INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED y hd/s ^hDDZz · The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility (Indane LPG bottling plant) comprises LPG storage of 1800 MT and LPG throughput of 1,20,000

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFor

PUBLIC HEARING MEETINGTHE PROPOSED BULK LPG STORAGE & BOTTLING FACILITY

“INDANE BOTTLING PLANT”

SCHEDULE 6(b)

Prepared by

CONTENT

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1

Need for the Project and Its Importance 1

Project Location 1

Land Requirement 3

Magnitude of Operation 4

Description of Process 4

Project Cost 5

2 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 5

Meteorology 5

Air Environment 5

Noise Environment 6

Water Environment 6

Soil Environment 6

Ecological Environment 7

Socio-Economic Environment 7

3 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION

MEASURES 7

Impact on Ambient Air Environment 7

Impact on Water Environment 7

Impact on Ambient Noise Environment 7

Impact on Socio-Economic Environment 8

Solid and Hazardous Waste Generation 8

Details on Fire Protection System and Safety Measures 8

4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 8

5 BENEFITS OF PROJECT 8

6 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9

Air Environment Management 9

Water Environment Management 9

Noise Environment Management 9

Solid & Hazardous Waste Management 9

Rainwater & Storm Water Drainage Network 9

Greenbelt Development 10

7 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET 11

8 CONCLUSION 12

Executive Summary for LPG Bottling Plant, Tirunelveli

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility (Indane LPG bottling plant) comprises LPG storage of

1800 MT and LPG throughput of 1,20,000 MTPA through 2 LPG Filling carousels and is located

at B37/pt to B43/pt, B50/pt, B51/pt, C30 to C41 in SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre,

Gangaikondan Village, Tirunelveli Taluk & District Tamil Nadu. IOCL constructed the facility

without prior Environmental clearance. It is noted that project involves violation under the

provision of E(P), Act, 1986 and EIA Notification, 2006. The project construction has been

completed 3 years back (Nov’14) and still awaiting commissioning for want of Environmental

clearance. Now, IOCL wants to obtain post facto Environmental Clearance for the bulk LPG

storage & bottling facility. Application seeking EC was submitted to MoEFCC on 23.01.2018 as per

Ministry’s (Violation) Notification S.O.804 (E) dated 14th March, 2017. The project was considered

in EAC meeting held on 19-20, April, 2018. ToR has been issued on 21st May, 2018. The total area

of the bottling plant is 42 Acres. The final bottling capacity of the LPG plant will be 1,20,000 MTPA.

Need for the Project and Its Importance

There is an urgent requirement of setting up a new LPG bottling plants in the state of Tamil Nadu

to meet the increasing LPG demand. Presently, there is no IOCL bottling plant in down south

Madurai, i.e. in the districts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Nagercoil. In order to

overcome this problem, a bottling plant is very much necessary to be established in Tirunelveli

to cater to the customers in the above districts so that there would not be a shortfall in supplies

and customers will not suffers for LPG refills on any account.

The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility will be feeding LPG cylinders not only to Tirunelveli

District, but also other to neighbouring districts namely, Tuticorin, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari,

Virudunagar in Tamil Nadu and Trivandrum & other areas in Kerala. The LPG bottling plant will

reduce the gap in demand and supply of LPG.

Project Location

The project site is well connected by road and rail network. The project site is located adjacent

to NH 7 which connects Varanasi & Kanyakumari. Gangaikondan Railway Station is located at

the distance of 4 km (E). Tuticorin Airport is located at the distance of 33.55 km (SW). The

Environmental Setting of the project is given in Table 1. The location map of Project site is given

in Figure – 1.


