EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Gujarat Pollution Control …...Gujarat Special Investment Region Act-2009’ and has come into force on 6th January, 2009. As per Environmental Impact Assessment

Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 Introduction

Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region (MBSIR) is proposed as a systematically planned,

industrial and social infrastructure hub being planned in the north-west direction of Ahmedabad

near Becharaji Town and is located at a distance of about 90 km from Ahmedabad and about 85

km from Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

MBSIR will be developed through five Town Planning Schemes in two clusters under the

framework of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 - a unique area

development model in vogue in Gujarat.

The State Government has enacted the legal framework to provide establishment, operation,

regulation and management of large size Investment Regions and Industrial Areas in the State of

Gujarat and to specially enable their development as Global Hubs of Economic Activity

supported by World Class Infrastructure, Premium Civic Amenities, Centre of Excellence and

Pro-active Policy Framework. To create this the Government of Gujarat has enacted ‘The

Gujarat Special Investment Region Act-2009’ and has come into force on 6th January, 2009.

As per Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, dated 14th September 2006, the proposed

Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region located near Mandal, Dist.: Ahmedabad and

Becharaji, Dist.: Mehsana, Gujarat, falls under Schedule 7(c) – Industrial estates/parks

complexes/ areas, Export Processing Zones (EPZs), Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Biotech

Parks since the Proposed area is 10210 Hectares, the Proposed Project is Category “A” Project ,

for which Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MOEFCC) needs to be obtained.

As a part of above process, the application (Form-1 & PFR) was submitted for the proposed

project to the MOEFCC, Delhi and has been appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee 204th

meeting on 17.12.2018. The EAC recommended with standard Terms of Reference (ToR) with

specific condition on Proceedings issued for 204th meeting on 08.02.2019. The TOR obtained is

enclosed in Annexure I. This EIA report is prepared adhering to all the conditions of TOR

issued, according to one of the specific conditions since the two clusters are 10 km apart from

each other the EIA/EMP reports are to be prepared separately for both the clusters i.e., Cluster A

and B. Thus this report is prepared only for Cluster ‘B’.

The summary is intended to provide an overview of the prevailing baseline conditions, key

environmental issues and their likely impacts and also list the major recommended mitigation

measures to mitigate the impacts for Cluster ‘B’ of the Proposed project.

1.1 Project Details

MBSIR is planned over an area of around 10210 Hectares (102 sq.km) and covers revenue

lands of eight villages of Ahmedabad and Mehsana district. MBSIR Area is divided into two

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Cluster-A which comprises three villages with an area of 5060 Hectares (50.60 sq.km)

Cluster-B comprising five villages with an area of 5150 Hectares (51.50 sq.km).

The SIR is strategically located, well connected with trade gateways and falls in the influence

zone of proposed Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor project (DMIC), a joint initiative by the

Government of India and Japan.

Figure 1. 1 DMIC influential area, Gujarat

1.2 Notification Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with section 4 of the Gujarat Special

Investment Region Act, 2009 (Gujarat. 2 of 2009), the Industries and Mines Dept. of

Government of Gujarat and the Government of Gujarat declared Mandal Becharaji Special

Investment Region (MBSIR) vide Notification No. GHU/2012/22/SIR/112012/1276/I on 24th

September 2012 published in Government Gazette. The same is enclosed in Annexure - II.

Notification comprises 44 villages of district Ahmedabad Taluk Mandal and Detroj, District

Surendranager Taluk dasada-patadi and District Mahesana Taluk Becharaji.

Vide Notification No. GHU/2013/16/SIR/112012/1276/I on 14th August 2013 published in

Government Gazette, Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat, deleted 36

villages from the earlier declared “Mandal Bechraji Special Investment Region”, which is

annexed in Annexure – III, the Final notification issued on 15.03.2016 is attached as Annexure

– IV.

