EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF DRAFT EIA REPORT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL MS STORAGE TANK AT TERMINAL OF HPCL, IMAMPET VILLAGE, , .

PREPARED BY: H INDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED SGS Private Limited 226 Udyog Vihar Phase I Gurgaon – 122 016, Haryana, India

PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER : Tel: +91 124 6776300 IN/ES-EIA/2015-178 Fax: +91 124 6776403/04 (V ERSION 1.0) http://www.sgsgroup.in/

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1. Background

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is a Enterprise with a Navaratna Status, and a Forbes 2000 and Global Fortune 500 company, refining and marketing Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). HPCL owns & operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialities, one in Mumbai (West Coast) of 6.5 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) capacity and the other in , (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. HPCL also owns and operates the largest Lube Refinery in the country producing Lube Base Oils of international standards, with a capacity of 428 TMT.

HPCL has a vast supply and distribution infrastructure comprising depots, terminals, pipeline networks, aviation service stations, LPG bottling plants, inland relay depots and retail outlets, lube and LPG distributorships.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has an existing installation at Suryapet in Nalgonda district of Telangana State for the purpose of receipt, storage and dispatch of petroleum products (POL) such as motor spirit (MS), high speed diesel (HSD) and superior kerosene (SKO).

The terminal is receiving the petroleum products through VVSPL from HPCL Refinery, Visakhapatnam. Petroleum products are stored in various above ground and underground storage tanks and are distributed to various customers by loading the tank trucks. Suryapet terminal is an intermediate stock point for feeding HPCL’s retail outlets (RO) in the Suryapet surrounding areas to ensure that there is no disruption in the feed from the terminals to the retail outlets. The existing Suryapet terminal consists of six above ground and five underground tanks.

HPCL obtained environmental clearance vide letter No. J-11011/76/99-IA.II dated 11.04.2000 from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF&CC) for petroleum pipeline project from to .

Presently, HPCL’s Suryapet Terminal is having 6 floating roof tanks for storage of MS (2x3780 kl), HSD (2x18150 kl), SKO (2x1500 kl). The terminal mainly has facilities for receipt of petroleum products through pipelines, storage & handling of different petroleum products.

In order to meet market demands, HPCL has proposed to install additional tank of 5000 Kl capacity for storage of Motor Sprit (Petrol) to meet the requirement of retail outlets.

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The construction of additional storage tank of 5000 kl capacity at Suryapet Terminal of HPCL will improve supply position of the petroleum products which is vital for economic growth as well as improving the quality of life. The improved petroleum products supply will have strong logistical support for delivering the products to customers without interruption. The project will also provide indirect employment to unskilled, semiskilled and skilled categories.

4.1 Purpose of the Report

As per EIA Notification S.O. No 1533 issued on 14th September, 2006 and its subsequent amendments the proposed project is falling under Schedule 6(b) – Isolated storage & handling of hazardous chemicals and ‘Category B’. Hence, this project requires Environmental Clearance from State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). Accordingly, the EIA Report has been prepared based on the Standard Terms of Reference issued for “Isolated Storage & Handling of Hazardous Chemicals” (as per threshold planning quantity indicated in Column 3 of Schedule 2 & 3 of MSIHC Rules 1989 amended 2000).

The application for EC (Form-1) along with a copy of compliance report dt. 27.07.2015 was submitted to SEIAA, Telengana on 20.06.2015 and the same was reviewed by the Expert Committee held on 30.07.2015. TOR has been issued by SEIAA vide letter No. SEIAA/TS/NLG-15/2015 dated 29.03.2016. This EIA report is prepared in line with TOR conditions recommended by SEIAA committee.

HPCL appointed SGS India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon (NABET Accredited EIA Consultant) as EIA Consultant for preparation of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan (EMP) for providing technical support for obtaining environment clearance as per EIA Notification.

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2. Project Description

The proposed project is construction of additional MS storage tank of 5000 KL . After construction of additional storage tank the supply position of the petroleum product will improve. As per the EIA Notification

The details of existing as well as proposed storage tanks capacity of the Suryapet Terminal are furnished below:

3.1 Land Requirement

Suryapet Terminal of HPCL is located on the 28.02164 Acres area land. The total land (including the land required for proposed MS tank) is under possession of HPCL.

