ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) For Proposed Data Center By Amazon Data Services Pvt. Ltd. (ADSIPL)
Hyderabad Pharma City of TSIIC at Sy. No. 120, Meerkhanpet village, Tehsil Kandukur Mandal, district Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India.
Environment Management Plan (EMP)
M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ...... 4 1.1 General ...... 4 1.2 Need of the Project ...... 4 1.3 Site Description ...... 5 1.4 Project Component ...... 6 1.5 Vehicle Parking Facility ...... 7 1.6 Power Requirement ...... 8 1.7 Water Requirement ...... 8 2. Baseline Environmental Status ...... 12 2.1 Land Environment ...... 12 3. Environment Impact Assessment ...... 16 3.1 Introduction ...... 16 3.2 Identification of Impacts ...... 17 3.3 Impact on Air Environment ...... 18 3.3.1 During Construction Phase ...... 18 3.3.2 Transportation and Storage of Construction Materials ...... 18 3.3.3 Operation Phase ...... 19 3.4 Impact on Ambient Noise ...... 19 3.4.1 During Construction Phase ...... 19 3.4.2 Operational Phase ...... 19 3.5 Impact on Land Environment ...... 20 3.6 Impacts on Water Resources ...... 20 3.6.1 Construction Phase ...... 20 3.6.2 Operation Phase ...... 20 3.7 Impacts Due to Waste Disposal ...... 20 3.7.1 Stacking and Disposal of Construction Material ...... 20 3.7.2 Operation Phase ...... 21 3.8 Impacts on Ecological Resources ...... 21 3.8.1 Construction Phase ...... 21 3.8.2 Operation Phase ...... 21 3.9 Impacts on Traffic Levels ...... 21
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3.9.1 Construction Phase ...... 21 3.9.2 Operation Phase ...... 22 3.10 Impact on Socio Economic Environment ...... 22 3.10.1 Public Health and Safety ...... 22 3.10.2 Positive Impact ...... 22 4. Environment Management Plan ...... 23 4.1 General ...... 23 4.2 Air Pollution Control and Management ...... 23 4.2.1 Construction Phase ...... 23 4.2.2 Operation Phase ...... 23 4.3 Noise Control and Management ...... 24 4.3.1 Construction Phase ...... 24 4.3.2 Operation Phase ...... 24 4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management ...... 24 4.4.1 Construction Phase ...... 24 4.4.2 Operation Phase ...... 25 4.5 Water and Waste Water Management ...... 26 4.5.1 Construction Phase ...... 26 4.5.2 Operation Phase ...... 26 4.6 Storm Water Management ...... 26 4.6.1 Construction Phase ...... 26 4.6.2 Operation Phase ...... 26 4.7 Green Cover ...... 26 4.8 Corporate Environment Responsibility ...... 29 4.8.1 Socio-Economic Environment ...... 30 4.8.2 CSR need identification & proposed corrective measures ...... 36 4.9 Fire Protection Measures ...... 37 4.10 Disaster Management Plan (DMP) ...... 38 4.11 Environment Monitoring Plan for Construction and Operation Phase ...... 44 4.12 Budget for Environment Management Plan (EMP) ...... 45
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana List of Tables
Table 1: Details of Environmental Settings ...... 5 Table 2: Built-Up Area Calculations ...... 6 Table 3: Parking Details ...... 7 Table-4: Water Balance ...... 9 Table-5: Average Air Pollutant Concentration in the area ...... 12 Table 6: Land Use/ Land Cover Statistics of the study area ...... 16 Table 7: Overview of potential impacts due to the proposed Data Center Project ...... 17 Table 8: Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal Method ...... 25 Table 9: Proposed Tree Plantation within Project Site ...... 28 Table 10: Proposed Shrubs Plantation within Project Site ...... 28 Table 11: Study Area Village ...... 31 Table 12: Profiles of Project in Villages at study area for CSR Activities ...... 31 Table 13: Need Based Assessment for CSR Activities ...... 36 Table 14: Environmental Monitoring Plan ...... 45 Table 15: EMP Cost Break-up ...... 45
List of Figures
Figure-1: Site Location ...... 6 Figure 2: Site Layout Plan ...... 7 Figure-3: Water Balance Flow Diagram ...... 11 Figure 4: Topo Map 10 km Study Area ...... 14 Figure 5: Land Use/ Land Cover Map of 10 km Study Area ...... 15 Figure 6: Greenbelt Layout ...... 27
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd. proposes to construct a data center in Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) industrial area of Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), at Survey No. 120 of Village Meerkhanpet, Tehsil Kandukur Mandal, District Ranga Reddy, Telangana.
A data center is a building, dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It is a flexible adaptable and expandable structure, conforming to Amazon standards for construction and operation. It is designed for functional considerations in terms of DC operations, security, safety and support systems. AWS data centres are typically divided into two computer room data halls, each served by an air handling room and a series of electrical rooms.
As per EIA notification, 2006, any new or modernization building and construction project with built-up area more than 20,000 sqm falls under activity 8(a) and category B and thus requires to obtain environment clearance from concerned authority prior to start of the construction.
1.2 Need of the Project
The adoption of cloud-based services is growing significantly worldwide. The India data center market is expected to reach values of approximately $4 billion by 2024, growing at CAGR of around 9% during 2018-2024. The increase in demand for cloud computing, big data, and IoT services has been aiding the market growth. Major cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad are witnessing high investments of local and international operators in the Indian market.
Increase in internet population, use of smart devices, and social media growth as prompted both central and state government to migrate from the existing traditional service offerings to digital platforms. In 2018 budget, the central government has emphasized the importance of increasing cloud and data center investment in the Indian market. Government also started
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1.3 Site Description
The proposed site will be located in Hyderabad Pharma City industrial area in the state of Telangana, location of the site is shown in below Figure-1. The total area of the site is 194,297 sqm and the environmental setting of the site is provided in below Table-1.
Table 1: Details of Environmental Settings
S.No. Particulars Details 17° 3'32.04"N, 78°32'22.50"E 17° 3'26.88"N, 78°32'16.56"E 17° 3'11.28"N, 78°32'17.22"E 1 Coordinates of site 17° 3'11.88"N, 78°32'27.24"E 17° 3'22.26"N, 78°32'27.42"E 17° 3'31.32"N, 78°32'31.62"E Kottur Railway Station at distance of 28.6 km 2 Nearest Railway Station from the site in Western direction Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is nearly 22.3 3 Nearest Airport km from the site in North-West direction 4 Nearest Villages Timmaypalli Village – 2.1 km (NW) 5 Nearest Town Shadnagar– 33 km (W) 6 Elevation above Sea Level 630 to 639 Meters above MSL 7 Nearest National Highway NH-7, around 27 km (NW) 8 Nearest State Highway SH-5, around 6.8 km (W) 9 Forest Land Gumamdavelli RF- 0.7 km (N) Location of Archaeologically 10 None /Historically important places National Park/Sanctuary or 11 None Ecologically sensitive Area 12 National or State Boundary None 13 Tourist Places None
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Figure-1: Site Location
1.4 Project Component
The proposal involves development of Data Center with a total built up area of 26,521 sqm. The area split up and space utilization details are given below in Table 2 and site layout plan is shown in Figure 2.
Built up area is calculated as per the latest Circular of MoEF, Dated: 2nd April 2012. Built-up area is defined as ''The built-up or covered area on all the floors put together including basement(s) and other service areas, which are proposed in the building/construction project" as per the latest Circular of MoEF, Dated: 2nd April 2012.
Table 2: Built-Up Area Calculations
Name of the Block/Building Build-Up Area (Sqm) Building-1 and Its Ancillary Only Ground Floor 3126
Building-2 and Its Ancillary Only Ground Floor 22550
Other Blocks Substations Buildings (Switchgear and GIS) 845 Total Built Up Area 26521
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Figure 2: Site Layout Plan
1.5 Vehicle Parking Facility
Parking will be provided as per TSIIC or other applicable regulations. Details of parking to be provided is given below in Table 3.