As per notification Mandal Becharaji Special Investment Region comprises of 2 villages of

Detroj Taluka and 5 villages of Mandal Taluka from Ahmedabad district and 1 village from

Becharaji Taluka of Mehsana District. The total area spread over 8 villages, about 101.72 sq.km.

as per notification and as per measured on base map 102.10 sq km, the detailed List of notified

villages are as in Table 1.


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Table 1 List of Notified Villages

S.

No. CLUSTER

Name if the

District

Name of

Taluka

Name of Revenue Villages

Name of Village Total Survey

Nos.

Total Area of

land in sq.km

1 A

Ahmedabad Mandal Hansal Becharaji Complete 8.63

Sitapur Complete 36.72

Mehsana Becharaji Chandanki Complete 5.24

2 B Ahmedabad

Mandal

Ughroj Complete 14.24

Ughroj nu Paru Complete 6.37

Ukardi Complete 8.56

Detroj Bhagapura Complete 12.43

Shihor Complete 9.53

1.3 Project brief

GIDB has been proactive to develop MBSIR as a world class automobile and manufacturing hub

with well supported infrastructure and civic amenities. In the initial stages, GIDB undertook an

exercise to access industrial development potential along with conceptual planning. The concept

plan prepared focused on following components:

Identification of the target sector and market assessment for industrial development.

Preliminary environmental and social assessment of the region.

Development needs and conceptual planning.

Development strategy in sync with the vision of SIR.

Infrastructure Master Plan.

Implementation model.

1.3.1 Parameters for identification of sectors for SIR

Potential sectors have been identified based the below mentioned parameters:

Prominent presence of industrial sector

Anchor tenant and its supplier

Resource availability

Expression of interests

Environmental considerations

1.3.2 Project Cost

The total project cost for “Cluster B” will be about Rs. 3968 Crores.


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1.4 Project Location

The Proposed Project is located near Taluks -Mandal and Detroj, Districts -Ahmedabad,

Gujarat. The Plot no./Khasra no. are in several numbers which are distributed under Town

Planning schemes vide’ Notification No. GHU/2013/16/SIR/112012/1276/I on 14th August, 2013

which is enclosed as Annexure II.

Figure 1 Location for Cluster B of the Proposed Project

Cluster B


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Figure 2 Topo map for Cluster B of the Proposed Project

1.5. Environmental Setting

S.NO PARTICULARS DETAILS

1 Site Latitude 23°20'46.14"N

2 Site Longitude 72° 5'29.59"E

3 Site Elevation above MSL 40 m above MSL

4 Nearest highway

SH133 ≈ Crosses the trough Cluster B from West to East

SH 7 ≈ Adjacent to the Project Boundary, W

Kadi – Detroj Road (passes through cluster B)

SH140 ≈ Adjacent to the Project Boundary, S

5 Nearest railway station Bhankoda Railway station ≈ 4 Km, SE

6 Nearest airport Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport ≈

59.86km, SE

7 Nearest town/ city

Ugharojpura - within cluster B)

Ukardi - within cluster B)

Bhagapura - within cluster B)

Shihor - within cluster B)

Odhav paru ≈ 0.74 km, NE


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S.NO PARTICULARS DETAILS

Dadhana ≈ 2.02 km, NW

Andla ≈ 2.14 km, SW

Gunjala ≈ 3.51km, NE

Rampura ≈ 4.26 km, SE

Vasna Kunpur ≈ 4.57 km, NW

Aghar ≈ 5.39 km, S

Dabhasar ≈ 6.34 km, NE

Detroj ≈ 6.94 km, E

Sher ≈ 8.74 km, W

Galodra ≈ 9.9 km, SE

Dalod ≈ 10.31 km, W

Dhoriya ≈ 11.28 Km, SE

8 Hills/ valleys Nil (within 15 km radius)

9 Topography Terrain

10 National parks/Wildlife

Sanctuaries Nil (within 15 km radius)