Total Area of Terminal : 113400 sqm (28.02164 Acres) Tank Truck Parking Area : 46000 sqm (11.3668 Acres) Green Belt Area : 59400 sqm (14.678 Acres), 52.4 %

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Existing as well as Proposed Storage Capacity at Suryapet Terminal Sn. Tanks Type of Tank Petroleum Capacity Dimension Mode of Safety Measures Provided Nos Product (Kl) (Diameter x transportation/ Stored height) Pipeline Diameter I. Existing 1A Above MS 3780 20.5 x 13.0 Pipeline Inlet : 10” Rim Seal Fire Protection, Ground Outlet : 20” Fixed Foam System, Floating Sprinkler System, MEFG, Roof Tank HVLR, Foam Monitors 1B Above MS 3780 20.5 x 13.0 Inlet : 10” Rim Seal Fire Protection, Ground Outlet : 20 “ Fixed Foam System, Floating Sprinkler System, MEFG, Roof Tank HVLR, Foam Monitors 2A Above SKO 1500 15.5 x 9.5 Pipeline Inlet : 10” Foam Monitors, Foam Ground Outlet : 12” Trolley Floating Roof Tank 2B Above SKO 1500 15.5 x 9.5 Pipeline Inlet : 10” Foam Monitors, Foam Ground Outlet : 12” Trolley Floating Roof Tank 3A Above HSD 18150 37.5 x 18 Pipeline Inlet : 10” Fixed Foam System , Ground Outlet : 16” Sprinkler System , MEFG, Floating HVLR, Foam Monitors Roof Tank 3B Above HSD 18150 37.5 x 18 Pipeline Inlet : 10” Fixed Foam System , Ground Outlet : 16” Sprinkler System , MEFG, Floating HVLR, Foam Monitors Roof Tank 003 U/G TANK Ethanol 70 2.7 x 11.7 Pipeline Inlet : 4 “ Mobile Foam Trolley, Foam Outlet : 4 “ Monitors

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Sn. Tanks Type of Tank Petroleum Capacity Dimension Mode of Safety Measures Provided Nos Product (Kl) (Diameter x transportation/ Stored height) Pipeline Diameter 005 U/G Tank Ethanol 45 3.0 x 6.6 Pipeline Inlet : 4 “ Mobile Foam Trolley, Foam Outlet : 4 “ Monitors 001 U/G Tank MS 50 2.5 X 9.7 Pipeline Inlet : 3” Mobile Foam Trolley, Foam outlet : 3” Monitors 002 U/G Tank SKO 50 2.5 x 9.7 Pipeline Inlet : 3” Mobile Foam Trolley, Foam outlet : 3” Monitors 004 U/G Tank SLOP 22 2.0 x 6.5 Pipeline Inlet : 3” Mobile Foam Trolley, Foam outlet : 3” Monitors 101 U/G Tank MS/SKO/ 18.8 2.0 x 6.0 Pipeline Inlet : 10” & Foam Monitors HSD 4” Outlet : 3 “ 102 U/G Tank MS/SKO/ 70 3.0 x 11.0 Pipeline Inlet : 10” & Foam Monitors HSD 4” Outlet : 3 “ II. Proposed 1 C Above MS 5000 23.0 x 13.0 Not yet finalized Rimseal Fire Protection Ground System, Fixed Foam Floating Roof System, Sprinklers, HVLR, Tank Foam Monitors

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3.2 Power Requirement

The average power consumption per month is approximately 52000 units at Suryapet Terminal.

Three DG Sets with capacity of 800 kVA, 200 kVA and 180 kVA are available to meet the power requirements during grid power failure. Normally, these sets are operated 10 minutes per day for testing purpose. Occasionally, these are operated maximum of four hours in the event of grid power failure.

Height and diameter of the stack a attached with DG sets

800 kVA DG Set : Height : 12 m from Ground : Diameter : 8 Inch (0.2 m) 200 kVA DG Set : Height : 12 m from Ground : Diameter : 6 Inch (0.15 m) 180 kVA DG Set : Height : 12 m from Ground : Diameter : 4 Inch (0.1 m)

All three DG sets are provided with acoustic enclosures.

