UltraTech Cement LimitedUnit: Narmada Cement Jafarabad Works - Jetty

Date: 08.11.2016Six Monthly Environment Clearance Compliance Report for the 'periodApr'16 to Sep'16 of Modernization New Clinker Jetty at Jafarabad Port,Taluka Jafarabad, Dist Amreli, Gujarat. Vide letter no:SEIAA/GUJ/ECI/7(e)/121/2008 dated 30.09.2008.

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Conditions

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

The scope of the project shall be construction of -0) RCC silo-1000 Metric ton (Mt.) capacity (ii) Compressor Room (iii)Cooling tower (iv) Dust collector (03 Number) (v) CementExtraction System (Below Silo) (vi) F K Pump (02 Number)(vii) MCC Room (viii) PLC Room.

Status

Construction work of (i) (i) RCCsilo-lOOO Metric ton (Mt.)capacity (ii) Compressor Room(iii) Cooling tower (iv) Dustcollector (03 Number) (v)Cement Extraction System(Below Silo) (vi) F K Pump (02Number) (vii) MCC Room (viii)PLC Room. completed

2 All required sanitary and hygienic measures shall be provided Complied with. Adequate facilitybefore starting the construction activities and to be maintained of Sanitary and hygienicthroughout the construction phase. _ measures provided and

maintained throughout theconstruction phase.

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The construction site shall be provided with adequatelybarricades of atleast 3m height on its periphery with adequatesignage.

Adequate first aid facilities shall be provided in the projectboth during construction and operation of the project.

Adequate drinking water and sanitary facilities should beprovided for construction workers at the site. The safe disposalof wastewater and solid wastes generated during theconstruction phase should be ensured.

Complied with. The unit hasprovided with adequatelybarricades of 3 meter height onits periphery of construction site.

Complied with. The unit hasprovided first aid facility duringconstruction and operationphase.

Complied with. The unit hasprovided drinking water andsanitary facilities forconstruction workers at the siteand safe disposal of waste waterand solid waste generated duringconstruction phase.

6 Provision should be made for the supply of fuel (kerosene orcooking gas), utensils such as pressure cookers etc. to thelaborers during construction phase.

Complied with. The unit have acanteen facility at the nearbyconstruction site for labors.

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The project proponent shall ensure that the construction laboursare provided with adequate amenities for lighting, drinkingwater, sanitation, etc. to ensure that they do not ruin theexisting environmental condition.

Adequate personal protective equipments shall be provided tothe construction workers to ensure their safety and the projectproponent shall ensure its usage by the labours.

All topsoil excavated during construction activities should bestored for use in horticultural/landscape development withinthe project site.

Disposal of debris including the excavated material duringconstruction phase shall not create adverse effect onneighboring communities and disposed off taking theprecautions for general safety and health aspects only at theapproved sites with the approval of the competent authority.

Use of diesel generator sets during construction phase shouldbe enclosed type and confirm to EP A Rules for air and noiseemission standards.

Vehicles hired for bringing construction material at site shouldbe in good conditions and confirm to applicable air and noiseemission standards and should be operated only during non-peak hours.

Complied with. The unit hasprovided adequate amenities tofulfill basic requirements of theconstruction labours such aslighting, drinking water,sanitation.

Complied with. The unit hasprovided adequate personalprotective equipments to theconstruction workers.

Complied with. Excavatedtopsoil during constructionactivity was used inhorticulturalllandscapedevelopment within the projectsite.

Complied with. The projectactivity is limited to the vacantland area of the existing Jetty,therefore there will be no impacton neighboring communities andcare was taken while disposed ofdebris including the excavatedmaterial during constructionphase and taken adequateprecautions for safety and health

. aspects.Complied with. The unit isprovided enclosed type generatorset. Power supplied throughSEB. Diesel generator wasutilized as stand by incase ofpower failure from SEB.Complied with. The unit hashired vehicles for bringingconstruction material at site wasin good conditions andconfirmed to applicable air andnoise emission standards.

13 Ambient noise levels should confirm to residential standards Complied with. The unit hadboth during day and night. Incremental pollution load on the taken adequate measures forambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored control of Ambient noise levelsduring construction phase. during construction phase.

14 Ready made mix concrete should be used so far as possible. Complied with. Premix concreteused for construction activities.

15 Water demand during construction should be reduced by use of Complied with. The watercuring agents, plasticizers and other best practices. demand during construction was

maintained possibly reduce.

16 Fly ash should be used building material in the construction as Point Notedper provisions of Fly Ash Notification under EPA.

17 Structural design aspects in accordance to the seismic zone Complied with. The unit hasshall be strictly adhered to. provided adequate structural

design required for seismic zone.