11 Reservoir/Lake/River/Sea

Sihori Talav – Within Cluster B

Ugharojpura Lake – Within Cluster B

Deriyu Talav – Within Cluster B

Odhav Solgam Drain – 2 Km, S

Rampura lake – 3.39 km, NE

Nagdal Sar – 9 Km, W

Kharaghoda Branch canal – 10 Km, NNE

12 Reserved/ Protected Forests Nil (within 15 km radius)

13 Archaeological Important Places Nil (within 15 km radius)

14 Seismicity Seismic Zone IV (High Damage Risk Zone ) as per

Seismic Zone Map of India

15 Defense Installations Nil (within 15 km radius)

16 Nearest Port Kandla ≈ 200 km, SW

Mundra ≈ 245 km, SW

1.6 Size and Magnitude of the Project

MBSIR is being proposed over an area of around 10210 Hectares (102 Sq.km), out of which

Cluster B consists of 5 Villages with area 5151 Hectares (51.61 Sq.km). The total area and the

land use for Cluster B is given in below Table 2.

Table 2 Land use split up for Cluster B

S.

No. Zone

Proposed Area

Area Cluster B in Sq.km Area Cluster B in Hectares

1 Residential 15.259 1525.9

2 Industrial 19.145 1914.5


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3 Logistic 1.004 100.4

4 High Access Corridor 4.362 436.2

5 Recreation 0.437 43.7

6 Know & It 0.004 0.4

7 Mix Use 2.711 271.1

8 EWS 1.836 183.6

9 Village Buffer 0.822 82.2

10 Gamtal 0.373 37.3

11 Waterbody 1.985 198.5

12 SSNL Canal 0.189 18.9

13 River 0.034 3.4

14 Road 3.311 331.1

15 Rail 0.042 4.2

Total 51.51 5151.3

The cluster B has being split to 2 TPs, which are as in the following

Table 3.

Table 3 Area of TPs in Cluster B

S. No. Gamtal Area of Village Proposed TP Scheme Area

(sq.km)

1 Ughroj TPs-4 19.95

2 Shihor TPs-5 14.30

3 Ughroj Paru, Ukardi & Bhagapura MSIL & GIDC 17.25

1.7 Project description

The Land use proposal is envisioned to promote economically vibrant and environmentally

sustainable Industrial city with a good quality of life. The land use proposals area spread across

below mentioned zones

Industrial Zone

Logistics Zone

Knowledge & IT Zone

Residential

Affordable Housing

High Access Corridor

Mixed Use Zone

Village Buffer Zone

Recreation, Sports and Entertainment


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Figure 3 Proposed Land use plan for Cluster B


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1.8 Water Requirement and Waste water generation

M.S pipeline can be laid along the Kharaghoda Branch Canal. The intake structure is to be

proposed in Kharaghoda Branch Canal nearby GIDC intake structure for withdrawal of water.

This alignment will be passing though village Bentai, Rudatal, Gamanpura, Nadishala,

Umedpura, and Ughrojpura. The proposed alignment is mostly along the Kharaghoda Branch

Canal and State Highway. Total length of proposed route is about 14.90 Km.

Table 4 Water Requirement and Waste Water Generation for Cluster B

Sl. No Component Total MBSIR Cluster B

1 Total Water Demand (Potable + Recycle) 232 MLD 77 MLD

2 Sewage Generation 102 MLD 36 MLD

3 Industrial Effluent Generation 40 MLD 11 MLD

4 Strom Water Generation 172 Cumecs 66 Cumecs

2.5 MLD is utilized for Firefighting Purposes.

About 5MLD of the total is utilized for Gardening Purposes.