Table 3: Parking Details
Details No. of Car No. of Two- Area Allotted for Parks Wheeler Parks Parking in Sqm Total number of vehicle parks in 64 190 1904.5 Ground level (Surface Parking)
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1.6 Power Requirement
Phase-1 (Building-1): For construction time, the power requirement will be sourced from temporary connection from TCPDCL (Telangana Central Power Distribution Company Ltd.) grid of capacity 100 KVA and a DG set of capacity 500 KVA. For operation phase, grid connection of capacity 5 MVA will sourced. Phase-2 and 3 (Building-2): During construction phase, the power requirement will be sourced from building-1 (Grid connection), which will be in operational phase during the construction time of building-2, and also from a DG set of capacity 500 KVA. For operation time of building-2, grid connection of 72 MVA will be sourced. This will be supported with a substation. 1.7 Water Requirement
The water requirement during the construction phase of the project will be 3 KLD. It will be sourced through tankers from authorized vendors or through bore well within the facility for which necessary approvals will be obtained. The fresh water requirement of 388 KLD during operation phase will be met through TSIIC pipeline passing adjacent to the proposed site or through borewell for which necessary approvals will be obtained. The freshwater requirement of the project will be in accordance with IS 10500 drinking water standards. The waste water generation during construction phase is estimated to be 2.17 KLD. During construction phase, mobile toilets will be provided, and the sewage generated will be collected treated in a packaged type Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). The treated waste water will be utilized for flushing and some of the construction activities. During operational phase around 7.1 KLD of waste water will be generated and it will be treated in same STP provided during construction phase. The quantities of wastewater generation, treatment plant capacity, technology and design details are described in Annexure 10. The treated waste water during operational phase will be utilized for toilet flushing and gardening. The water and waste water generation and consumption details are presented in below water balance Table-4 and Figure-3.
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Domestic Water Requirement Sewage Generation Domestic Fresh Water From Toilets in From Drinking Total Treated Gross Water S.No. Description Requirement in LPD LPD and Cleaning in Sewage Sewage in LPD Requirement (For Drinking and (Considering LPD (Considering Generation (For Toilets) in LPD Cleaning) 85% Recovery) 100% Recovery) in LPD Type of occupancy A) BUILDING-1 1 Data center Building 480 600 1,080 480 510 990 2 Visitors/Floating Population 70 35 105 70 30 100 Miscellaneous water 3 demand approx. (including 600 750 1,350 600 638 1,238 drivers population). 4 Filter Back-wash (Approx.) 500 500 TOTAL (A) 1,150 1,885 3,035 1,150 1,177 2,327 B) BUILDING-2 1 Data center Building 1,380 1,725 3,105 1,380 1,466 2,846 2 Visitors/Floating Population 210 105 315 210 89 299 Miscellaneous water 3 demand approx. (including 750 1,000 1,750 750 850 1,600 drivers population). 4 Filter Back-wash (Approx.) 1,000 1,000 TOTAL (B) 2,340 3,830 6,170 2,340 2,406 4,746 TOTAL (A+B) 3,490 5,715 9,205 3,490 3,583 7,073 TOTAL (ROUNDING OFF TO 3.49 5.72 9.21 3.49 3.58 7.07 NEAREST) (KL/DAY) GRAND TOTAL (ROUNDING OFF TO 3.5 6 9.5 3.5 3.6 7.1 NEAREST) (KL/DAY)
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IRRIGATION WATER C) DEMAND 1 Total Green area 64,293.47 Sqm Water demand as Per NBC 2 6 Litres/Sqm. 2016 Total water demand for 3,85,760 3 Litres Irrigation Say 3,87,000 Source of Water to meet the 4 Irrigation water demand 4.1 Balance STP Treated water 3,200 Litres 4.2 Filter Back wash 1,500 Litres Fresh Water from TSIIC 4.3 3,82,300 Litres Supply Total 3,82,000 Litres Total 382 KLD
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TSIIC Water Supply 1.5+4.5+382 = 388 KLD
Say 388.0 KLD
1.5 KLD For Filter Wash Central Reservoir Supply
Domestic fresh water (Drinking +Cleaning) 4.5 KLD 382 KLD 1.5 KLD
3.6 KLD Sewage to STP
Sludge & Evaporation losses Inflow Sewage = (3.6+3.5) KLD =7.1 KLD Proposed STP Capacity
5 KLD STP for Bldg.1 5 KLD STP for Bldg. 2
3.5 KLD from 6.7 KLD Toilet Flushing to STP 3.5 KLD 3.2 KLD
Toilets (Flushing) Landscape/Greenbelt water 3.5 KLD 387 KLD (3.2 +1.5+382 KLD)
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana 2. Baseline Environmental Status
Baseline studies are required to provide a detailed description of the existing ecosystem, landscape, infrastructure, cultural heritage and urban environment. A baseline study describes the initial state of the environment within the selected boundaries of the study area. The primary baseline data is generally generated, and secondary data is collected from various Government and Semi-Government organizations. The details about the existing environmental values are projected based on the volume of the assessment accomplished during the period. Baseline environmental monitoring was conducted by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), Govt. of Telangana during December 2016 to March 2017. It is been conducted to assess the ambient air quality status in the study area for preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the “Hyderabad Pharma City”. The average air pollutant (PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, and CO) concentration were observed to be within the limits of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) due to predominantly rural land use class surrounding the project site. The observed average concentration of air pollutants in the project site and the nearby villages have been described in Table-5. Table-5: Average Air Pollutant Concentration in the area
Monitoring Coordinates Distance PM SO2 NOx CO Location & (µg/m3) (µg/m3) (µg/m3) (µg/m3) Direction 17°03’41.89” N Project Site 57.6 5.1 13.8 325 78°32’40.64” E 17°02’47.26” N 4.35 km, Debbadaguda 45.8 4 11.6 309 78°29’40.12” E W 17°04’03.29” N Akulamailawaram 3.6 km, E 55.8 4.3 12.8 338 78°34’27.76” E 17°01’58” N 4.2 km, Kurimada 60.0 4 13.5 311 78°34’29” E NE Source: Final EIA and EMP report for proposed Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) at Kandukur, Yacharam and Kadthal Mandals, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana submitted to Telangana State Pollution Control Board by TSIIC.
2.1 Land Environment
As per MoEF&CC manual, study area can be classified as Core Zone and Buffer Zone. Study Area measuring up to 5 km radius from Project Site has been referred as Core Zone and Study area measuring from 5 to 10 km radius has been referred as Buffer Zone. To understand the land use in study area, Survey of India Toposheets No. E44M-8, E44M-12, E44S-5 and E44S-9 are collected, and the study area is prepared. The Topo map showing site and study area is shown in Figure 4. To understand the land use/ land cover features of the study area, a digitized map is prepared.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana The land use/land cover map is prepared by adopting the interpretation techniques of the image in conjunction with collateral data such as topographical maps and census records. Image classification shall be done by using visual interpretation techniques and digital classification using any of the image processing software. For the present study, ERDAS and ArcView Software’s are used for preprocessing, rectification, enhancements and classifying the satellite data for preparation of land use land cover map and assessing land use, land cover and land developmental activities. The land use/ land cover map of the study area is shown in Figure 5 and the statistics are presented in Table 6.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana Table 6: Land Use/ Land Cover Statistics of the study area
S.No. Lan Use/ Land Cover Category Area in m2 Area in Percentage 1 Agricultural Land 273221416.34 79.06 2 Barran Land 482867.17 0.14 3 Industries 1248381.61 0.36 4 Plantation 1734723.02 0.50 5 Road 545677.59 0.16 6 Reserve Forest 23760320.74 6.88 7 Rocky Terrain 9465028.71 2.74 8 Scrub Land 24319035.22 7.04 9 Settelment 8641550.33 2.50 10 Waterbodies 2184086.84 0.63 Total 345603087.56 100
3. Environment Impact Assessment
3.1 Introduction
This chapter presents the assessment of various impacts due to the proposed project in the study area. Generally, the environmental impacts can be categorized as either primary or secondary. Primary impacts are those, which are attributed directly by the project and secondary impacts are those, which are indirectly induced and typically include the changed patterns of social and economic activities by the proposed project. The Proposed construction project would create impact on the environment in two distinct phases:
• Impacts during the construction phase • Impacts during the operation phase The construction and operational phase of the proposed construction project comprise of various activities, each of which will have impact on some or other environmental parameters. Various impacts during the construction or operational phase and the environmental parameters have been studied to estimate the impacts on environment. The identification and details on impact of the project activity on each of the above environmental attributes are discussed below.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana 3.2 Identification of Impacts
Owing to the increase in demand for networking and storage of large amount of data, the development of the Data Center is proposed for catering the same. However, like any other projects, it also has impacts on existing Environmental settings, and if not properly evaluated and controlled, it may lead to imbalances. These impacts could be reversible, irreversible, temporary or permanent. The identification of impacts is important as it leads to the other elements such as quantification and evaluation of impacts. Although a number of non-projects related impacts have been identified while describing the existing (baseline) environmental status, it is necessary at this stage to identify the types of the potential impacts which might be caused by the proposed development. Many techniques are available for identification of impacts. In case of this project, the "Matrix Method" was adopted, which involves an understanding of the cause-condition-effect relationship between an activity and environmental parameters. It is very useful as gross screening tool for impact identification method. This method has been basically advantageous in recognizing the series of impacts that could follow from the proposed activities.