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The environmental settings of the project site are as given below:

Table 1 - Environmental Settings

S. No. Particulars Details

1 Latitude 8°49'50.10"N

2 Longitude 77°44'41.27"E

3 Site Elevation above MSL 60 m

4 Topography Plain

5 Present land use at the site Industrial

6 Nearest highway National Highway 7 – 850m (SE)

7 Nearest railway station Gangaikondan Railway Station – 4km (E)

8 Nearest airport Tuticorin Airport – 33.55 km (SW)

9 Nearest town / city Tirunelveli city – 13km (S)

10 Water body Thamirabarani river – 5.9km (SSE)

Gangaikondan kulam – 3.8km (ENE)

Indira kulam – 7km (NE)

Mannur pond – 11.3km (W)

Nainarkulam lake – 11.2km (SSW)

11 Nearest Port Tuticorin Port – 46km (ESE)

12 Hills / valleys Nil in 15km radius

13 Archaeologically important

places

Nil in 15km radius

14 National parks / Wildlife,

Sanctuaries / Eco sensitive

zones as per Wild Life

Protection Act, 1972

Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary –

0.92km (E)

15 Reserved / Protected

Forests

Gangaikondan RF – 91m (E)

Talaiyuthu RF – 919m (W)

Melpattam RF – 6.6km (S)

16 Seismicity Zone II according to the Indian

Standard Seismic Zoning Map

17 Defence Installations Nil in 15km radius


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Figure 1 - Location Map of Project Site

Land Requirement

The total area occupied by the bulk LPG storage & bottling facility is approximately 42 Acres and

has been leased to M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. The land use break-up is given in below table.

Table 2 - Land Use Breakup

S.No. Land use parameter Area (Acres)

1. Plant building area 1.73

2. Non-plant building area 2.26

3. LPG Storage area 0.8

4. Truck Parking Area 6.7

5. Driveway & pathway area 1.48

6. Future expansion area 8

7. Green belt development area 13.86

8. Open area 7.17

Total Area 42


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Magnitude of Operation

The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility has a consented LPG bottling throughput of 1,20,000

MTPA and bulk LPG storage capacity is total 1800 MT (3 mounded bullets x 600MT capacity).

LPG throughput details are given in below table.

Table 3 - LPG Throughput

Bulk LPG storage facility LPG bottling throughput

3 x 600 MT (mounded bullets) 1,20,000 MTPA

Prior to commencing construction activities IOCL have obtained Consent to Establish from Tamil

Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) vide Consent Order No. 6045 & 5985 dated. 18.09.2012.

DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS

The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility at SIPCOT Gangaikondan village will be operated by

IOCL. The plant will function primarily as LPG receipt, storage & bottling unit for filling into

various size cylinders. The plant operations are categorized as,

1. Receipt of product

• Receipt of bulk LPG from M/s Indian Oil Petronas Pvt Ltd (M/s IPPL), a Joint Venture

Company of IOC through bullet trucks of 18 MT capacity each.

• Bullet Truck unloading through 8 Decanting Bays.

• Bulk LPG transfer from 8 bays to LPG storage bullets.

• Storage of bulk LPG in 3 x 600 MT (1800 MT) mounded type LPG bullets.

2. Receipt of empty LPG cylinders & segregation

• Empty cylinders will be received from Indane distributors

• Defective and unfit cylinders will be segregated for rectification/repairs.

• Only sound empty cylinders will be taken for filling.

3. Bottling

• Pumping of bulk LPG to Carousal type LPG filling machines (2x24 machines)

• Bottling of LPG in 5, 14.2, 19 and 47.5 kg capacity LPG cylinders.

• On-line Quality Control Checks like weight, leakage, etc. on filled cylinders.

4. Loading into trucks

• Sound filled cylinders will be loaded into trucks for distributors

• Statistical Quality Control Checks are carried out before despatches to markets


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5. Distribution

• Loaded packed cylinders trucks will carry the filled cylinders to our authorised Indane

Distributors.

• Filled cylinders will be stored in Explosive Licensed LPG godowns.

• Distributors will carry filled cylinders to our customers, deliver the filled cylinders

after pre-delivery quality checks and take back empty cylinders from customers.

• Empty cylinders will be stored in LPG godowns and then brought back to bottling plant

for refilling.