Figure 4 Water balance for Cluster B


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Table 5 Water Balance Table for Cluster B

Land Use TP4 TP5 GIDC

A= Floating water Demand (MLD) 1.0747 1.013 1.2473

B= Residential water Demand (MLD) 27.786 25.641 --

MLD (A+B) 28.86 26.66 1.25

Fire Fighting 1.52 1.46 --

Total water Demand (MLD) 30.38 28.11 1.25

Industrial (Area-315 Ha.) 14.175

Logistic (Area-100 Ha.) 4.5

Knowledge & IT -

Recreational -

Total (MLD) 49.05 28.11 1.25

With 15% loss 90.17

Total demand 90.0 MLD

The total waste water generation is as given in Table . The method of treatment for CETP will

depend on the effluent characteristics from different industries. And for STP Moving bed

Biofilm reactor (MBBR) method will be used.

Table 6 CETP and STP capacity details

Sl. No CLUSTER STP / CETP Master Balance

Reservoir

Treated Water (Recycled

Water) (MLD)

1. B CETP B 1 CETP MBR RW A1 9.25 MLD

Sr.

No CLUSTER STP / CETP. Master Balance Reservoir

STP Capacity

(MLD)

1. B STPB1 STP MBR RW A1 31 MLD

2. B STP B2 STP MBR RW A2 26 MLD

1.9 Solid waste management

MBSIR has proposed to take care of all solid wastes originating from Cluster B, including

municipal solid waste, plastic waste, and e-waste from the industrial, commercial and social

infrastructure components of the SIR. The municipal solid waste has been estimated on the

ultimate population of the Cluster, and has been projected for increase on a planning horizon of

40 years.

Table 7 Estimated Solid Waste Generation

S.No. Solid Waste

Bio-

Degradable in

Kg/day

Non Bio-

Degradable

in Kg/day

Recyclable

in Kg/day

Total waste from

different phase

in Kg/day

1. Industrial 20697 26611 11827 59135


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2. Residential Waste 90494 52788 7541 150824

3. Other (commercial,

CA, GBD, Roads

etc.)

12461 13620 2898 28978

4. STP Sludge 210 - - -

Total Solid Waste, in

Kg/day

123652 93019 22266 238937

1.10 Man power Requirement

The proposed project during the operational phase employment generation is the major positive

point. Direct employment to be engaged in industries is calculated from sector wise ratios for

workers per hectare.

Table 8 Proposed Employment generation in MBSIR

S.

No. Parameter Estimated Number

1 Direct Employment 1,25,000

2 Indirect Employment 1,79,500

Total 3,04,500

1.11 Energy requirement

From the power demand projections, it is estimated that approximately 300 MW power is

required for industrial purpose whereas about 110 MW power is planned to be required for

residential purpose. The Source of power for the proposed project is from Gujarat Energy

Transmission Company (GETCO).

Table 9 Estimated Power load

Cluster TP Estimated Load (in

MW)

Estimated Load (with Diversity Factor

0.60) (in MW)

B 4 & 5 247.54 148.524

GIDC Area - 478.62 287.172

2.0 Description of the environment

Baseline environmental status in and around the proposed project depicts the existing

environmental conditions. Baseline Environmental Studies have been conducted to determine the

existing status of various Environmental attributes viz., Climate and Atmospheric conditions,

Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Hydrogeological, Land use pattern, Ecological and Socio- Ecological

environment, prior to setting up of the proposed project. With the proposed project as the center,

a radial distance of 10 km is considered as study area for baseline data collection. As part of

Environmental Impact Assessment, the study was undertaken for a period of 3 months i.e. from

March 2018 - May 2018 (Study Period).

2.1 Meteorological study

In the Proposed project, Cluster B of the proposed project is present in both districts of

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district thus the data for the same is considered. The mean maximum temperature in Ahmedabad

ranges between 28.4°C during January to 41.8°C during May and the mean minimum

temperatures vary between 11.7°C during January and 27°C during June. The relative humidity

varies between 32 % (March) and 79% (August).

Table 10 Site Specific Meteorological Summary

Months March - 18 April - 18 May - 2018

Max Min Avg. Max Min Avg. Max Min Avg.