Table 7: Overview of potential impacts due to the proposed Data Center Project
Project Activities
Quality
Erosion
Quantity
Air Quality
Vegetation
NoiseLevel
Soil Quality Soil
Traffic Level
Soil Stability/ Soil Stability/
Ground WaterGround WaterGround Socio Economic
Construction Phase Site Clearance & Leveling ST, ST, ST, ST, -ve -ve -ve +ve Site Excavation ST, ST, ST, ST, -ve -ve -ve +ve Foundation ST, ST, (Pile Foundation) -ve +ve Material Storage & ST, ST, Handling -ve -ve Generation and disposal ST, ST, of construction waste -ve -ve Movement of Vehicles ST, ST, ST, ST, -ve -ve -ve -ve Operation Phase Occupancy LT, LT, LT, -ve -ve +ve Operation of DG Sets -ve -ve -ve
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Sewage Generation & LT, LT, LT, Discharge -ve -ve -ve Rainwater Harvesting LT, LT, +ve +ve Solid waste Generation LT, -ve Gardening & LT, LT, LT, LT, LT, LT, Landscaping +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve +ve Note: *ST - Short Term Impact, LT - Long Term Impact, -ve - Negative Impact, +ve – Positive Impact ** The impacts due to DG sets are not predicted in terms of duration because DG sets will only be utilized during power failure which rarely occurs due to the extensive resilience and redundancy of the AWS systems.
3.3 Impact on Air Environment
3.3.1 During Construction Phase
Impacts of construction activities on air quality are cause for concern mainly in the dry months due to dust particles. The main sources of emission during the construction period are the movement of equipments at site and dust emission during the leveling, grading, earthworks, and other construction related activities. The dust emission during the above mentioned activities are depend upon the type of soil being excavated. However, the impact will be for short duration and confined locally to the construction site. The composition of dust in this kind of operation is mostly inorganic and nontoxic in nature. The impact of such activities would be temporary and restricted to the construction phase. The impact will be confined within the project boundaries and is expected to be negligible outside. Proper upkeep and maintenance of vehicles, sprinkling of water on roads and project site are some of the measures that would greatly reduce the impacts during the construction phase. Thus, it is inferred that no significant impacts are expected on the overall ambient air quality due to the proposed construction activities. 3.3.2 Transportation and Storage of Construction Materials
Transportation of heavy machinery and building materials implies heavy traffic on the roads leading to the site with possible negative impacts to the surrounding area (dust, spillage, emissions and noise). Transportation of construction materials as well as improper storage of building materials, especially gravel, sand and cement in the construction site will lead to inadvertent dispersal of materials during heavy rain or high wind during dry periods. Measures will be adopted for proper handling of construction materials to reduce the negative impact.
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Ambient air quality at the proposed project site and its surroundings is monitored and values of the pollutants RPM, PM2.5, NOx and SO2 are within the limits of NAAQs prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board. There is no major pollutant envisaged from the proposed development. It is likely that the air quality may be affected slightly due to the emissions from the vehicular movement. The emission from DG sets will be very negligible since it will be used only during a total power failure in the necessary area. A total power failure rarely occurs due to the extensive resilience and redundancy of the AWS systems. The stacks of DG sets will be properly designed to meet the stipulations of CPCB. These emissions will be insignificant and the environmental pollutant levels will be maintained within the prescribed limits. Hence there shall not be any adverse impact on the air environment around the proposed Data Center. 3.4 Impact on Ambient Noise
3.4.1 During Construction Phase
During the construction noise levels will increase due to use of machinery and heavy vehicles in the project area. In terms of noise emission; demolition, excavation and construction work can be divided into two phases, namely (1) Demolition and Earthworks and (2) Building works. Loading and unloading of construction materials, fabrication, handling of equipments and material, operation of power shovels etc. will be the major source of noise during the construction phase. Various construction activities will cause short-term noise impact in the immediate vicinity of the project site. No demolition work is involved in proposed project. The areas affected are those close to the site and hence the impacts are localized. At the peak of the construction, marginal increase in noise levels are expected to occur. The peak noise levels from continuous construction activity may be as high as 80 - 90 dB (A). The noise control measures during construction phase shall restrict the noise levels to lower levels. Hence the overall impact on the ambient noise levels will not be significant. 3.4.2 Operational Phase
There will not be any major impact from noise. This is because no equipment or other infrastructure facility in the project generates noise more than 50-60 dB (A). However, the only noise generation sources are the DG sets and HVAC systems. The promoters have decided to adopt adequate steps to maintain the noise levels of DG sets within the prescribed limits. For the same all the DG facility will be equipped with acoustic enclosure. Apart from this honking will be prohibited at the site and speed limits will be restricted within the site. This will significantly help in controlling noise levels at the site. Further the green belt provided at the site will act as noise barrier between inside and outside environment. This will act as buffer and protects the outside environment from high noise levels.
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The rehabilitation and resettlement issues are not involved in the project. Furthermore, the existing environmental conditions of the project site reveal that the land is not contaminated or polluted. Topsoil will be excavated and will be stored in covered area during construction phase. It will be used for landscaping in operation phase within project site. The upper/top level of soil will be affected during construction phase, but this will be limited to a portion of the project area. 3.6 Impacts on Water Resources
3.6.1 Construction Phase
The required water quantity for construction will be sourced by tankers from authorized sources or by bore wells within the site for which the necessary approvals will be obtained. Impact on water quality during construction phase may be due to non-point discharges of sewage generated from the construction work force. Construction activities for the proposed development can have minor impact on hydrology and ground water quality of the area if the construction waste leaches into ground. Potential sources of impacts on the hydrology and ground water quality during the construction phase would be soil runoff, improper disposal of construction debris, spillage of oil and grease from the vehicles and wastewater stream generated from onsite activities such as vehicles washing, workshop etc. Precautions and preventive measure will be taken at the site during construction to avoid any ground and surface water contamination hence the overall impact on water environment during construction phase due to proposed project is likely to be insignificant. 3.6.2 Operation Phase
The total quantity of wastewater generation is likely to be 7.1 KLD and no impact from wastewater is envisaged. This is because the sewage generated will be treated and recycled within the facility by proposed STP. The treated sewage will be utilized for flushing and gardening within the facility. Therefore, surface and subsurface contamination due to treated wastewater will not be envisaged. 3.7 Impacts Due to Waste Disposal
3.7.1 Stacking and Disposal of Construction Material
Stacking of construction materials will be confined to the project site only and also temporary sheds will be provided to store the materials, hence no impacts on surrounding area will be envisaged. Solid wastes generated due to proposed project during construction phase includes sand, gravel, stone, bricks, plastic, paper, wood, metal and glass. Recyclables will be
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The solid waste generated from the project will be collected daily and moved to a common temporary storage facility by the staff dedicated for waste collection. Bio-degradable waste will be converted to manure in an organic waste converter and will be used for gardening purpose within the facility. While non-degradable waste will be handed over to TSPCB authorised recyclers. 3.8 Impacts on Ecological Resources
3.8.1 Construction Phase
The impact of construction activities will be primarily confined to the project site. The project site is a vacant land and devoid of any major vegetation. However, site area contains trees for which the required approval for tree felling and translocation has been obtained from Telangana Forest Department. Thus, the site development work will not lead to significant loss of any important plant species. Deposition of fugitive dust on leaves of nearby vegetation may lead to temporary reduction of photosynthesis. Such impacts will be confined mostly to the initial period of the construction phase. Hence the proposed development will not lead to habitat destruction, fragmentation or vegetation damage. 3.8.2 Operation Phase
No wastewater will be discharged into the surface water stream. Hence, there will not be any impact on the aquatic ecology. Also, the proposed project is to be located in an earmarked industrial zone, which does not have any natural park or sanctuary or forest area in the immediate vicinity. The flora and fauna pattern in the area will not be disturbed due to the project. Hence the overall impact on ecological resources due to proposed project is likely to be insignificant. Moreover, the entire project area would be landscaped with variety of plants. 3.9 Impacts on Traffic Levels
3.9.1 Construction Phase
The movement of construction equipments will be mostly within the site. Vehicles bringing in raw materials like sand, cement and aggregate will be strictly controlled and monitored as per the traffic rules, to avoid any sort of disturbance to the traffic and safety of the surrounding areas. Hence the impact due to the vehicular movement during the construction phase would be minor or insignificant.