3.3 Water Requirement

The maximum water requirement during operation phase of the Suryapet Terminal is as given below:

Sl. No. Particulars Max. Quantity 1 Domestic Use 4 kld 2 Greenery / landscape Development 10 kld 3 Topping of Fire Water Tanks 15 kld Total 29 kld

The water requirement is met through 3 bore wells at existing Suryapet Terminal.

3.4 Fire Fighting Facility at Suryapet Terminal

Suryapet Terminal layout and firefighting system design as per OISD STD 117 and being upgraded to OISD STD 244. The terminal is having the following Fire Fighting Facilities:

• Fire Water Storage Capacity : 8655 kl (2885 kl * 3 Nos) • Fire Engines: 3 x 611 kl /Hour Main Pumps as per OISD 244 norms

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• 2x 611 kl/Hour Standby pumps as per OISD 244 norms • Jockey Pumps: 2 x 60 kl/hour as per OISD norms

Different fire extinguishers namely 10 Kg DCP, 25 Kg DCP & 75 Kg DCP, 4.5

Kg CO 2, 2Kg CO 2, 6.8 Kg CO 2 type fire extinguishers has been deployed as per OISD Standard 117.

Sprinkler System: for MS and HSD Tanks Fixed Foam System: for MS and HSD Tanks

3. Description of Environment

3.1 Topographiy

The study area represents a hard terrain physiography with residual hillocks and plains etc. Physiographically the terrain is contiguous to the Mysore plateau, which slopes from west and northwest to southeast. In general, the area slopes from northwest to southeast. The general elevation varies from about 139 m to 362 m above mean sea level (amsl). The area in the vicinity of terminal is plain. Average elevation of the Suryapet terminal is 183 m amsl. The area is drained by the river Musi, which flows at distance of 7.6 km in west direction from the Suryapet Terminal.

3.1 Soil

The soil of the area comprises of red soil, black soil, alkaline soil and alluvium. The red soil constitutes most of the study area. Black soil is found over the limestone area, in the southeastern part of the area. Alkaline soil occurs as limited patches in the central part. Alluvial soil occurs along Musi river in the study area.

3.2 Hydrogeology

Musi river flows in the study area at distance of 7.6 km in west direction from the Suryapet Terminal. There are many small and large size ponds in the study area, which holds water during rains. The area receives on an average, 1031.4 mm of rainfall annually mainly from south-west monsoon. The region is medium rainfall area. Nearly 85 % of annual rainfall is received during June to October. Only about 1.5% of the normal rainfall is received during the winter season. On an average, there are 55.7 rainy days in a year.

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3.3 Water Quality

Ground water quality in the study area, generally meets the permissible limits and used for drinking in the absence of better quality potable water availability.

3.4 Micro-meteorology

The areas have hot and dry climate. The cold season lasts for about three and a half months from December to the February. The period from March to the end of June constitutes the hot seasons. The monsoon season starts in the end of June. The average maximum temperature remains recorded 44.7 oC in June while minimum temperature as 13.5 oC in January month.

RH is highest during July to October months (81 to 83% at 8:30 hr) and lowest during March to May month (35 to 36 % at 17:30 hr). Annual average wind speed is 5.8 kmph. Highest average monthly wind speed is observed to be in June (9.0 kmph) while lowest (3.0 kmph) in December month.

Generally light to moderate winds prevails throughout the year with a slight strengthening in the early monsoon period. During January to April winds blow from E-SE sector to W-NW directions. During May to September winds blow from SW-W to NE-E. During October to December winds blow from East to West Direction.

3.5 Ambient Air Quality

National Air Quality Standards in the study area are met for all monitored parameters for the AAQM locations.

3.6 Ambient Noise

Measured noise levels are within the limit stipulated for industrial and residential areas. However, some time noise levels exceed the limit because of the occasional traffic movement.

3.7 Land use Pattern

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In the study area, majority of land is used by agriculture purpose (84.73%), and followed by settlement (5.91%), water bodies (2.92%) and vegetation together (4.34%).