Max. Temp (°C) 42.78 32.22 23.33 45.00 35.56 26.11 45.00 35.56 26.11

Min. Temp (°C) 33.33 26.11 15.56 38.89 30.00 18.89 38.89 30.00 38.89

Relative Humidity (%) 70 6 38 70 7 38.5 81 7 44

Wind Speed (m/s) Avg. - Avg. - Avg. -

Predominant Wind

Direction WNW W W

Precipitation (mm) Nil Nil Nil

2.2 Air environment

The prime objective of baseline air monitoring is to evaluate the existing air quality of the area.

This will also be useful for assessing the conformity to standards of the ambient air quality

during the construction and operation of the proposed project.

PM10: The maximum and minimum concentrations for PM10 were recorded as 53.6 g/m3 and

32.8 g/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Ugharojpura and

Rampura and the minimum concentration was recorded at Dedhasana. The average ranged

between 36.4 g/m3 and 48.9 g/m3.

PM2.5: The maximum and minimum concentrations for PM2.5were recorded as 29.6 g/m3 and

17.3 g/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Rampura and the

minimum concentration was recorded at Dedhasana. The average concentration ranged between

19.5 g/m3 to 26.1 g/m3.

SO2: The maximum and minimum SO2 concentrations were recorded as 8.24 g/m3 and 5.01

g/m3respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Ugharojpura and the minimum

concentration was recorded at Ukardi and Dedhasana. The average concentration ranged between

5.28 g/m3 and 7.22 g/m3.

NOx: The maximum and minimum NOX concentrations were recorded as 17.4 g/m3 and 8.1

g/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Rampura and the minimum

concentration was recorded at Bhagapura. The average concentration ranged between 9.21 g/m3

and 14.4 g/m3.

Ammonia: In all the AAQ monitoring locations the concentration of Ammonia was found to be

Below Detectable Level (<6 g/m3).


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Ozone: The maximum and minimum Ozone concentrations were recorded as 13.5 g/m3 and 7.5

µg/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Ugharojpura, whereas the

minimum was recorded at Dedhasana. The average concentration ranged between 8.65 g/m3

and 12.1 g/m3.

Carbon mono oxide: The maximum concentration of CO were recorded 0.26 mg/m3 and

minimum concentration was less than 0.12 mg/m3. The maximum concentration was recorded at

Rampura and at all the other location minimum concentration was recorded.

Lead: Lead was Below Detectable Limit (<0.1 g/m3) at all locations.

Benzene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Arsenic & Nickel: Were all Below Detection Limit (0.1 g/m3) at

all locations.

2.3 Noise environment

Day time Noise Levels

The maximum noise level was observed to be 52.4 dB (A) at Rampura and a minimum of 46.7

dB (A) was observed at the Dedhasana.

Night time Noise Levels

A maximum of 43.7 dB (A) was observed at Rampura and a minimum of 40.4 dB (A) was

observed at Bhagapura. Measured noise levels are observed to be in compliance with prescribed

standards for ambient noise for the respective applicable categories.

2.4 Water environment

Ground Water

The analysis of ground water results indicate that the average pH ranges in between 7.54 and

8.01, TDS ranges from 238 mg/l – 1827 mg/l, Total Hardness ranges from 152 mg/l – 796 mg/l,

Iron content ranges from 0.152 mg/l – 0.248 mg/l, nitrate content ranges from 1 mg /l – 42 mg/l

was observed and Fluoride content ranges from 0.11 mg/l – 1.27 mg/l.

Surface Water

The analysis of surface water results indicate that the average pH ranges in between 6.61 and

7.38, TDS ranges from 161 mg/l – 341 mg/l, Total Hardness ranges from 110 mg/l – 230 mg/l,

Iron content ranges from 0.25 mg/l – 0.71 mg/l, nitrate content ranges from 2 mg /l – 11 mg/l

was observed, and phosphate ranges from 0.16 mg/l to 0.31 mg/l.