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The existing infrastructure is capable of taking up additional traffic loads. Also, the project is to be executed phase wise; the increase in traffic will be easily handled by the existing as well as the future improvements in the transportation infrastructure. Hence there will not be any impact on the traffic pattern and density. 3.10 Impact on Socio Economic Environment
The required land for the development has been provided by TSIIC to Amazon. The proposed project will generate direct and indirect income sources for the locals. Also, the state of the art facilities proposed in the development is planned to cater the needs of the occupants which would be able to provide healthy working atmosphere. Hence it is obvious to assume that the activities of the proposed development will produce some positive impacts in the socio-economic status of the area. 3.10.1 Public Health and Safety
As the project is only a construction of Data Center building and all the construction activities are confined to the project site, no health related impact would be envisaged within the project area. The people engaged in the construction activities will be directly exposed to dust generation, which is likely to cause health related impact. Appropriate mitigation measures like spraying of water will be adopted to minimize dust emission in the construction site. Laborers will be provided with suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required under the health and safety norms. Regular health checkups will be organized. 3.10.2 Positive Impact
The project will facilitate increased participation of the local work force for construction process; this will benefit the local economy, improvement in economic activity and enhancement in earning opportunities for the local population. The operation of the project and other allied facilities will improve the employment opportunities. The project will provide direct and indirect employment. Many persons will be employed during the operation stage for the purpose of day-to-day maintenance works. The employment will have positive impact on the local and regional economy thereby increasing the quality of life. The proposed rainwater recharge facility will augment the ground water level in the project area. The proposed project will also improve the aesthetics of the area due to the development of modern buildings.
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4.1 General
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is aimed at mitigating the possible adverse impacts of the project and for ensuring to maintain the environmental quality. The environmental management plan consists of the set of mitigation, management, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken to eliminate the adverse environmental impacts or reduce them to acceptable levels. 4.2 Air Pollution Control and Management
4.2.1 Construction Phase
The impacts will be due to the air emissions like Particulate matter (PM10 & PM2.5), CO2, NOx and SO2 due to material handling, vehicular movements and other site activities. The particulate matter will be reduced by frequent sprinkling of water on the road surfaces and on other areas where dust is arising due to material handling. All the equipments and vehicles used in the construction and transportation of materials will be maintained properly and only low Sulphur diesel will be used as fuel for DG sets and construction equipment and vehicles. The emissions from the DG sets will be let out only through the stacks with adequate heights as per CPCB norms. This will avoid the deposition of the particulate matters and other pollutants by facilitating the through dispersion of pollutants into the atmosphere. The stacking of all the construction materials will be confined only within the proposed site. Vehicles carrying the raw material and debris will be covered to minimize dust emissions while travelling. Adequate parking space will be provided for construction vehicle and machinery to prevent idling and thus will help in minimizing the emissions. Wheel wash facility will be provided at the exit point of the site. 4.2.2 Operation Phase
Air emissions are observed during the operation phase of the project. The air emissions will be reduced by ensuring smoother flow of traffic within the premises by better traffic management plans. It is proposed to have trees all through the boundaries of the site and along the either side of the internal roads. This will reduce the particulate matters from being transported to the nearby areas. The air emissions from the Diesel Generators (For Power Back-up) will be controlled by using low Sulphur content high speed diesels, periodic maintenance of DG sets as per the defined schedule of manufacturer, and by providing adequate stack heights as prescribed by CPCB. The stack height for the DG sets are calculated based on the CPCB guidelines.
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• 14 Q0.3, Q= Total SO2 emission from the plant in kg/hr. • Minimum 6 m. above the building where generator set is installed. • 30 m Considering the above-mentioned formula 30 m DG stack heights has been proposed.
4.3 Noise Control and Management
4.3.1 Construction Phase
The noise generated from the construction equipments will be reduced through proper maintenance of all the equipments which are involved in construction activities, confining the construction activities only during the day time, and providing barricades all around the project area. The adverse impacts of noise especially on workers will be reduced by providing earmuffs to the workers in high noise zones. Noise control systems such as equipment foundation pads, dampeners, silencers and acoustic enclosures will be used for individual units as per the requirement to minimize the noise & vibration. 4.3.2 Operation Phase
The increase in the ambient noise levels due to the vehicle transportation will be controlled by the development of the green cover all along the internal roads and by implementing better traffic management plans inside the site premises. The better traffic management plans will significantly reduce the noise generated due to the congestion caused by the movement of vehicles. The DG Sets noise is controlled by providing acoustic enclosures. Proper air ventilation system is designed to allow the maximum aspiration and cooling airflow required so that the engines do not overheat. Axial flow fan of required size and numbers provided for proper air ventilation. Acoustic louvers, splitter and insulated ducts are provided to suppress the noise where required.
4.4 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
4.4.1 Construction Phase
Separate raw material handling yard will be demarcated. This will prevent the contamination of the soil due to the spillage of the construction materials. Cement will be separately stored under cover in bales. The raw material handling yard will be located within the project site
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The solid waste will comprise of biodegradable waste (e.g. domestic waste, food waste, horticultural waste etc.) and Non-biodegradable waste (e.g. plastics, paper etc.). The quantity of waste generation is mentioned below.
• Biodegradable Waste: 10 Kg/day • Non-biodegradable Waste: 12 Kg/day • STP Sludge: 18 Kg/day The biodegradable waste will be converted to manure by using an organic waste convertor machine. This manure will be utilized for landscaping within the facility. The non-biodegradable wastes will be segregated and will be disposed or sold to authorized vendor/ recycler. Proposed project will generate around 1 Tons/ year of E-Waste which will be segregated and will be disposed or sold to authorized vendor/ recycler. Details of Hazardous waste along with category and their disposal methods are shown in Table 8. Table 8: Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal Method
S.No. Type Category Quantity Disposal Practices of Waste T/Year 1 Spent/ Used oil from DG 5.1 3 This waste will be collected in Sets, Transformers, drums and stored in a secured and Utilities covered area at the site prior to disposal of the same to authorized waste oil recycling vendors for further processing. 2 Wastes and residues 5.2 2 This waste will be collected in containing oil drums and stored in a secured and covered area at the site prior to disposal to TSDF facility. 3 Empty 33.1 2 This waste will be collected and barrels/containers/liners stored in a secured and covered contaminated with area at the site prior to disposal to hazardous chemicals TSDF facility. /wastes 4 Hazardous waste / 33.2 1 This waste will be collected in chemicals contaminated drums and stored in a secured and cotton rags or other covered area at the site prior to cleaning materials disposal to TSDF facility.