Project Cost- The cost for setting up the LPG Bottling Plant at SIPCOT, Gangaikondan village is

estimated as Rs. 78.58 Crores.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Primary baseline environmental monitoring studies were conducted during three

months from February 2018 to April 2018 and details are as follows:

Meteorology - The maximum and minimum temperature recorded during the study

period is 34°C and 23°C. The relative humidity found varying from 60 to 83%. The predominant

winds are mostly from Northwest, Northeast and Southeast directions. Maximum 63mm rainfall

was recorded during study period.

Air Environment - To establish the baseline status of the ambient air quality in the study

area, the air quality was monitored at Seven (7) locations. The maximum and minimum values

of Ambient Air Quality monitoring are given bellow

PM10: The maximum and minimum concentrations for PM10 were recorded as 70.1 µg/m3 and

34.1 µg/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Thalaiyuthu and the

minimum concentration was recorded at Alavanthankulam. The average concentrations were

ranged between 42.30 and 61.2 µg/m3.

PM2.5: The maximum and minimum concentrations for PM2.5 were recorded as

35.8µg/m3 and 16.6 µg/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at

Thalaiyuthu and the minimum concentration was recorded at Alavanthankulam. The average

values were observed to be in the range of 20.6 and 29.1 µg/m3.

SO2: The maximum and minimum SO2 concentrations were recorded as 5.02 µg/m3

and 9.11 µg/m3 respectively. The maximum concentration was recorded at Thalaiyuthu and

the minimum concentration was recorded at Project Site. The average values were observed

to be in the range of Nil and 7.55µg/m3.


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NO2: The maximum and minimum NO2 concentrations were recorded as 18.2µg/m3

and 8.11µg/m3. The maximum concentration was recorded at Thalaiyuthu and the minimum

concentration was recorded at Nanjankulam. The average values were observed to be in the

range of 8.2 and 12.8 µg/m3.

O3: The maximum and minimum O3 concentrations were recorded as 14.1µg/m3 and

BDL(<5). The maximum concentration was recorded at Gangaikondan and the minimum

concentration was recorded at Kattalai. The average values were observed to be in the range

of 8.24 and 11.69 µg/m3.

The concentrations of PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NO2, are observed to be well within the

standards prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for Industrial, Rural,

Residential and Other area. All the values of NH3, heavy metals (Pb, Ar, Ni & Hg), CO, Benzene

and BaP were found to be below detection limit.

The results of the monitored data indicate that the ambient air quality of the region in general

is in conformity with respect to the norms of National Ambient Air Quality standards (NAAQS)

of CPCB, with present level of activities.

Noise Environment - The noise monitoring has been conducted at six (6) locations in the

study area. Thalaiyuthu recorded highest value of 52.3 dB (A) during day time. The lowest noise

level was found to be 44.6 dB (A) during night time. However the noise levels are found to be

well within the CPCB standards.

Water Environment - Five (5) groundwater samples and two (2) surface water samples

within the study area were considered for assessment. The water samples were collected and

analysed during 2018. The pH of ground water in the study area varies between 7.47 and 7.63,

Conductivity varies from 960 to 2010 μS/cm, TDS values were found to be from 523 to 1130

mg/L and Total Hardness varied from 152 – 510 mg/L. Total alkalinity also varies from 166 to

370 mg/L. The concentration of sodium in the studied samples varied from 101 to 235 mg/L.

The potassium content ranged from 1.7 to 17 mg/L. The chloride content in the studied area

ranged from 152 – 463 mg/L. The sulphate, nitrate and fluoride content in the ground water are

found to be within the IS in all the samples.

Soil Environment - Five locations within the study area were selected for soil sampling. It

has been observed that the pH of the soil was ranging from 7.81 to 8.33, Conductivity of the soil

ranges from 0.086 to 0.237 mS/cm. Since the EC value is less than 2 mS/cm, the soil is said to be

non-saline in nature. Soil organic content varied from 0.46 to 1.03% which indicates the low

level of organic matter.


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Ecological Environment - There are no endemic and endangered species of flora within the

study region. Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary is within 5km radius of the project site and

there is no national park or bird sanctuary within the 15 km radius of the project site. An

application for NBWL clearance has been made and is under process Proposal No.

FP/TN/IND/226/2015.