2.5 Soil environment

The soil results were compared with soil standards. It has been observed that the pH of

the soil was ranging from 6.85 to 8.06 indicating the soils are moderate in nature. The

conductivity of the soil ranges from 0.056 mS/cm to 0.326 mS/cm. Since the EC value is

less than 2000 mS/cm, the soil is said to be Non Saline in nature.

The texture of the soil sample is predominantly clayey soil and in some places soil seems

to be loamy. Soil organic content varied from 0.64% to 1.47% which indicates the very

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The total nitrogen content ranges between 296 kg/Ha to 652 kg/Ha in the study area and

the value of phosphorous content varies between 21.5 kg/Ha to 81.5 kg/Ha. This indicates

that the soil has high quantities of Nitrogen and Phosphorous.

The Potassium content varies from 251 Kg/Ha and 633 Kg/Ha which indicates that the

soils have high quantities of potassium.

2.6 Demography & Socio- Economics

The baseline data includes the socio economic status of the area. The data about the human

settlements in and around the project site, health status of the community, existing infrastructure

facilities for social welfare, job opportunities, safety and security of the workers and the

surrounding population. The positive impact of the proposed project and the socio economic

status in the buffer zone is reported.

3.0 Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Measures

The major impacts that could result from the implementation of project are felt on the land, air,

water, biological, socio-economic and aesthetic environments. Each impact is classified by

different categories as follows:

Based on the nature of the impact (primary or secondary)

Duration of impact (long term or short term)

Type of impact (positive or negative) and

Degree of impact (significant or insignificant)

MBSIR is fundamentally going to involve development of a large urban settlement, large

industrial and commercial zones and all associated infrastructure facilities such as transport,

energy, and all other social infrastructure facilities such as health, education, communication,

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Table 11 Anticipated Impacts and its mitigation measures.

S.

No. Impacts Mitigation Measures

Construction Phase

1. Land Environment:

The proposed construction activities will change the existing

land use pattern to accommodate infrastructure and other

facilities.

This includes site clearing which will result in removing the

existing green cover

Top soil will be stored separately & used in landscaping areas.

Loss of native species will be accounted for by promoting greenbelt

within & around the periphery of the project site

2. Air Environment:

The main sources of emission during the construction phase

will be operation of equipment at site, dust emitted during

excavation, leveling of the site, and exhaust emissions from

vehicles and equipment.

Construction activities will include excavation and leveling

& will generate dust.

Transportation of construction materials will be only though metaled

roads.

All the vehicles carrying construction materials will be covered with

tarpaulin.

Vehicles utilized for construction activities will be mandated to comply

with Bharat / Euro emission standards.

All construction equipments will be maintained properly.

Provision of regular water sprinkling at leveling sites and temporary soil

disposal sites to minimize dust generation.

3. Water Environment:

Change in quality of water forms an important concern

associated the project particularly during the construction

phase.

The extraction of ground water will lead to depletion of

ground water while digging & leveling will cause change in

the existing drainage characteristics

Excavated earth will be stored in covered sheds to prevent runoff during

monsoon.

To prevent surface and ground water contamination by oil/grease, leak

proof containers shall be used for storage and transportation of

oil/grease.

Adequate measures for harvesting rain water will be set up & an

extensive storm water drain will be set up to maintain the natural

drainage characteristics of the site.

4. Noise Environment:

The main sources of noise pollution during construction

phase are pulverizing, cement concrete mixing, welding,

drilling and several other machineries.

Construction activities that will generate disturbing sounds should be

restricted to normal working hours (day time).

Workers operating equipment that generates noise should be equipped

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Vibrations are caused due to heavy dumpers, machineries

and bulk careers.

The noise generated due to various activities in the

construction camps may affect workers

Acoustic enclosures will be provided for generator sets.

Green buffer will be set up to aid in noise attenuation.

