab Pollution Control Board who would be monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards should be given full cooperation, facilities and documents/data by the project prupu'It~IILs durIng l/Il:!ir inspection. A complete set of all the documents sUbrrllLLetl to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority 3hould be forw@raprl to the CU., Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests rhnnrli ilrh/SEIAA.

f-(c­v-r)----11'h the cC!se ur al pI chongc(!i) In the H.'llIJ"" nf the project, the project would require a fresh appraisal by State Environment Impact Assessment Authorit .

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(viii)

(ix)

Separate distribution pipelines be laid down for use of treated effluent / raw water for horticultural! gardening purposes with different colour codin . All other statutory clearances such as the approvals for storage of diesel from Chief Controlled of Explosives, Fire Department, Civil Aviation department, etc. shall be obtained, by the project proponent from the competent authorities including Punjab Pollution Control Board and from other statutory bodies, as applicable. The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region, one of which shall be in the vernacular language informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letters are available with the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The advertisement should be made within seven days from the day of issue of the clearance fetter and a copy of the same

Noted and Agreed by the PA as submitted,

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Not d ~lnd Aer • ·d by the PA :'I ubmittod.

Noted and Agreed by the PA as submitted. (PontNo.9 fD I h~ t)

Being Complied. Three Six monthly reports have been submitted so far. PA was directed to submit six monthly reports along with the

monitoring data regularly. Thus, condition Is considered as complied for the present visited.

Being Complied. Proper cooperation was

provided during this visit.

I\IMPfI ;,nrl A~rcQd bV the PA <iii !iubmlttcd.

Noted and Agreed by the PA as submitted.

Not Complied, The PA has submitted the copies of advertisements but clause of seven days was not followed. Condition, therefore, is considered as not complied.

hOlllrl he fU/W:lIclr-ri In LllI' 1\('Ciol1dl DIn I" Milli (IY of l/ivi/olllfH'1l1 & '-or' t /

htlllcJlgarh. (x) The' stlpul. lle)IIS wOIJld 1)(' "I for. rt dmolll; Not d nd Acr d by the PA::IS 'lIbltlitt -d.

Cltlwr und0 1h pI vhions r Wnl', (Pr'v"ntl n & (Jlltr I of r lIutioll) 1\ 1, 1( 71l, Air (Pr v nil) ntl I f Pollutioll) 1\ \', 1981, Ellvironm nl I (Prot ti n) A t, 198 , th Publi i bilily (In uranc ) Act, 199 and ETA Notification) 200 .

(xi) Environm ntal CI ran is subj ct l fin Agroed by the PA <IS submitted. ord r of th Hor'l'ble Supr m Court of Indi

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in the matter of oa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004 as may be applicable to this project and decisions of any competent court, to the extent a Iicable.

(xii) The project proponent shall comply with the Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA. conditions of CLU granted by the Chief Town Planner, Punjrlb vide Memo No. 4344 CTP Pb /SP-432 R dated 05.08.2014.

(xiii) The PP shall obtain permission from CGWA Being Complied. Permission from CGWA has for abstraction of 201 KLD groundwater. been obtained and is valid till 07.08.2017.

(xiv) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by Not Complied. PA submitted that this condition the proponent to concerned Panchayat, will be followed. However, copy of the' EC letter ZilaParishad/ Municipal Corporation, Urban was not available on the liT Ropar website till local body and the local NGO, if any, from

20.04.17. Hence, condition is consIdered as notwhom suggestions/representations, if any,

culnplledfur the rJresem Visit.Were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the corn an b the ro anent.

(xv) The PP shall upload the status of compliance Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA. of the stipulated EC conditions, inclllrling reSUlts ot monItored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM2.5, PM10, 502, N02, CO, Pb, Ozone (ambient air as well as stack emissions) shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the com an in the ublic domain.

(xvi) The project proponent shall adhere to the Not Complied. PA has not drawn the plan so commitments made in the EMP. During far. construction phase, Rs. 215 lacs of capital cost will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs. 39.5 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of recurring charges. After the la'pse of the period (construction phase) for which CPWD is responsible, liT Ropar will be responsible for implementation of EMP.

(xvii) The project proponent shall undertake the Not pertains to the project. PA has argued that activities under Corporate Social No CSR activity is proposed being an Responsibility programme and shall spend educational institute. Therefore, suitable 1% of total project cost or at least minimum

amendment may be obtained from therequired to be spent under the provisions of

authority as advised during the visit.the Com anies Act 1956, whichever is higher.

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,f '~'t I'd '/rna llrf' LJbs~qu '/ltly, if found 11l' ry, ill1d to I~lk' i1 fion 111 Iud Inn If'vokin: of tl'll" rWi,'0I1I11 -Iltdl df' II ,HI ('

LlI1d '/ til provision of til rivinJl1m'111al (Prot tlon) Act, (86, 1.0 11 Un'.' (·ff Uvt! impl m ntation 01 the 5Ug sted f uard / m aSllr s in a tim ~ bound and tisf ctory mann r.

(xix) Any appeal agair) t this Agreed to Comply as submitted by PA. clearance shall lie with the National Gr n Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act 2010.

Concluding Remarks:

1. Project Status:

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar is developing a campus In various phases at Bara Phool, Ropar, Punjab. The project (phase I) involves total built up area of 1,01,072.21 m2 including academic:: 'L Ie,

hostel zone, residential zone and uti,lity zone. In the proposed expansion the ground coverage; FAR and

built up area will be increased to 62,432.41, 1,55,750.96 and 1,71,848.71 m 2, respectively. It was observetl durllig the visit that con~truction work 15 in proerpc;c; (Photo 4).

2. Chronology of events:

Letter Dated Action

03.03.2017 PA has requested Regional Office of the Ministry for issuance of certification.

28.03.2017 RO requested for additional information w.r.t. issuance of certification.

31.03.2017 Site Visit for the certified report of the status of the compliance of environmental safeguards in view of further expansion proposed by the PA.

18.04.2017 Requisite information was suu/llitteu by PA.

3. Implementation of Conditions: It IS evident fru", L1,e duUVe I,,~v,ew that:

• Consent to Establish has been obtained which was expired on 02.02.2017. • Majority of conditions of construction phase was complied whereas a few needs sincere efforts.

• Monitoring data of noise, air and water quality are being submitted with the six monthly reports.

• Forest Department permission for diversion of 0.2 Ha of forest land for boundary wall along the periphery is yet to be submitted.

• Green belt development at the project site is yet to start and requires immediate attention. 4. Housekeeping: Overall it was found satisfactory.

5. Review w.r.f. to MOEFs letter dated 30.5.2012: The report was prepared after site visit on 31.03.17 and submission of the requisite information on 18.04.17.

6. With regards to issuance of show cause/closure notices: One Show Cause notice for the violation of

the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 has been issued to PA by the PPCB vide letter

dated 30.08.16. Reply of the Show-cause notice was submitted on 19.09.2016. However, it was

observed that the implementation of environmental safeguards rose in the notice was not

completely resolved till the present visit. Competent authority may like to consider for suitable

decision, as deemed fit.

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Photo 1: First Aid Center at site. Photo 2: Temporary housing for labours.

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Photo 3: Greywater collection with solid waste near the Photo 4: Construction site.

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