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4.5.1 Construction Phase
During construction phase, total fresh water requirement will be 3 KLD, which will be sourced by tankers from authorized vendors or by bore well within the site for which the necessary approvals will be obtained. For waste water, mobile toilets will be provided, and the sewage generated will be treated in a packaged type Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). The treated waste water will be utilized for flushing and some of the construction activities. All the water storage tanks/containers will be maintained without any leaks. Necessary precaution and preventive measures will be taken at the site during construction to avoid any groundwater and surface water contamination. 4.5.2 Operation Phase
The total fresh water requirement during operation phase is 388 KLD and it will be sourced from TSIIC supply passing adjacent to the site, or through borewells for which necessary approvals will be obtained. The wastewater generation from the project is estimated to be about 7.1 KLD, which will be treated in proposed sewage treatment plant of capacity 10 KLD (5 KLD for each Building 1 and 2). The technology adopted for sewage treatment is attached as Annexure-10. Treated sewage of 6.7 KLD will be reused for flushing and gardening within the proposed facility. During monsoon and heavy rains, the treated wastewater in excess will be discharged to the storm water drain and stored in RWH tank, as the water demand for gardening will be negligible. 4.6 Storm Water Management
4.6.1 Construction Phase
The surface runoff during the construction period will be directed into the drains separately provided for this purpose. 4.6.2 Operation Phase
The runoff water will be collected in rainwater harvesting pits to recharge groundwater level at the project location. The excess water will be collected and stored in a rainwater collection tank and will be used to satisfy the water demand for gardening. Details of storm water drains and RWH calculation are provided below. 4.7 Green Cover
Green cover will be developed in an area of 64,293.47 Sqm, which is about 33.1% of the total area of proposed data center. Local species as per TSIIIC and CPCB norms will be planted. Adequate numbers of these species will be planted in the Landscape, and along the boundaries of the site, and along the either sides of the internal roads. The proposed greenbelt will help to contain air and noise related impacts within the project boundaries. The
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Figure 6: Greenbelt Layout
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S.No. Scientific Name Local Name 1 Azadirachtaindica Neem 2 Thespesiapopulnea Poovarasu 3 Alstoniascholaris Ezhilaipalai 4 Mimusopselengi Magizham tree 5 Ficusreligiosa ArasaMaram 6 Tamarindusindica Tamarind 7 Pongamiapinata Pungam 8 Eugnea Naval 9 Terminalia catappa Indian Almond 10 Melia dubia Vembu 11 Madhucalongifolia Illupi 12 Antocephaluscadamba VellaiKadambu 13 Terminalia arjuna Marudhamaram
Table 10: Proposed Shrubs Plantation within Project Site
S.No. Shrubs 1 ACALYPHA HISPIDA (ROSEA) 2 ACALYPHA ROSY RED 3 ALLAMANDA NERIIFOLIA 4 BOUGAINVILLEA 5 CAESALPINNIA PULCHREMMA -RED 6 CASSIA ALATA 7 DURANTA REPENS VARIEGATA 8 DURANTA PLUMIERIE VARIEGATA 9 EUPHORBIA MILLI THAI HYBRID -RED 10 FICUS BENJAMINA 11 FICUS PANDA 12 HELICONIA PSITTACORUM 'ORANGE' 13 HIBISCUS LA FRANCE 'WHITE/PINK' 14 HYMENOCALIS SPECIES (SPIDER LILY) 15 IXORA COCCINEA 16 LEEA COCCINAE GREEN 17 NERIUM OLEANDER WHITE 18 PENNISETUM RUEPPELLI (FOUNTAIN GRASS RED) 19 PENNISETUM SP (FOUNTAIN GRASS GREEN) 20 PISONIA ALBA 21 PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS 22 TECOMA GAUDICHAUDI 23 THUJA ORIENTALIS
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Amazon Global believes that the greatest contribution to the good of society will come from its core business activities. Amazon Global demonstrates the philosophy of being ‘good neighbor’s through the activities undertaken in areas where our employees and customers live. The Company imbibes this philosophy to empower and engage its employees, customers, sellers, local communities and other stakeholders in its contributions to create opportunities and transform people’s lives. Amazon have their own CSR Policy in alignment with its CSR vision, principles and values, for delineating its responsibility as a socially and environmentally responsible corporate citizen. The Policy lays down the areas of intervention, principles and mechanisms for undertaking various programs in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013. As per their CSR Policy, committed to use its resources and strengths of innovation and technology to create opportunities in the communities they operate through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. Under the brand umbrella of “Amazon Cares”, the Company will undertake projects that support and further India’s development goals in livelihood enhancement, education, sanitation & health through various initiatives involving community engagement as well as employee volunteering. The key focus area of CSR activities is:
• Livelihood Enhancement • Education • Sanitation & health • Disaster Response Four Pillars of Amazon CSR Objectives
Livelihood Enhancement
Four Pillars Sanitation & Education of Amazon CSR Health Objectives
Disaster Response
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The CSR Activities may include:
• Creating provisions for Employment opportunities to the people who are skilled and semi- skilled in the study area village; • Supporting the Government Schools, Anganwadi Center’s by facilitating them with provisions of exclusive drinking water and toilet facilities, and providing them with amenities like chairs, benches, sport equipment, books in study area villages; • Facilitating in development and creation of Health and hygiene awareness in the project area village, where it is found to be inadequate; • Promotion of education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects; • Promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans, setting up old age homes, day care centers and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups etc. Since Amazon has specific Implementation Mechanism under their CSR Policy, they should create provisions for the above-mentioned matters and any other pertinent issues. CSR can be funded as per the prevalent laws. 4.8.1 Socio-Economic Environment
This section describes the socio-economic condition in the study area, and it relates the village level socio-economic conditions with district and village level. The objective of analysis of information at village and district level is to identify the existing facilities and gaps at village level which can be considered as need of the study area. The site for the present project is in Meerkhanpet village of Ranga Reddy district, Telangana. Site visit was undertaken along with primary and secondary data collection from various sources. Primary data includes consultation with local villagers and local Panchayat. Interviews were also undertaken with local villagers and Panchayat members. Secondary data includes Census 2011, information available on the official website of the district of Ranga Reddy and other available data on official Government websites. Villages in the Study Area The proposed project is located at Meerkhanpet village in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana. The details of the study area for which socio-economic profiling has been depicted in Table 11.
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State District Village Telangana Rangareddy 1. Meerkhanpet 2. Mucherla 3. Medipally
The social and physical infrastructure and amenities available in the study area denotes the social and economic wellbeing as well as the Quality of Life (QoL) of the region. A multitude of infrastructure facilities are available in the study area are in fields of education, health care, hygiene, recreational & cultural, communications, transportation, etc. Even other than the urban areas, the study area lack basic infrastructure facilities. A review of infrastructure facilities available in the area has been done based on the information given in the District Census Handbook and the data of National Informatics Center, for the year 2011. The Infrastructure facilities available in the Ranga Reddy district (urban areas) and four villages like Meerkhanpet, Mucherla, & Medipally (rural areas) of the study area are described in the subsequent sections. Table 12: Profiles of Project in Villages at study area for CSR Activities
Sl. Profile State/District/ Detailed Finding No. Village 1. Demographic Telangana • Total population of Telangana as per 2011 Profile: census is 84,580,777 of which male and female Population are 42,442,146 and 42,138,631 respectively. The & Sex Ratio average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. Sex ratio in Telangana is 993 females per 1000 males, as per census 2011. Ranga Reddy • In 2011, Ranga Reddy had population of 5,296,741 of which male and female were 2,701,008 and 2,595,733 respectively. Rangareddy District population constituted 6.26 percent of total Maharashtra population. • The density of Rangareddy district for 2011 is 707 people per sq. km. • In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 933 girls per 1000 boys. Project Study • As per census 2011 total population of Villages Meerkhanpet is 4377, male and female Meerkhanpet population is 2242 and 2135; Mucherla is 4147, Mucherla Medipally male and female population is 2177 and 1970;
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Sl. Profile State/District/ Detailed Finding No. Village and Medipally is 2076, male and female population is 1032 and 1044 respectively. • Sex ratio in Meerkhanpet, Mucherla, and Medipally is 952, 905, and 1012 per 1000 boys respectively. 2. SC & ST Rangareddy • As per the census 2011 the SC & ST population population of the Rangareddy district is 12.31% and 4.13% respectively. Project Study • As per the census 2011 the SC & ST population Villages of the Meerkhanpet is 19.3 % and 4.5%; Meerkhanpet, Mucherla is 24.9% and 15.1%; and Medipally is Mucherla & Medipally 33.8% and 0.2% respectively. 3 Literacy Rate Rangareddy • Average literacy rate of Rangareddy in 2011 were 75.87, male and female literacy were 82.11 and 69.40 respectively. Project Study • As per census 2011 average literacy rate of Villages Meerkhanpet is 56.17%, male and female Meerkhanpet, literacy were 68.35% and 43.35% respectively; Mucherla & Medipally • Mucherla is 51.65%, male and female literacy were 61.51% and 40.78% respectively; • and Medipally is 57.68%, male and female literacy were 67.46% and 47.83% respectively;
4 Workers and Rangareddy • As per the census data 2011 total workers are Occupation 41.46%, of which main workers are 34.64% and
marginal are 6.82%. from the total working population in Rangareddy 12.34% are cultivators, 15.89% are agricultural labours, 3.34% are Workers in household industry and 68.43% are other workers. Project Study • As per the census data 2011 total workers of Villages Meerkhanpet, Mucherla and Medipally are Meerkhanpet, 51.84%, 56.69% and 46.24% respectively; of Mucherla & Medipally which main workers are 92.68%, 90.94% and 76.04% respectively and marginal are 7.32%, 9.06% and 23.96% respectively; • From the total working population in Meerkhanpet, 33.32% are cultivators, 43.76% are agricultural labours, 1.9% are Workers in household industry and 21.02% are other workers; In Mucherla 24.29% are cultivators,
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Sl. Profile State/District/ Detailed Finding No. Village 53% are agricultural labours, 3.28% are Workers in household industry and 19.44% are other workers; • From the total working population in Medipally 26.46% are cultivators, 41.04% are agricultural labours, 3.02% are workers in household industry and 29.48% are other workers. 5. Education Project Study • As per the census data there is 1 govt pre- Villages primary school, 7 middle primary school and 2 Meerkhanpet, secondary school in Meerkhanpet village. Mucherla & Medipally Mucherla has 4 primary school, 2 middle and 1 secondary school. In Medipally, it has 1 government primary school, one government middle school.