The construction equipments which meet the noise emission levels as

per Environment Protection Act, 1986 will be used.

5. Ecological Environment:

Site excavation & leveling will require clearing of existing

green cover. There will be a temporary loss of native species.

Development of green belt within the site & around the plant

boundary will be carried out in accordance with the existing nature

(native) of vegetation found in the study area.

About 33% of the total area is earmarked for Greenbelt area.

6. Socio-Economic Environment:

Workers will be subjected to health and safety risks i.e.

operation of machinery, physical injuries during digging etc.

There will be localized dust generation and noise generation

which causes occupant health related impacts like asthma,

bronchitis to the workers and noise induced hearing loss.

Proper drinking water facilities, first aid facilities will be set up at the

site.

Regular health check-ups of construction workers will be organized at

construction camp.

To eradicate the Health and Safety risks to the employees Personal

Protective Equipments will be provided.

Construction Phase

7. Land Environment:

There will be a change in land use depending on the nature

of the use of the plot i.e. industrial.

Dumping of municipal solid waste & industrial waste on the

land will affect the soil quality.

The proponent will mandate good housekeeping practices within the

industrial & other plots.

For the disposal of the bio degradable waste a potential site for landfill

has being analyzed and will be further access the benefits and will be

utilized if feasible.

8. Air Environment:

Combustion of fuel in Diesel Generators and vehicles will

generate emissions like particulate matter (PM), oxides of

nitrogen (NOX), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Carbon

monoxide (CO) and will pollute the ambient air quality.

Emissions from industrial units will vary based on their

nature & size.

DG sets will be provided only for common utilities by the proponent.

For these, low sulfur diesel will be used as fuel to minimize emissions.

Individual residential & industrial developers will have to provide

adequate mitigation measures to curtail emissions from their respective

units.

The proponent will be providing green belt & buffer areas within &

around the project site.

9. Water Environment:

Pollutant in the water bodies due to Facilities for storage of

Infrastructure for storage of goods and material will be part of individual

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goods or materials

Water body, drinking water pollutants from Facilities for

treatment or disposal of solid

waste or liquid effluents

like uplift the storage stands to avoid the seepage, leakage etc

A CETP will be developed in a centralized/distributed for treatment of

industrial effluents, treating to ground disposal standards.

10. Noise Environment

Ambient noise levels will increase due to industrial

operations based on their individual nature & size.

The proponent will provide greenbelt & buffer areas within & around

the site to act as noise attenuation factors.

The proponent will mandate each industrial unit to reserve greenbelt

development as per norms to act as noise barrier.

Individual industries will be mandated to carry out proper maintenance

of equipments & vehicles.


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4.0 Environmental Monitoring Programme

Environmental monitoring will be conducted on regular basis to assess the pollution level in the

site & surrounding area. A comprehensive monitoring program is suggested in Table .

Table 12 Environmental Monitoring Schedule

S.

No. Particulars

Monitoring

Frequency Duration of Sampling

Important Monitoring

Parameters

1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

Project site Once in 3 Months

24 hr continuously except

CO

PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx &

CO

2 Stack Monitoring

DG Set – Stack Once in 3 Months 30 min

SO2, NOx, PM, CO,

Temperature, Flow rate &

Velocity of the gas

3 Ambient Noise Level

Near DG set Once in 3 Months

8 hr continuous with 1 hr

interval Noise level in dB(A)

4 Ground/Drinking Water/Wastewater Quality Monitoring

Ground Water –

at project site Once in 3 Months Grab Sampling

Parameters specified under

IS:10500, 1993

STP Inlet Once in a month Grab Sampling pH, Oil & grease, BOD, COD,

TDS, TSS

STP Outlet Once in a month Grab Sampling pH, Oil & grease, BOD, COD,

TDS, TSS

CETP Inlets Once in a month Grab Sampling pH, Oil & grease, BOD,

COD, TDS, TSS

CETP Outlets Once in a month Grab Sampling pH, Oil & grease, BOD,

COD, TDS, TSS

5 Soil Quality

At the green

belt area Once in a year

Samples were collected

from three different depths

viz., 30cm, 60cm, and

100cm below the surface

Parameter for soil quality:

pH, texture, electrical

conductivity, organic matter,

nitrogen, phosphate, sodium,

calcium, potassium and

Magnesium.

