APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM I & IA Proposed Amendment of Environment Clearance Due to Reduction in Plot Area, TTC MIDC, Thane-Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai. Project Proponent Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd. Prepared by Aditya Environmental Services Pvt. Ltd. , 107, Hiren Light Industrial Estate, Mogul Lane, Mahim, Mumbai - 400 016 Tel. No.: 2445 6473 [email protected], www.aespl.co.in QCI-NABET Accreditation EIA Consultancy Organization (NABET Application no 67) APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM I Proposed Amendment of Environment Clearance Due to Reduction in Plot Area, TTC MIDC, Thane-Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai. Project Proponent Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd. Prepared by Aditya Environmental Services Pvt. Ltd. 2 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited APPENDIX I FORM – 1 S. No. Items Details 1. Name of the project/s Proposed amendment of Environment Clearance due to reduction in plot area. 2. S. No. in the schedule 8 (b) 3. Proposed capacity/ area/ length/ tonnage Reduction of total Plot Area of to be handled/ command area/ lease 20,50,990 sq.m to 17,20,528 sq.m area/ number of wells to be drilled (Please refer Annexure II for Area statement) And development of IT buildings with BUA of 34,38,270.27sq.m 4. New / Expansion / Modernization Modernization 5. Existing Capacity/ Area etc. Not Applicable 6. Category of Project i.e. A or B Category B 7. Does it attract the general condition? If No Yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If No Yes, please specify 9. Location TTC Industrial area, MIDC, Thane Belapur road at Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai Plot / Survey / Khasra No. Plot no. 5-6 and R-801 in TTC Industrial area, Maharashtra. Village Ghansoli Tehsil Thane District Thane State Maharashtra 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with Railway station: distance in Kms. Rabale Railway station – Appx. 116 mt, Ghansoli Railway Station – Appx. 830 mt. Airport: Navi Mumbai International Airport : Appx. 16.5 kms Chattrapati Shivaji Airport : Appx. 3 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited S. No. Items Details 15.5 kms. 11. Nearest town, city, district headquarters Ghansoli at Appx. 0.22 km along with distance in Kms. 12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, T.T.C. Industrial Area, MIDC Industrial Municipal Corporation, Local body Area, Sector 2, Pawne, Navi Mumbai, (complete postal addresses with Maharashtra 400701 telephone nos. to be given) Tel : 022 41266111 13. Name of the applicant Mr. A. V Betkekar 14. Registered address Plot no. 5-6 and R-801 in TTC Industrial area, Maharashtra. 15. Address for correspondence: Reliance Corporate IT Park at TTC Industrial area, MIDC, Thane Belapur road at Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai Name Mr. A. V Betkekar Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Assistant Vice President Address Reliance Cor porate IT Park 5, Trans Thane Creek Industrial Area, Thane-Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai – 400701 Tel: 39111777, Fax: 27692048 Pin Code 400701 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 39111777 Fax No. 27692048 16. Details of Alternatives S ites examined, if NA any. Location of these sites should be shown on a Topo sheet 17. Interlinked Project Environment Clearance was obtained for entire plot but now the proposal is for reduction of plot area and development of IT buildings. 18. Whether s eparate application of No interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If Yes, date of Submission NA 20. If no, reason NA 21. Whether the proposal involves approval No /clearances under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 4 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited S. No. Items Details The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? The C.R.Z Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Government Order / No Policy relevant / relating to the site? 23. Forest land involved (hectares) No 24. Whether there is any liti gation pending No against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? Name of the court Case No. Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (I) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) Sr. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary No The site is on industrial land and lies in an change in land use, land industrial zone. The private IT park will cover or topography result in increased intensity of land use including increase in with respect to population ingress. intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan) 1.2 Clearance of existing land, Yes ° Existing structures/buildings will be vegetation and buildings? demolished. ° All of the existing 1019 trees will be retained 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No IT park is classified as industrial land use. 1.4 Pre -construction No The soil profile observed as per the investigations e.g. bore ho le, geotechnical assessment: soil testing? LAYER THICKNESS 1- Back fill From ground surface, 0.5to3.0m 2-Black Silty Clay From ground surface, 5 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited Sr. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 0.5to3.0m 3-Brown Silty/ Clayey Sand 4-Brown 1.0 to 4.1 m Completely Weathered Rock 5-Grey Basalt -- 1.5 Construction works? Yes Construction is proposed for 10 IT buildings. 1.6 Demolition works? Yes Existing buildings/ structures will be demolished. 1.7 Temporary sites used for Yes There will be temporary facility for the construction works or construction work on site. housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, Yes Structures to be built will be varying in structures or earthworks height from ground + 18 floors. No including linear structures, cutting/filling required as site is level and well developed. Earthwork includes cut and fill or excavations foundation, excavation etc. 1.9 Underground works including No Project proposal is for plot split and mining or tunneling? development of a IT park. 1.10 Reclamation works? No -- NA-- 1.11 Dredging? No -- NA-- 1.12 Of fshore structures? No -- NA-- 1.13 Production and No -- NA-- manufacturing processes? 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods Yes There will be Engineering Store, Admin or materials? Store for spares, consumables and a cold store to store perishable goods. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or No No change in existing facility disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term No --NA-- housing of operational workers? 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic Yes Construction phase- There will be a during construction or temporary increase in traffic due to operation? transport of construction workers and materials. 6 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited Sr. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data Operation phase- There will be increased vehicular traffic due to daily commuting of workforce into the private IT park. Due to the usage of public transport by the workforce there will be increase in pedestrians entering the site. 1.18 New road, rail, air Yes Internal roads will be constructed as a part waterborne or other of the project plan for providing easy transport infrastructure access to persons/ employees to different areas of the park and prevent traffic including new or altered congestion on the main road. routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of No --NA-- existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted No --NA-- transmission lines or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, No --NA-- culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No --NA-- 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of No --NA-- water form ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or No Site has well developed drainage system, the land surface affecting which will be retained in the project. drainage or run -off? 1.25 Transport of personnel or Yes ° Construction materials will be materials for construction, transported through lorries to the site. operation or ° Workforce employed during operation phase will use employee run buses / decommissioning? public transport systems/ own vehicles. 1.26 Long -term dismantling or No --NA-- 7 Extension of Factory Sheds of Seamless Metal Tubes Plant Unit at Ahmednagar by ISMT Limited Sr. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No ° Precaution will be taken to ensure safe decommissioning which transport and disposal of hazardous could have an impact on the wastes and hazardous chemicals. ° Hazardous waste will be disposed off at environment? Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (CHWTSDF), Taloja. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in Yes ° There will be a temporary influx of either tempor arily or workers during construction phase. permanently? ° During operation phase, there will be influx of people. 1.29 Introduction of alien No --NA-- species? 1.30 Loss of native species or No -- NA-- genetic diversity? 1.31 Any other actions? No --NA-- 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): Sr.