6 Health Centre Project Study • Meerkhanpet is having 1 Primary Health Sub- Villages Centers (PHSC) and 1 veterinary hospital; Meerkhanpet, Mucherla has no health facility and Medipally Mucherla & Medipally has 1 primary Heath Sub Center. There is not a single veterinary center in any of the villages. 7 Drainage and Project Study • closed drainage and closed kuchha drainage are sanitation Villages practiced in all the villages. Drain water is Meerkhanpet, discharged directly into water bodies. All the Mucherla & Medipally village areas are covered under total sanitation campaign. As per the census data all the villages are having Community Toilet Complex (excluding Bath) for general public. And there is no garbage system. 8 Communication Project Study • As per the census data 2011, public bus service and Villages is available in all 3 villages. Besides this, All the transportation Meerkhanpet, villages are having auto, taxi, vans and rickshaw Mucherla & Medipally services; Meerkhanpet and Medipally is having auto services and Manchanpalle and Medipally is having tractors. • BT road, CC, gravel kuchha road, all weathered road and footpath are present in all 3 villages; whereas Mucherla and Machanpalle is having major district road and other district road as well. Sources: Census of India 2011
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Consultation with Community Members and Sarpanch As informed during consultation, the study area villages Meerkhanpet, Mucherla, & Medipally population are mostly involved in agriculture activities. Agriculture is mostly rain fed and irrigation through village tank & ponds were also observed. The main crop cultivated are paddy, pulses, cotton, maize, and sugar in the project area village. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are also grown in the study area villages. Majority of the households have sanitary latrines at their households. Study area is 100 percent free from open defecation. There is one PHSC in each Meerkhanpet and Medipally village. The health care facilities available are poor. Few private hospitals are also operational in the study area. Health workers visit the village on weekly and monthly for health-related monitoring, routine immunization and vaccination. Emergency Service is also available as reported during the interaction.
• Mr. Chandra Shekhar and Rammanna Palli Jyoti Chandrashekhar, village Meerkhanpet Panchayat Head and assistant • Mr. Ramchandra Reddy Mucherla, Panchayat Head • Mr. Shrinu, Rakshita and Rajlaxmi in Medipally Village¸ Panchayat Head & other Panchayat Members It was conveyed by the Community and the Panchayat Members that they are aware of the project to be started in the village. They are expecting betterment in their livelihood with the initiation of the same. Some of the issues raised during public consultation.
• Basic Infrastructure: Electricity, drinking water facilities are in good condition however, approach road and inner village roads, schools, health centers are not in good condition. • There is need for fund to upgrade and built the infrastructure facilities like closed/ underground drainage system, CC Road, bus stand, demand for boundary wall for existing schools and anganwadi need to be renovated, sitting arrangement to be made in schools. • Community halls for marriage & other social functions • Lack of a skill development center for livelihood income generation to provide proper training • Lack of bus shelter, streetlights drainage system and disposal of garbage system from the villages and provide fund to arrange local dedicated garbage collection van for local community
The people have general aspirations of development in the locality with the upcoming proposed project.
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Key Findings of Consultation
• Some notable key findings of different level stakeholder consultation are appended below: • All the houses are covered through electricity and toilets facility is available to all houses. • Roads are not in good condition especially in rainy season. The area is having govt public bus, mostly people have their personal vehicles. • All houses are having their own toilets and sanitation facility; only 2-3 percent people do not have their own toilets, they are having temporary facility for toilets. • Main source of livelihood is agriculture, animal husbandry and agriculture labor in all three villages. Income around 3-4 thousand per month. In Village Meerkhanpet, Dairy farming business is also well established. • Main source of drinking water is through Mission Bhagirathi which is working under Telangana state water scheme in all the study area villages • Majorly rain-fed agriculture pattern is practiced in project area. The main source for irrigation is village pond/ tank etc. • In village Meerkhanpet, one Government Primary school and one high school is there. One private primary school is available. There are four community halls, two community toilets and 7 temples and 1 graveyard is reported in village Meerkhanpet. • Children go to the government school in the village. In Medipally, around 150 students and approximately 350 students are studying in primary and high school respectively. Students are also coming from nearby villages such as Nanak Nager and Thadiparty to attend classes in high school in Medipally Village. The primary and upper primary schools in the study area village lack basic facilities like fresh drinking water, electricity, separate toilets, common room, playground, library, boundary wall, sitting arrangements like table, chairs etc. • There is lack of higher education facilities in the study area village. The female literacy rate is also low compared to their male counterpart. For higher studies people send their children to developed cities or nearby towns. • The primary health sub center facility available in each of the two study area villages like Meerkhanpet and Medipally and for critical health issues doctor refers to Hyderabad or Secunderabad for treatment which is more than 20-25 km. • In Village Medipally, four Anganwadi, one community hall, one community toilet, four temples, two bus stops and one graveyard are reported during site visit. • Government scheme functional in the villages are Bhagirathi mission for drinking water supply PMAY for houses, MNREGA for regular employment generation, Swacchh Bharat Mission for Sanitation, Ujjawala Yojana for providing cooking gas cylinder, Old Age pension Scheme etc. • There is lack of bus shelter, gram panchayat house and graveyard in village Meerkhanpet. Internal village road is also not in good condition. Lack of cement
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Analysis of above socio-economics description and community consultation in project area village reveals that concern of villagers are linked with the fulfilment of basic needs and improvement of some infrastructural facilities at school/ Anganwadi/ health etc. levels. On the basis of discussion with villagers, and Panchayat Members, following gaps have been identified which needs to be addressed in Table 13. Table 13: Need Based Assessment for CSR Activities
Key Areas Gaps Identified Recommendation for Amazon CSR • Lack of sanitation facility • Providing financial assistance in the Available building of close/underground • Alternate/ better health facility drainage system, sanitation facility. are around 20-25 km away from • Improving sanitation facility in the the village. area. Health care & • Absence of better Health Care • Focus on better health and medical Sanitation facility in study area villages awareness programme impacting the basic health of the • Conduct periodic health camps, local people in a way. hygiene sessions/hygiene kits for • No major disease reported only adolescents etc. general health problems are • Provide community toilets in noticed during consultation Mucherla and Meerkhanpet village • Lack of bus shelter in villages • Provide streetlight and bus shelter for health and safety • Lack of higher education facility • Providing computer literacy program • Low female literacy rate at village level i.e. introduction of compared to male Smart Classes Implementation. • Lack of sitting arrangements in • Awareness program regarding Primary School female education at village level. • It was informed by the This can be linked with vocational Panchayat Member that though training programme of study area Promoting there is requirement for toilet, villages Education kitchen and library in • Provide technical training to local Meerkhanpet village. youth with special focus on young • Lack of vocational training in women study area villages • Provide financial assistance in • Lack of computer literacy in renovation of schools & anganwadi study area villages centers especially in primary schools. • Providing fund for sitting • Poor infrastructure facility in arrangements like tables and chairs, schools in all three village mates • Lack of transport facility for • Provide Sports materials and facility for library in the school