5.0 Disaster Management plan

Disaster Management Plan have been carried out for the proposed project on different aspects.

As per the provisions of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, the State has to

prepare a State Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) keeping in mind the vulnerability of State to


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various hazards. Further, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of

India has also issued guidelines for preparing the SDMP.

The emergencies are classified as construction hazard, natural hazard and Man-made hazard.

Disaster risk reduction begins throughout our local communities. For greatest impact, these steps

must be grounded in local knowledge and communicated broadly.

5.1 Prevention and mitigation

Prevention and mitigation against and during a crisis is important. In terms of the ability of

people (Industrial occupants) to be proactive this is limited by the actual event. Natural disasters

cannot be controlled and there may be short notice in terms of floods, Earthquakes, etc., people

can however mitigate the impact of such events through:

Periodic structural reviews of the facilities to ensure integrity in a major event

Good housekeeping around the site

Ensuring that trees/bushes are trimmed accordingly

Storage of flammable liquids in the appropriate location and container

Maintenance of the roadways and car parks

Close observation of weather patterns

Maintaining a means to alert tenants of an impending crisis.

Having a well-drilled plan and people who are familiar with its application.

6.0 Project benefits

With the development of MBSIR area there will be direct and tangible benefits to the MBSIRDA

and surrounding region and indirect benefits to the State in the short as well as long run, which

are as given below:

Direct employment generation (1.25 lakhs)

Increased investments in the region

Indirect jobs creation (1.79 lakhs)

Increased Revenue for Government through various taxes like increased property related

taxes, various other taxes/fees/levy, etc.

And the most important benefit is the MBSIR shall improve the brand identity of the

State as the preferred Auto and Auto-Ancillary Hub

The following are the major benefits that is to occur in the proposed region

1. Development of new infrastructure in the region

2. Land Development in the region

3. Improvement in the social infrastructure

4. Development and improvement in the transportation and mobility network

5. Employment Potential of skilled, unskilled and semi-skilled

7.0 Environmental Management Cell

A separate Environment management cell with qualified staff along with engineers, technicians,

supervisors, helpers, etc. is working at the project site.


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Figure 5 Environmental Management Cell

8.0 Summary and Conclusion

The proposed development will have marginal adverse impacts on the local environment. With

the implementation of the pollution control and environment management measures, the minor

impacts anticipated during construction and operation phases will be further mitigated.

There will not be any displacement of population due to the proposed project. The proposed

development will provide business opportunities for the local people, they will also be benefited

in the areas such as education, health care, infrastructure facilities and women empowerment.

The Government of Gujarat will be benefited in terms of taxes and duties, the railways, ports and

industries authorities, water supplying agencies etc., will be benefited indirectly. Thus, this

project will lead to overall development of the region in particular and the state in general. Thus,

in view of considerable benefits from the project without any major adverse environmental

impact, the proposed project is most advantageous to the region as well as to the nation. The

proposed project will result in up-liftment of social structure of the area. The people residing in

the nearby areas will be benefited indirectly.

Based on the environmental assessment, all possible environment aspects have been adequately

assessed and necessary control measures have been formulated to meet with statutory

requirements, in the preparation of the EIA-EMP. The project will provide impetus to the growth

of Ahmedabad Districts. Thus, the proposed project is a welcome development and may be

accorded environmental clearance.

Documents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Gujarat Pollution Control …...Gujarat Special Investment Region Act-2009’ and has come into force on 6th January, 2009. As per Environmental Impact Assessment