Socio-Economic Environment - As per 2011 census the study area consists of 71,148

persons inhabited in the study area of 10km radial distance from the periphery of the plant. The

males and females constitute 35,476 and 35,672 of the study area population respectively. The

average household size of the study area is 3.72 persons. In the study area, 25.29% of the

population belongs to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 0.15% the population belongs to Scheduled

Tribes (ST). The study area experiences total literacy rate of 73.10%. As per 2011 census

records, altogether the main workers works out to be 43.86% of the total population. The non-

workers constitute to 56.13 of the total population respectively.

3. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES

Ambient Air Environment - No emissions will be generated during the operations as the

entire bottling process will be carried out through close circuit piping from storage area to filling

shed. The only point sources of emissions will D.G sets & Fire Engines, which will be operated

intermittently. D.G sets & Fire Engines have been fitted with stacks of adequate height to

disperse the pollutants.

Impact on Water Environment - Total water requirement for the LPG plant is 4 kld, which

will be sourced through SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Gangaikondan village. There is no

requirement for drawl of surface / groundwater or diversion from other sources. From the

bottling plant, 2.4 kld sewage will be generated, which will be disposed through septic tanks &

soak pits having dimensions 2 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m. Washing water generated from cylinder

washing will be diverted to sedimentation traps fitted with oil separator & clarified waste

water will be reused for cylinder washing. There will be no process / trade effluent generated

during operations.

Impact on Ambient Noise Environment - The only source of noise within the Bottling Plant

during D.G set operation and handling if cylinders and vehicular traffic. DG sets are placed within

acoustic enclosures. 33% of the plot area has been earmarked for greenbelt to contain the spread

of noise emissions.


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Solid and Hazardous Waste Generation- No industrial solid waste will be generated during

the bottling process. Damaged cylinders will be segregated & stored on site prior to disposal as

metal scrap. Used oil generated as hazardous waste from D.G set operation will be disposed to

TNPCB Authorized Used Oil Recyclers.

Details on Fire Protection System and Safety Measures - The leakage of LPG is monitored

through gas monitoring sensors (GMS) that has been installed at strategic points inside the plant

premises. At present there are 35 Nos GMS sensors that have been installed, which is connected

to a PC in the control room for monitoring the leak levels. The sensors will give initial alarm at

20% lower explosive limit (LEL) and continuous alarm at 60% LEL so that the leakage can be

controlled before the concentration of LPG reaches its LEL. Fire water storage tanks (3 x 2500

kld) have been provided at the bottling plant.

Impact on Socio-Economic Environment - Tirunelveli LPG Bottling Plant shall be feeding

domestic LPG not only to Tirunelveli District, but also other neighbouring Districts of Tuticorin,

Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari, Virudunagar in Tamil Nadu and Trivandrum & other areas of Kerala

State. It is have positive impact on the social-economic conditions of the area.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

Environmental monitoring plan for operation phases of the bulk LPG storage and bottling

facilities has been prepared to ensure efficiency of implemented mitigation measures. In order

to implement the environmental management program efficiently within the organization,

periodical monitoring as per statutory guidelines and mid-course corrections/actions,

environmental cell will be established for successful implementation of monitoring plan.

To monitor the health of people working in plant a doctor has also appointed who visits the

plant three times a week and free check-ups are carried out for all the persons in the plant.

5. BENEFITS OF PROJECT

The project shall yield following benefits:

Presently, there are no IOCL bottling plants in down south of Madurai, i.e. in the districts

of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Nagercoil. There is a backlog at times during

monsoon season and festival seasons. In order to overcome this problem, a bottling plant

is very much necessary to be established in Tirunelveli to cater to the customers in the

above districts so that there would not be a shortfall in supplies and customers will not

be affected on any account.


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Tirunelveli LPG Bottling Plant shall be feeding this essential commodity not only to

Tirunelveli District, but also other neighbouring Districts of Tuticorin, Nagercoil,

Kanyakumari, Virudunagar in Tamil Nadu and Trivandrum & other of Kerala State.

Improves the quality of life by overcoming the health implications arising due to the use

biomass fuel like wood, dung and crop residues.