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Key Areas Gaps Identified Recommendation for Amazon CSR students who are coming from • Provide kitchen, electricity, toilet nearby village for study. facility and drinking water facility in • Lack of sports activities in all all the villages. the government school of study area villages • Laborer’s are mostly seasonal • Organizing and Implementing workers and migrate only for a Livelihood Upliftment/ Skill short while in the nearby towns Development/Income generating either as Masons, or carpenter. activities and training for the • Animal husbandry is the next unskilled youth and women of the livelihood option in the study villages Livelihood area. • Through Skill Development Enhancement • Majority of the villagers are activities, provide support in creating unskilled and working as daily employment opportunities to the wage earners youths, women etc. technical • Lack of vocational training and support and awareness among local skill development facilities in farmers on farming and agricultural the area related activities • Lack of Self-Help Groups and • Strengthening and supporting cooperatives in the villages existing Self health groups (SHGs) for women in the project study area and its neighboring villages and also forming some new SHGs and provide training. • There is no light at night in the • Providing funds for Solar streetlights village area, especially at • Awareness about the health & safety Disaster village road. Therefore, after issues in schools and local response & sunset it makes their living communities Sustainable environment unsafe and their • Training on understanding the Development economic and social activity concept of disaster, various after dusk become very limited. responses and how to deal with • Lack of awareness on health & disaster situation and disaster safety, disaster management management issues • Plantation in the affected community Area
4.9 Fire Protection Measures
In the proposed Data Center, entire building design will be based on the National Building Code (NBC). The following fire measures are proposed. • To deal with any fire related accident inside the building, a sprinkler hydrant system will be provided. • Outside the building a fire hydrant system has been provided with a distance of 45 meters center to center. • Fire extinguishers have been provided in the HSD yard for any fire related incident
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• The plant room consists of the following equipment: - o Total Six numbers of pumps o Two Diesel Engine pumps o One Electrical Hydrant Pump o One Hydrant Jockey pump o One Electrical sprinkler pump o One Sprinkler Jockey pump • 2 water tanks of 200KL each will be provided on site for fire water requirements 4.10 Disaster Management Plan (DMP)
Disaster is a threat to Environment and Society. Disaster Management Plan (DMP) deals with the preparations to reduce the impacts of Natural and Man-made disasters. Recent rise in the incidence of disasters has alerted us regarding the need of pre-planned DMP which will aim at providing effective and timely relief during disaster through organized manner. Emergency prevention through good design, operation, maintenance and inspection are essential to reduce the probability of occurrence and also making the occupiers aware of what to do in case of any emergency. The overall objective of a disaster management plan is to make use of the combined resources created or available at the site and/or off-site services. Disaster management plan is prepared by considering all the factors responsible for management of disaster. This DMP is categorized as on site DMP and Off DMP. The DMP will be prepared to achieve the following: • Prevent Disasters; • Minimize the effects of the accident on people and property; • Initiate the rescue and medical treatment of casualties; • Safeguard other people • Evacuate people to safe areas with care • Inform and collaborate with statutory local and state authorities; • Provide credible information to news media; • Bring the incident under control; • Preserve relevant records and equipment for the subsequent enquiry into the cause and circumstances of the emergency; • Investigate and take steps to prevent recurrence of similar incidents. On site DMP Emergency may arise due to the following reasons: • Accident • Sickness • Fire at work site / Explosion • Natural Calamities (Storm, Flood & Earthquake) For the effective and quick response, the procedure shall be communicated through safety training. An emergency vehicle is needed to be available at site for all the time and till the entire work is suspended.
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Procedure • Raising Alarm / Information. • Communication to all workers. • Appointment of Key Personals and their duties and responsibilities. • Works Incident Controller • Works Main Controller • Emergency Control Centre. • Action at Site
Alarm / Information / Communication Communication is a crucial factor in handling Emergencies. Alarm system depends on site to site or emergency can be communicated to all by raising siren / signaling.
Appointment of Key Personals their duties and responsibilities Effective emergency plan requires that in the event of Accident, nominated individuals are given specific responsibilities; often separate from their day to day activities. The two principal people are the
• Site Incident Controller and • Site Main Controller.
Site Incident Controller (Site Engineer / Site Supervisor) Site Incident Controller will take control of handling the incident. He will often be the person in-charge of the plant at the time of incident and should provide 24-hour cover when shift operation applies. He may have to take decisions involving neighboring plant liable, perhaps to be involved in an emergency.
Responsibility of the Site Incident Controller
• To assess the scale of incident. • To initiate the emergency procedures to secure the safety of employees, minimize damage to the plant and property. • To direct rescue and firefighting operations until emergency services arrive. • To search for casualties. • To arrange evacuation of non-essential workers to Assembly Areas. • To set up a communications point with the Emergency Control Room / Site Office. • To assume the responsibilities of the Site Main Controller pending his arrival. • To provide advice and information as requested to the emergency services. • To keep watch on every contractor for implementation of DMP.
Site Main Controller (Project In-charge / Project Manager) The Site Main Controller is often chosen from senior management of site / Sr. Manager of the site and has general responsibility of directing operations from emergency control center / Site Office after reliving the site incident controller of the responsibility for overall control.
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Responsibility of the Site Main Controller • To decide (if not decided) whether a major emergency exits or is likely requiring the emergency services. • To exercise direct operational control of the works outside the affected areas. • Continuously to review and assess possible developments to determine the most probable course of events. • To direct the shutting down of plant / works and their evacuation in consultation with the site incident controller and key personals. • To ensure that casualties are receiving adequate attention. • To liaise with emergency services (fire / police / hosp.). • To control traffic movement within the works. • To control rehabilitation of affected areas after the emergencies. Apart from the two sites controllers other works personals will have key role to play in the implementation of emergency plan. These will include: -
Admin Officer
• To advise security / personals for traffic control. • To call emergency services as per instructions from Main Incident Controller. • Arrange casualties to shift to the hospitals. • Arrange transportation for site evacuation. • Communicate with the relatives of affected employees. • Communicate with local authorities, govt. officials and media by consulting Site main controller.
Site Execution Team
• To follow instructions given by Site Incident and Main Controller. • Arrange to move workers towards the Emergency Assembly Points. • To monitor the situation to avoid hesitation / misunderstandings. • Follow further instructions from Main Incident Controller.
Emergency Control Centre (Site Office) The emergency control center is the place from which the operations to handle the emergency are directed and co-directed. It will attend by Main Controller, Key Personals and senior officers. For small works it may be a designated office, which converts to a Control Center in the event of emergency.
Emergency Control Centre should contain following
• Adequate number of external phones. • Telephone numbers of emergency services. • Telephone numbers and address of key personals. • A plan of works showing • Plan of Site office & Working area. • Assembly Points.
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Action on Site Evacuation Non-essential personals will usually be evacuated from the incident area. Evacuation should be to a predetermined assembly points in safe point of works. Assembly points needs to be clearly marked.
Accounting for personals It is important to be able to account for personals during an emergency. Nominated supervisors / safety steward of sub-contractor. Should collect the list of personals arriving at Assembly Points and inform main site controller about any missing for arranging search. Access to records It is essential to give information of casualties to their relatives. Separate file for record to be maintained and kept at prominent location. Public relation Such incident attracts outsiders and media. Arrangement for such viewers to be made and should be diverted from the affected areas. Only authorized by Main Site Controller will release information regarding the emergencies. Rehabilitation The emergency will continue until the risk is brought in control totally.