3.8 Places of Historical Importance

There is no historical or archaeological monument in the study area.

3.9 Forest

There is no reserved or protected forest-land involved in the project.

3.10 Environmental Sensitive Area

There is no environmental sensitive area like national park, wildlife sanctuary, etc, in the area.

3.11 Flora in the Study Area

Acacia Arabica (Babul), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Bombax ceiba (Cotton tree) Acacia auriculiformis (White Bark), Acacia Albizia lebbeck (Siris), Acacia leucophloea (Babool), Annona squamosa (Sugar apple), Acacia sundra (Black cutch), Aegle marmelos (Golden apple), Dalbergia sissoo (Indian Rosewood), Butea monosperma (Parrot Tree), Cassia fistula (Golden Shower Tree), Casuarina equisetifolia (She-oak), Cocus nucifera (Coconut), Borassus flabellifer (Asian palmyra palm), Tectona grandis (Teak) Tree species are found in the area.

4. Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures

4.1 Soil

During the construction of proposed 5000 kl MS storage tank at Suryapet Terminal, there will be a small amount of construction wastes, such as, metal cutting, oil, grease and debris, which may contaminate soil at the site of construction. However, the extent of contamination will not be significant. These wastes will not normally contaminate ground water. Their impact on soil and surface water will be restricted to the construction period in small area around the construction site during heavy rainfall only.

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During operation of existing and proposed tanks, approx 52 MT oily sludge will be generated at the time of cleaning of tanks once in every 5 years. This oily sludge may contaminate soil in tank farm area and at terminal, if not disposed properly. Therefore, oily sludge may be treated through bioremediation technique (Oilzapper, a bacterial consortium that degrades oily sludge) or it will be given to authorized oily sludge recyclers for recycling purpose.

4.2 Water Quality

The construction phase may result in increase in minor soil erosion from the terminal site, as it will clear of ground flora and earth will be excavated. The water run off from the construction site during heavy rainfall in monsoon months may cause some increase in the quantity of suspended solids and turbidity in the runoff in natural drains. However, this impact will be of temporary nature and may not last as soon as excavated soil are stabilized and construction debris are disposed off properly.

No process effluents are generated during normal operation of existing Suryapet Terminal and construction of new storage tank of 5000 kl capacity. However, during rainy season, rain water collected in tank farm area may contain traces of oil, which may have been spilled in the area. The run off from the dyke area will be passed through oil water separator and only oil trace free water will be discharged after meeting the prescribed limits.

The operation of the existing Suryapet Terminal and construction of new storage tank is expected to generate nearly 2 kl/day of sewage/wastewater. Domestic waste water is treated in properly designed septic tanks and discharged into soak pit. Treated water quality is used for green belt development, therefore, no adverse impact on water quality is expected on water quality.

• The wastewater management philosophy is based on “Zero Discharge” concept. • All oily water is diverted to Oil Water Separator (OWS). • The waste water from OWS after removal of oil & after testing is used for greenery development within the Suryapet Terminal. • Sewage generated from terminal is treated in septic tank followed by soak pit and used for green belt.

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• The collected slop oil will be tested and after meeting the spec it will be pumped to above ground HSD tank. • Separate storm water drainage system has been provided at the facility. • The non-contaminated rain water is discharged directly to rain water harvesting pit within the facility. However, particularly during the monsoon, any oil-contaminated rain water is led to the OWS for treatment prior to discharge.

4.3 Ambient Air Quality

A certain amount of particulate matter will be generated during the construction phase of proposed new storage tank of 5000 kl capacity. However, the suspended particulate matter in ambient air as a result of construction activities may be relatively coarse and will be settled within a short distance. Therefore, the impact will be restricted within the close vicinity of the construction activity. Further, for construction of new tank, construction activities will be taken place for 6 months only, therefore, impact will be observed for short period and reversible in nature. To mitigate impact on air quality during construction phase, construction area will be cordoned off by tin sheets and dust suppression measures like water sprinkling will be taken as per requirement.