The overhead costs incurred during LPG cylinder transport through roads (trucks) from

Madurai will be eliminated.

There is an estimated saving of Rs. 18.386 Crores/annum to the nation towards logistic

cost.

6. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Air Environment Management

Adequate green belt has been developed on 13.86 Acres within the plant to mitigate the pollution

arising due to movement of vehicles. Regular monitoring of DG – Stack and ambient air quality

monitoring will be carried out.

WATER ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

Sewage generated will be disposed through septic tanks & soak pits. Washing water generated

from cylinder washing will be diverted to sedimentation traps fitted with oil separator &

clarified water will be reused for cylinder washing.

NOISE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT All noise generating equipment’s like LPG compressor, DG-Sets etc., will be provided with

acoustic enclosure to help in attenuating the noise levels thereby the ambient noise levels will

be maintained below the CPCB limits of 75 dB(A) for industrial areas.

SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

Municipal solid waste generated onsite will be disposed through local village body. Damaged

cylinders and scraps will be sold to local scrap dealers. Used oil generated will be disposed

through TNPCB Authorized recyclers.

RAINWATER & STORM WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK

Sizes of rain water harvesting tanks are 2.5 mtr in diameter with depth of 5 mtrs and have been

filled with brick bats to collect the water in case of heavy rain. Size of rain water harvesting tanks:

2.5 mtr in diameter with depth of 5 mtrs.


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Figure - 3 Storm Water Drains inside the Plant

Figure 4 - Rain Water Drains inside the Plant

GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT

Green belt is being developed at 33% of total plot area. Approximately 2000 trees were planted

and proposal to add 500 more trees in the bottling plant. List of plants and the number of

samplings planted at the bottling plant is given below in following table.

Table 5 - List of plants and the Numbers

S. No. List of tree saplings Nos.

1 Neem Tree 230

2 Flame of the forest 210

3 Cassia fistula 535


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4 Samanea saman 100

5 Teak 105

6 Indian almond 150

7 Pongamia pinnata 340

Total 1670

7 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET – For implementation of environmental management plan

and monitoring plan capital cost and recurring cost per annum are as given below:

Table 6 – EMP budget Existing and Proposed

Environmental/

Social Issue Existing measures

Proposed

measures

Cost of proposed

mitigation measure

(Rs Lakh)

1 Air pollution

mitigation

PPEs and Water Sprinklers

are deployed during

construction phase

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Plantation on 14 acres of land

of about 2000 Trees

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Annual Maintenance of plantation

will increase from 1 to around 2

Lakhs

Monitoring of Air and Noise

pollution (Acoustic

Enclosure)

15 -

2 Water pollution

mitigation

Rain water harvesting tanks

of 4x4 sq.m with depth of 2

m are provided.

14.7 21

Storm water drains are

provided all along the plant

area.

45.05 -

Water Management –

cylinder washing unit and in

line bath

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3 Safety

Gas Monitoring of System 13.4 -

Signage’s for EMP 10 -

Fire fighting Measures 519.5 -

LED Lighting fixtures

instead of CFL - 61.60


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4 Energy savings Solar Panel of 30KW - 18.29

5 CSR 10 32

Amount already

spent 676.65

Balance amount 143.89

Total 820.54

8 CONCLUSION

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. The LPG storage and bottling facilities will ensure availability of LPG for domestic

and industrial establishments in the region which will help in minimizing of use fossil fuel

(petrol, HSD, furnace oil, etc.), coal, wood, etc. Consequently, it will help in maintaining cleaner

environment due to reduction in emissions. Use of LPG as a cleaner fuel will also create healthy

environmental conditions and help in uplift of socio-economic conditions of people of the region.

The LPG storage and bottling facilities shall generate additional direct/indirect employment and

indirect service sector enhancement in the region and would help in the socio-economic up-

liftment of the state as well as the local area.

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INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED y hd/s ^hDDZz · The bulk LPG storage & bottling facility (Indane LPG bottling plant) comprises LPG storage of 1800 MT and LPG throughput of 1,20,000