18 The construction materials and debris shall be properly stored Complied with. The unit hadand handled to avoid negative impacts such as air pollution and taken adequate measures forpublic nuisances by blocking the roads and public passages. store and handle construction

materials and debris to reduce airpollution.

19 Environment Management Cell shall be formed, which will Environment management cell issupervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the exits and the cell has supervisedproject during construction and operational phases in addition and monitored environmentto observance of Gujarat Building and other Construction related aspects duringWorkers Act and Rules including registration of the project construction and operationalunder that act. phase.

A2 OPERATION PHASE:20 The cement shall be handled in the closed containers only. The Complied with. The Cement

vehicles used for the transportation of the cement shall have handling activity was done invalid PUC certificate and shall be regularly checked for their close container and the activityemISSIOns. of cement transportation has

been discontinued.21 The path of the cement bowsers /trucks movement shall be Complied with. Adequate path of

clearly marked and paved through out to reduce the fugitive the cement browsers/trucksemission. movement are clearly marked

and paved through out to reduce. the fugitive emission .22 Diesel generator sets proposed as back up power shall be of Complied with. DG sets are non

enclosed type and confirm to prescribe standards under EP A . operative as we are consumingrules. All exhausts shall be 5.5m above roof top. Necessary wheeling power from ouracoustic enclosures shall be provided at diesel generator set to neighboring sister unit Gujaratmitigate the impact of noise as per the MoEF / CPCB Cement Works throughout theguidelines / Norms. year.

23 There shall not be use of any fresh water in the process. Complied with. Only Cargo isbeing handled. There is noproduction hence no Processwater usage.

24 There shall not be any industrial waste water generation fromthe project.

Complied with. There is nogeneration of waste water fromthe project.

25 The domestic wastewater shall be discharged as per GPCBnorms and guidelines.

Complied with. Domestic wastewater is being dischargedthrough soak pit/septic tank asper GPCB norms.

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Rain water harvesting for roof run-off and surface run-off, asper the plan submitted shall be implemented. Beforerecharging the surface run-off, pre-treatment must be done toremove suspended matter.

The green belt shall be provided as per the details submitted.This shall include the mangrove plantation in consultation withthe local Forest office / Gujarat Ecology Commission.

The energy audit shall be conducted at regular interval for theproject and the recommendations of the Audit report shall beimplemented with spirit.

Common utilities like drinking water facility, Toilets etc. shallbe provided with adequate signage thereof. Adequate distanceshall be maintained between the drinking water and toiletblocks.

Necessary emergency lighting system along with emergencypower back up system shall be provided. In addition,

Complied with. Rain waterharvesting structure is availableto store surface run off of rainwater having capacity of approx11 lac m3 water in our Minesarea.Complied with. Massivemangrove plantation in 177 haarea completed till 2013 nearTaluka:Talaja,Bhavnagar Districtin consultation with GuaratEcology CommissionGandhinagar(GEC) and ForestDepartment, Bhavnagar. (156Ha),Unit also has carried outMangrove plantation in 10 haarea near Village Dharbunder ofJafarabad Taluka in consultationwith Local NGO and 11 Ha nearJetty area. Total area 228 Ha.have been planted so far.Complied with. Energy audit isbeing conducted once in threeyears. and recommendations ofthe audit report is beingimplemented.Complied with. The unit isalready provided adequatefacilities of drinking water frommain plant and toilets andmaintained adequate distancebetween the drinking water andtoilet blocks.Complied with. The unit isprovided necessary emergency

emergency public address system arrangement and signage ofemergency exit route shall be provided on each floor.

lighting system along withemergency power back up.

31 Necessary auto glow signage at all appropriate places shall beprovided to guide the people towards exits and assembly pointsduring the unforeseen emergency and eventuality conditions.

Complied with. The unit isalready provided auto glowsignage at all appropriate placesfor guide the people towardsexits and assembly points duringthe unforeseen emergency andeventuality conditions.

32 Disaster Management Plan which shall consider the worst casescenario of the events like oil spillage, collision of ships etc.shall be prepared and its recommendation shall be implementedin the time bound manner.

The unit has off-site and onsiteemergency plan to combat worstcase scenano.

The project proponent shall develop and implement the VesselTraffic Management System in consultation with the GMB toensure that the ships visiting and going from the Jafrabad andother nearby Ports does not collide and smooth sailing ofvessels is ensured round the year.

33 Complied with. The unit hasprovided adequate system forvessel traffic management inconsultation with the GMB.

All the statutory clearances such as the CRZ clearance,approvals for storage of diesel from Chief controller ofExplosives, Fire Department, Naval Department, if applicable,shall be obtained as applicable by the project proponents fromthe competent authorities.