During operation of existing Suryapet Terminal and new storage tank of 5000 kl capacity, some vapours, especially those of motor spirit, may escape into the atmosphere from storage tank and delivery of petroleum products in road tankers. Furthermore, some vapours, especially those of MS, may be generated due to insolation of solar radiation by storage tanks. These vapours will be periodically vented from tanks automatically. However, the total quantity of hydrocarbon vapours released periodically will be small and may be largely restricted to summer months. Even though MS and SKO are non- toxic, continuous inhalation of vapours of these petroleum products can lead to systems of suffocation if filling gantry for road tankers is not properly ventilated. Therefore, adequate ventilation have been provided near loading gantries. Hydrocarbon is stored in floating roof (FR) /underground tanks to minimize vapour loses.

DG sets installed at Suryapet Terminal are operated occasionally in case of power failure. Therefore, these are not regular source of gaseous emissions.

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There is no continuous gaseous emission source at the Suryapet Terminal and construction of new storage tank of 5000 kl.

4.4 Noise

During the construction phase, cold cutting of metal, bending, hammering, erection of equipment, vehicle movement, DG sets may be major sources of noise generation during construction of proposed new storage tank at the existing Suryapet Terminal. Relatively high noise levels will be generated during construction phase.

Generation of noise levels from above sources will be intermittent in the nature. The noise level generated from the construction site would decrease with increase in distance from the source due to the wave divergence effect.

No regular noise generation is expected due to the operation of Suryapet Terminal after construction of new storage tank. DG sets are to be operated only during grid power failure. Equipment specification and installation of dampers/silencers for DG sets will ensure low level of noise generation. All the DG sets are fitted with acoustic enclosure. All the tank trucks are essentially fitted with silencers to control noise generation.

4.5 Terrestrial Ecology

The site of proposed tank is free from trees and shrubs, therefore, during construction phase, no vegetation needs to be will be cleared, except some ground flora. Therefore, no impact is anticipated on terrestrial ecology of the area.

At the existing Suryapet Terminal, green belt have been develop on 59400 sqm (14.678 Acres), which is 52.4% of total terminal area. Approximately 1050 trees are planted in the terminal. Due to Suryapet Terminal and construction of new storage tank, no impact on green belt of the terminal and ecology of the study area is anticipated. Growth of plantation and development of green belt at the terminal site is likely to improve the flora and fauna at the site.

4.6 Socio-economic Impacts

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The construction of new storage tank within Suryapet terminal will not displace any person. Operation of the construction of proposed new storage tank will not require additional work force and its impact on generation of new industrial and business activities is also likely to be very limited in the study area. Therefore, immigration will not take place and the impact on demography of the area will be insignificant.

5 Alternative Analysis

5.1 Alternative Site

For construction of new storage tank at Suryapet Terminal, no alternative site has been considered, as enough space is available Suryapet Terminal in which all infrastructure facilities already exist.

5.2 Alternative for Technology

The proposed tank will be floating roof tank type to minimize hydrocarbon vapour loses.

5.3 Alternative for Control of Pollution

The existing Suryapet Terminal is operating after obtaining of Consent of Operate from State Pollution control Board. Necessary pollution control measures for air pollution, waste water generation, solid waste management and noise control measures has already taken at the existing Suryapet Terminal, which will be strengthened after construction of new storage tank within Suryapet Terminal.

6 Environmental Monitoring Plan

To check the efficacy of the adopted mitigation measures and environmental Management plan, post project monitoring is carried out for various environmental parameters. In case, the monitored results of environmental parameter are found to exceed the allowable/stipulated values, the Environmental Management Cell suggests remedial actions and gets these suggestions implemented through the concerned personnel.

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6.1 Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Monitoring

Ambient air quality parameters suggested during operation phase of the proposed new storage tank within existing Suryapet Terminal are Particulate

Matters (PM 2.5 ), Particulate Matter (PM 10 ), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2), Sulphur

Dioxide (SO 2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), HC and VOC. These are to be monitored at designated locations starting from the commencement of construction activities. Data should be generated 24 hourly during operation phase at identified locations in accordance to the National Ambient Air Quantity Standards.

6.2 Water Quality Monitoring

The monitoring of the ground water quality will be carried out at one location in accordance to Indian Standard Drinking Water Specification-IS 10500 for relevant parameters as directed by Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB).