Rehearsing emergency procedures Once the emergency plan is finalized it should be known to all personals, so that everybody knows his role in the event of emergency. It is essential that the plan be regularly tested because it is only through such rehearsals that the defect becomes apparent. Mobile communication Each project site with a field office has a permanent telephone installed. It is available only for regular business purposes but is available for use by anyone during a safety or medical emergency. For those project sites that do not have a permanent telephone, the project-in-charge shall make arrangements for a mobile telephone, and to be sure that the mobile telephone is in close proximity at all times. The mobile telephone is to be used for business only; or by anyone in the event of a safety or medical emergency. Emergency procedure (Injury) The general procedure to follow in the case of an injury that is serious enough to require professional medical attention is as follows: a. Immediately attend to the insured’s life-threatening conditions. b. Immediately call the emergency vehicle or send someone to call the vehicle.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana c. Be certain that the Project-in-charge and Safety Officer is notified of the emergency at the earliest opportunity. Secure the accident scene until released by the administration personnel. Medical attention If there is a need to send another employee to a medical facility for a job related injury or illness other than an emergency, consult the project-in-charge. An injured employee must never be allowed to drive or otherwise transport himself to any off-site area or facility. The injured person must be driven by a company employee in good physical condition to the nearest approved Doctor or Hospital. Hospital emergency Emergency care facilities are to be identified and posted as part of the safety portion of the project site Utilization Program. Medical care hospital listing and location Project-in-charge shall identify emergency hospitals in the vicinity of the project site as to avail medical treatment to the injured person during emergency and shall prepare a list of hospitals. The complete list of approved medical care hospital listing along with their addresses and telephone numbers should be displayed at the project site office. Action to be taken in case of accident Whenever an employee reports that he has received an injury at the workplace, the concerned site engineer or site supervisor should take the following action:
1. Arrange to render first aid on the spot and information slip shall be forwarded to site safety officer who will make an entry in the first aid register. 2. If it is a minor injury, the employee may resume work after receiving first aid. 3. If the injury received is serious i.e. crushing, burning, breaking of any limb or any part of the body, unconsciousness, danger of loss of any loss of any part of the body or a limb etc. a. Render first aid and fill in the first aid treatment Slip and copy to Site Safety Officer who will make entry in the first aid register. b. Send the injured person to the Panel Doctor/Hospital in a vehicle / ambulance, accompanied by another person. c. On observing injured person, the doctor will declare him unfit case needing further treatment and/or hospitalization. 4. If the injury causes Death then; a. Report the accident to the Principal Employer (client), Safety Manager and H.R.D. (legal dep.) immediately after appropriate emergency measures have been taken. b. The concern site engineer/supervisor shall notify to statutory authorities as per External Reporting procedure.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana Emergency Response Team Site Incident Controller or Site Main Controller will arrange mock drills for Environment and Safety practices before handing over the project. Proponent will request the occupants to volunteer to form an Emergency Response Team of three society members which will be trained to monitor the DMP.
Offsite DMP Offsite DMP is governed by PMRDA’s Disaster Management Cell. This cell has laid down various ‘Standard Operating Procedures’ (SOP) for effective coordination with the NGOs and private sector. Each occupant will be familiarised with the Disaster Management Cells hierarchy, role and responsibilities this will contain the following.
i. Organization: There shall be warning systems, implementation procedures, and emergency control centres. In addition, it also needs telephone numbers of related emergency key personnel. (E.g. fire station, police station, hospitals, etc.)
ii. Communications: The communication part warrants the complete identification of personnel involved, call signs, and lists of telephone numbers of all concerned. The clarity of communication is key to effective off-site emergency plan, which will assist the DMC and the occupant in the case of emergencies. iii. Voluntary organizations and NGOs: A complete list of details of organizers, telephone numbers, resource availability that is in the vicinity will need to be maintained. They would be asked to share their views on improving the environmental awareness and structure of the society. iv. Humanitarian arrangements: Emergency feeding treatment of injured, first aid, related information shall be arranged.
v. Role of the Implementing Authority (Local Authority): The local authority will carry out his duty in preparing for a whole range of different emergencies within their jurisdiction area. (Ward-wise areas of PMC). The Emergency Response Team of DMC will coordinate to obtain the information to provide the basis for the plan. This team should ensure that the plan is continually updated and communicated to all stake holders. It will be the responsibility of the local authority to ensure that all those organizations, which will be involved off site in handling the emergency, know of their roles and responsibility. Sufficient staff and appropriate equipment arrangement shall be responsibility of respective person. Rehearsals for off-site plans should be organized by the local authority. vi. Role of Police Department: Formal duties of the police during an emergency include protecting life and property and controlling traffic movements. Their functions should include controlling bystanders, evacuating the public, identifying any serious problems, and informing all concerned. vii. Role of Fire Authorities: The control of a fire should normally be the responsibility of the senior fire brigade officer who would take over the handling of the fire from the site
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana controller on arrival at the site. The senior fire brigade officer should also have a similar responsibility for other events, such as explosions and toxic release. Fire authorities in the region should be apprised about the location of all stores of flammable materials, water and foam supply points, and fire-fighting equipment. They should be involved in on-site emergency rehearsals both as participants and, on occasion, as observers of exercises involving on-site personnel. viii. Role of Health Authorities: Health authorities, including doctors, surgeons, hospitals, ambulances, and similar other persons/institutions should have a vital part to play following a major accident, and they should form an integral part of the emergency plan. Major off-site incidents are likely to require medical equipment and facilities in addition to those available locally, and a medical "mutual aid" scheme should exist to enable the assistance of neighbouring authorities to be obtained in the event of an emergency.
ix. Occupational Health and Safety: The facility will have many activities involved during construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance, where manpower materials and machines are the basic inputs. Occupational health and safety of all the people concerned will be a major part of the facility. The proposed facility to mitigate and minimize the adverse impacts of process, if any, has to ensure provision of appropriate and adequate occupational health and safety measures, including fire plans.
Conclusion M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd. will periodically review and update the Disaster Management Plan and will take the initiative to spread awareness of safety and environment practices and institutionalize the relationship between all Emergency Security and Rescue Forces (eg. Police, Municipality, Fire Brigade, Medi-Care Centres etc.)
4.11 Environment Monitoring Plan for Construction and Operation Phase
Environmental monitoring plan is a vital process of any management plan of the development project. This helps in signaling the potential problems that results from the proposed project and will allow for prompt implementation of effective corrective measures. The environmental monitoring will be required for the construction and operational phases. The main objectives of environmental monitoring are:
• To assess the changes in environmental conditions, • To monitor the effective implementation of mitigation measures, • Warn significant deteriorations in environmental quality for further prevention action. The emissions from each of the diesel generator shall be monitored for exit concentration of Sulphur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen and Particulate Matter on regular intervals. The frequency of monitoring shall be adopted as per Consent To Establishment (CTE) from TSPCB. Sampling ports in the stacks/vents shall be provided in accordance with CPCB guidelines.
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M/s Amazon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) Industrial Area by TSIIC, Telangana Table 14: Environmental Monitoring Plan
S.No. Description Frequency of Sampling and Analysis Construction Phase 1 Ambient Air Quality 2 Stack Emission from DG Set TSPCB suggested frequency will be adopted 3 Ambient Noise level Operation Phase 1 Ambient Air Quality 2 Stack Emission from DG Set TSPCB suggested frequency will be adopted 3 Ambient Noise level 4 Waste Water
4.12 Budget for Environment Management Plan (EMP)
Total cost of the proposed project is estimated to be around INR 5809 crores out of which construction cost is estimated as INR 745.9 crores. The EMP cost of the project is computed as INR 7.46 crores, which is 1% of the estimated construction cost. EMP components and their cost details are provided in Table-15 below. Table 15: EMP Cost Break-up
Cost in INR S.No. Parameter (Crores) 1 Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Cost 1.1 2 Power Back-up DG stacks (30 m height) cost 5.1 3 Solid Waste Management (SWM) cost 0.51 4 Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) system cost 0.75 Total EMP Cost 7.46 Note: Energy Conservation and Efficiency cost will be separate from the aforesaid EMP cost. It will further increase the EMP cost percentage.
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