34 The unit is taken all theapplicable statutory clearancesfrom concern departments.

Environment Management Cell shall be formed duringoperation phase which will supervise and monitor theenvironment related aspects of the project including-incremental pollution loads on the ambient air quality, noiseand water quality periodically till the management of theproject remains with the project proponent.

35 Environment management cell isformed and is being supervisedand monitored environmentrelated aspects duringoperational phase.

B GENERAL CONDITIONSThe applicant shall earmark areas as well as funds forminimum of five years for a 100 hectares plantation ofMangroves. The planting could be done either on their own orjointly through a scheme with Gujarat Ecology Commission.

36 Massive mangrove plantation in177 ha area completed till 2013near Taluka:Talaja,BhavnagarDistrict in consultation withGuarat Ecology CommissionGandhinagar(GEC) and ForestDepartment, Bhavnagar. (156Ha),Unit also has carried outMangrove plantation in 10 haarea near Village Dharbunder ofJafarabad Taluka in consultancewith Local NGO and 11 Ha nearJetty area. Total area 228 Ha.have been planted so far.

At no time, the emissions shall exceed the prescribed limits. Inthe event of failure of any pollution control system adopted by

Emission is being monitored onat regular interval by GPCB

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the unit, the unit shall be immediately put of operation andshall not be restarted until the desired efficiency has beenachieved.

The project management shall also comply with all theenvironment protection measures, risk mitigation measures andsafeguards recommended in the EIAlEMP report as well asother proposals made by them.The company shall develop rain water harvesting structures toharvest the run of water for recharge of ground water. Alsoharvesting of surface as well as rain water from the rooftops ofthe building proposed in the project shall be undertaken and thesame shall be used for the various activities of the projects toconserve fresh water.The applicant shall also comply with any additional conditionthat may be imposed by the SEAC or the SEIAA or any othercompetent authority for the purpose of the environmentalprotection and management.No further expansion or modifications in the plant shall becarried out without prior approval of the MoEF/SEIAA, as thecase may be. In case of deviations or alterations in the projectproposal from those submitted to Moef/SEIAA/SEAC forclearance, a fresh refrence shall be made to the SEIAAlSEACto assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to addadditional environmental protection measures required, if any.The project authorities shall earmark adequate funds toimplement the conditions stipulated by SEIAA as well asGPCB along with the implementation schedule for all theconditions stipulated herein. The funds so provided shall not bediverted for any other purpose.

The applicant shall inform the public that the projects has beenaccorded environmental clearance by the SIEAA and that thecopies of the clearance letter are available with the GPCB andmay also be seen at the Website of SIEAAJSEAC/GPCB. Thisshall be advertised within seven days from the date of theclearance letter, in at least two local newspapers that are widelycirculated in the region one of which shall be in the Gujratilanguage and the other in English. A copy of each shall beforwaded to the concerned Regional Office of the Ministry.

approved third party andemission is well below theprescribed limits. The unit hasprovide adequate pollutioncontrol equipments and is beingchecked their efficiencyregularly.The unit shall take necessaryaction for implementrecommendation in theEIAIEMP report.The unit is already has developedrain water harvesting structure inMines area having capacity ofapprox 11 Lac m3 to collect therun off rain water during rainyseason.The unit shall comply withadditional condition imposed bythe SEAC or SEIAA.

Point Noted & being compliedNo further expansion ormodifications in the plant is

'being carried out without priorapproval of the MoEF ISEIAA.

The company has alreadyearmark adequate fund for all theenvironment mitigationmeasures. The funds so providedare not diverted for any otherpurpose.Complied.Informed in two local newspapers namelyAvadh Times dated 09.10.2008and Gujarat Samachar dated10.10.2008

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45 The project authority shall also adhere to the stipulations made Unit shall adhere to theby the Pollution Control Board. stipulations made by the

Pollution Control Board.

46 The project authorities shall inform the GPCB, Regional Office Point Notedof MoEF and SEIAA about the date of financial closure andfinal approval of the project by the concerned authorities andthe date of start of the project.

47 The SIEAA may revoke or suspend the clearance, if Point Notedimplementation of any of the above conditions is not foundsatisfactory.

48 The company in a time bound manner shall implement these Point Noted & being complied.conditions. The SEIAA reserves the right to stipulate additionalconditions, if the same IS found necessary. The aboveconditions will be enforced, interalia under the provisions ofthe Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution)Act, 1874, Air(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, theenvironment (Protection) Act 1986, Hazardous Wastes(Management and Handling Rules; 2003 an the Public Liability -Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules.

44 It shall be mandatory for the project management to submithalf-yearly compliance report in respect of the stipulated priorenvironmental clearance terms and conditions in hard and softcopies to the regulatory authority concerned, on 1st June and 1st

December of each calendar year.

Half yearly report is beingsubmitted regularly to regulatoryauthorities concerned on 1st Juneand 1st December of eachcalendar year.