6.3 Noise Levels Monitoring

The measurement of noise levels would be carried out at suggested locations in accordance to the Ambient Noise Standards formulated by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Noise levels would be monitored on twenty-four hourly basis.

7 Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan

Hazard identification, risk assessment and Disaster Management Plan of existing Suryapet Terminal have been carried to ensure acceptability of the on-site and off-site risk exposures as per Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) guidelines.

8 Project Benefits

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is engaged in receiving petroleum products viz. Motor Spirit (MS), High Speed Diesel (HSD), Ethanol, and Superior Kerosene (SKO) through Visakha Vijayawada Secunderabad Pipe Line (VVSPL). The petroleum products are stored at existing Suryapet Terminal in above and underground tanks.

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After The construction of storage tank of 5000 kl capacity will create opportunities for direct and indirect employment in the area. Local population may get benefited due to increased business activities after proposed expansion.

8.1 Direct Benefits

The construction of proposed storage tank of 5000 kl capacity within existing Suryapet terminal will improve supply position of the petroleum products in the area which is vital for economic growth as well as improving the quality of life. The improved petroleum supply will have strong logistical support for delivering the products to customers without interruption.

8.2 Improvement in the Social Infrastructure

The construction of storage tank of 5000 kl capacity will create opportunities for direct and indirect employment in the area. Local population may get benefited due to increased business activities after proposed expansion.

8.3 Employment Potential

At present total 50 staffs are available for the total operation of Suryapet Terminal. Since the expansion work is not a major one, it is envisaged that the existing manpower will also cater the proposed expansion after new MS Tank. However, there is potential of indirect employment generation.

8.4 Other Benefits

The proposed expansion by construction of new storage tank at Suryapet Terminal of HPCL shall create tangible benefits as described below:

• No private land acquisition is required for construction of new storage tank. The socio-economic impacts linked to the acquisition of land will not appear in the project. • During operation phase of new storage tank, no significant impacts on environment are anticipated. • The new storage tank at Suryapet Terminal will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities during the construction and operation phases. Local semi-skilled and unskilled labourers will get direct and

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indirect employment in construction and operation phases. This is a moderate positive impact of the proposed project.

9 Environment Management Plan

Environment Management Plan (EMP) for construction and operation phase is required to ensure that mitigation of adverse impacts and strengthening of positive impact resulting from the operation of existing terminal and proposed new storage tank at Suryapet Terminal. The objective of EMP is to identify the project specific environmental actions that will need to be undertaken, not only to mitigate impacts but also improve environmental aesthetics of proposed storage tank at Suryapet Terminal.

Environmental protection and improvement measures must be taken at design stage itself so as to minimize impacts during construction & operation phase of augmented facilities. The impacts during the construction phase on the environment would be basically of transient nature and are expected to reduce gradually on completion of the construction activities.

9.1 Environmental Management Cell

Existing Suryapet Terminal of HPCL has full-fledge Safety and Environmental Protection (S&EP) cell at corporate level to take care of any environmental issue at its terminal. It is suggested that HPCL should designate one of its official for implementation of EMP during construction of proposed storage tank. This official will be responsible for day-to-day environmental affairs including implementing monitoring programme.

9.2 Environmental Training

To achieve the objective of pollution control, it is essential not only to provide best pollution control system but also to provide trained manpower resources to operate the same.

9.3 Reporting And Monitoring System

The reporting system will operate linearly with the person who is at the lowest level of the implementation system to the project management and shall report to Senior Installation Manager of Suryapet Terminal of HPCL.

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For the proposed expansion of Suryapet Terminal of HPCL all reporting to the Deputy General Manager of HPCL will be on weekly basis. The HPCL’s Environmental Management Cell will be responsible for preparing targets for each of the identified mitigation measures.

9.4 Budgets For Implementation of EMP And Monitoring Plan

The budget for implementation of mitigation measures and environmental management plan to mitigate the potential adverse environmental impacts during operation phase has been estimated as capital cost Rs 42.5 Lakhs and recurring expenditure as Rs 11 Lakhs.

9.5 Corporate Social Responsibility

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is Public Sector Company. Therefore, Corporate Social Responsibility program in the area are undertaken as per Government of India guidelines.

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