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Memo No. 457­2N­50/2013(E) Dated : 19.06.2014

To M/s. Luxmi Portfolio Ltd., Kishore Bhawan, 17 R.N.Mukherjee Road, Kolkata – 700001.

Sub: Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance from SEIAA, West Bengal for the Proposed Development of Township “Uttora” at Gossainpur, , , West Bengal ToRs reg

Sir,

Kindly refer to the application for environmental clearance along with FORM I, FORM IA, Project Report, proposed Terms of Reference and other documents on the above referred project, as per the EIA Notification, 2006. It is noted that this is a proposal for Development of Township at Mouza – Rupsing and Bairatisal, Gossainpur, Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal. During presentation in the 86th SEAC meeting held on 08.05.2014, the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee has discussed and finalized the following Terms of Reference (ToR) for preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and Environment Management Plan (EMP) in respect of your above mentioned project.

Following are the 'ToR’s : ­

1. Executive summary of the project­ giving a prima facie idea of the objectives and other salient features of the project. 2. Profile of the project proponent, organizational chart, project consultants (if any) etc., should be mentioned clearly. 3. Land description­ plot/ survey numbers, village, tehsil, district, state must be mentioned clearly. 4. Description of Centre/State/Local regulations and standards applicable for townships and area development projects should be discussed. 5. Details of project activity should be clearly mentioned. 6. The EIA Report should be structured into sections like (i) Baseline Data on description of the environment ­Air, Water, Noise, Solid Waste, Ecology, Socio economics etc. (ii) Anticipated Impacts and (iii) Mitigation measures. 7. Base line data collection should include: I. Water source, consumption & effluent generation, treatment, recycle & discharge. II. Assessment of water resource of confined aquifer

Page 1 of 3 III. Surface and Ground water quality parameters (Physical, Chemical and Biological) of appropriate representative samples from at least five stations. IV. Ambient air quality should be monitored at minimum four locations. Monitoring of all the 12 air quality parameters to be carried out for the core air quality station. Noise levels should be monitored at minimum six locations both during daytime and night time. V. Existing traffic load & vehicular movement study in the surrounding area considering nos. of vehicles as per municipal building rules as well as proposed nos. of vehicles for the proposed project. VI. Assessment of present demographic profile & general health survey in the surrounding area. VII. Community development & Social development initiatives required to be taken up. A sample survey should be carried out for relevant social parameters to identify the need of the local people. VIII. Baseline information shall be collected from primary & secondary sources & through field monitoring for assessment of existing environmental status. IX. Field monitoring shall be carried out during one season other than monsoon, preferably winter season and as per CPCB norms.

8. Any litigation(s) pending against the proposed project and / or any directions or orders passed by any court of law/any statutory authority against the project is to be detailed out. 9. Goal and objectives of the proposed project, significance of the project both at local and regional level, relevance of the project in light of the existing development plans of the region are to be mentioned clearly. 10. Background information and overall scenario of the proposed activity in the Indian Context, procedures adopted for selection, Criteria for selection of the site for the proposed activity, such as environmental, socio­economic, minimization of impacts, ecological sensitivity, Impact of existing activities on the proposed activity, etc. should be spelt out. 11. Resource and manpower requirements have to be detailed. 12. Time frame for project initiation, implementation and completion should be detailed. 13. A map of the study area 5 km from the boundary of the project area, delineating the major topographical features such as land use, drainage, locations of habitats, major constructions including roads, railways, pipelines, industries if any in the area are to be mentioned. 14. A map covering aerial distance of 15 kms from the boundary of the proposed project area delineating environmental sensitive areas as specified in Form I of EIA notification dated 14th Sep 2006 and its amendments are to be mentioned. In the same map the details of environmental sensitive areas present within a radial distance of 1 Km from the project boundary shall be specifically shown. 15. Land use map of the study area in 1: 10,000 scale based on high resolution satellite imagery delineating the forest, agricultural land, water bodies, settlements, and other cultural features should be submitted. 16. Description of site and surroundings, contour map, geology, topography, climate, demographic aspects settlements etc. to be mentioned. 17. Project benefits like improvement in physical infrastructure, social infrastructure, details of employment potential should be mentioned. 18. Energy Conservation measures should include the options considered for supplying the power required for the Project and the environmental implications, use of renewable resources such as solar / wind power etc. and opportunities to increase the energy efficiency of the Project 19. Storm water management plan should be implemented so as to prevent sudden discharge of excessive volumes of storm water to the receiving waters thus reducing the shock load on drainage system and impact on receiving water body are to be detailed out. 20. Plan of action for conservation of natural resources and recycling of waste materials due to the project activity in the construction and operational phase of the project is to be discussed.

Page 2 of 3 21. Study on availability of ground water for the project and its possible impact on water resources should be mentioned. 22. Rainwater harvesting proposal including recharging (not permitted for industrial activities) to be submitted. 23. Alternative technologies to be undertaken should be mentioned. 24. Detailed emergency preparedness plan, disaster management plan to be prepared 25. Detailed CSR initiatives (involving at least 2% of the project cost) mentioning specific financial commitment with time bound programme to be included. 26. Project specific R&R Plan and the schedule of implementation is to be given. 27. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) should include administrative and technical set up for management of environment, institutional arrangements proposed with other organizations/ Govt. authorities for effective implementation of environmental measures proposed in the EIA etc.

These ToRs should be considered for the preparation of EIA­EMP report for the proposed Township project in addition to all the relevant information as per the General Structures of EIA given in Appendix III and IIIA in the EIA Notification, 2006.

The ToRs prescribed shall be valid for a period of two years for submission of EIA/EMP.

The project proponent is requested to submit the final EIA/EMP prepared as per the above mentioned ToRs for further consideration of the proposal for environmental clearance.

The Project Proponent and the Consultant should abide by the MoEF Office Memorandum dated 30.09.2011 and 05.10.2011 along with other stipulations.

Sd/­ Sd/­ ______(P.K.Sarkar) (Prof S.Neogi) Secretary Chairman State Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal State Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal

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