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WwWryffi ffiqffin*ffi NUMATIGARH ?T1-{A q{fr'R A-T Vq'i'q REFINERY rifw ;in:{"i fuW,.*WfEW fuffirfrt,e tlftllTED eKrs tr{+t{q e+ afbqtT A GCVERNMENT oF TNDJA ENTERpRtsE i',;*T". ffi;*-f* 29.05.2020 To: Member Secretary. EAC (lndustry-2), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhil 10003 Subjeci: Additional Details Sought by Member Secretary on proposal no. IA"/AS/IND2/13439612018 uploaded on 21.05,2020. Dear Sir, This has reference to the Additional Details Sought by Member Secretary on proposal no. IA/AS/IND2/I34396/2018 uploaded in ministry website on 21.05.2020. We are hereby submitting the following information as per ADS with supporting documents. i) Proximity of the project activities with the ESZ boundaries of the protected area(s), duly indicated on map. Reply - Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project Q\REP) shall be accommodated within the existing premises of Numaligarh refinery. As such there are no notified ESZ boundaries around the project site / Numaligarh Refinery premises. NREP project site on Google map is attached as Annexure-I. ii) Proof of submission of conservation plan for schedule I species to CWLW/ State Wildlife Deptt. Reply - Conservation Plan for Schedule I species is submitted to Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam on 22105/2A20 and the letter is attached as Annexure-Il. iii) Record of discussion held at ministry in January 2020 is not attached although mentioned to be attached as Annexure XVI at pg 194 of EIA. Reply - Record ofdiscussion held at minisrry in January 2020 is attached as Annexure-Ill. It was also attached as Annexure-XVl in EIA,/EMP Annexure file (page 615 of 649) submitted with Form-2. iv) ATR on obseruation of RO, Shillong compliance report dated 29th August 2018 be authenticated/ accepted by RO. Shillong and submitted. Reply - ATR on observation ofRO, Shillong compliance report was submitted on 28/lll2018 and the same is anached as Anlexure-fV. '(i\f r.! /' ()+,-'t\ L-- _--' : .g:{}Tf,: ryq. ffirq". eWffi, {*qary' 1furryFruTfl, effi{q, ffu{-?&sffi*s P"#. ; f*d.ffi. *Pe'*j**9, fl}i-e,tr{*t r ffi#B;}{,harfl, fLnmnnz,. f}}Fd- ?ffi#$*S ffi e*6 t mtm r"e# #f{[ *,q* : v) Tabular comparison on the details of product/production as per the ECs, additional products purchased outside the refinery, proposed production and total after expansion. Reply - Present & post expansion product pattern (3 MMTPA vs 9 MMTPA) is tabulated and attached as Annexure-V. vi) Copy of Consent to Operate issued by the SPCB. Reply - Attached as Annexure-Vl. CTO was expired on 31.03.2020. SPCB in a notification published on 24.04.2020 extend the CTO validity period for 3 months upto 30.06.2020 for all industries having validity upto 31.03.2020 due to COVID 19 lockdown and restrictions in movement. Meanwhile online application for renewal of consent was submitted on 03.03.2020. Application is under process with SPCB, site inspection is pending. vii) Details of associated activities proposed in NDZ sites along with nature of the activity (temporary I p ermanent). Reply - Details of associated activities proposed in NDZ sites are listed and attached as Annexure- VII. Associated activities are temporary in nature. Details also included in Chapter-7 of E,IA report as per MOM, dated 09.01 .2020 (Annexure-Ill of this document). viii) Categorization of such activities/industries as per CPCB/SPCB w.r.t pollution (Red/orange/Green etc.). Reply - As per the categorization of the industries by CPCB, the proposed activities in NDZ sites fall in Green & White category. i^) Details of land procurement. If permanent activities/land purchase involved, MoU from the stakeholders regarding land transfer in favour of project proponent. If the activity is of temporary in nature, lease agreement/MoU with the stakeholders, indicating the period. Reply - Details of land which will be procured along with lease agreementAvloUs are attached as Annexure-VIII. x) Details of directions to the project proponent from CourtsArlGT, if any, regarding activities in the NDZ area. Reply - No Court Cases pending against the proposed project andlor land in which the expansion project is proposed to be set up. Details of the other court cases regarding activities in NDZ area are attached as Annexure-IX. It was also attached as annexure XVII in EIA/EMP Annexure file (page 617 of 649) submitted with Form-2. xi) Permission for fresh water intake from the concerned regulatory authority. Reply - Permission for fresh water intake from the concerned regulatory authority is attached as Annexure-X. It was also attached as Annexure-Vl in EIAiEMP Annexure file (page 189 of 649) submitted with Form-2. 4.i xii) Details of existing effluent management system and proposed Zero Liquid Discharge plan. Reply - Detail of existing effluent management system is attached as Annexure-Xl. Action initiated to eany out a Techno feasibility study of Zero Liquid discharge as per the MoM drawn in EAC meeting and same will be submitted to ministry within 3 months as mentioned in MoM. xiii) Comments of Assam State Pollution Control Board regarding proposed discharge of 300 cum/hr effluent to the river. Reply - Request letter submitted to PCBA seeking their comment. Reply is awaited from PCBA. Same shall be submitted once received. Copy of submitted letter duly received by PCBA is attached as Annexure-XII. xiv) Comments on the complaints forwarded by the CPCB regarding effluent release by the project proponent. Reply - Comments on the complaints forwarded by the CPCB regarding effluent release is attached as Annexure-XIII. xv) Action plan for reduction in incremental values of SOx and NOx. Reply - For emission management, use of FGA{G in heater as fuel, adequate stack height, use of Low NOx burners in heater & bdiler, continuous stack monitoring, developing green belt etc. shall be carried out. Details are attached as Annexure-XlV. xvi) Action plan for afforestation in the degraded area. Reply - NRL took up with Golaghat Social Forest Division (GFSD), Assam requesting to arrange land for the afforestation purpose in the degraded area. Accordingly, GSFD submitted a project proposal for the said purpose. As per the proposal, GSFD offered approx. 40 ha land. The details of communications made with GSFD and the project proposal with action plan is attached as Annexure-XV. Hope the above information will meet the requirement for taking the proposal forward. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, (Alok Nayan Nath) Chief Manager (TS), NRL ANNEXURE-I Project Site of NREP on Google Earth map/through KML file ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE-III Alok Nayan Nath [आलोक नयन नाथ ] From: Pallab Das [????? ???] Sent: 16 January 2020 12:12 To: Alok Nayan Nath [???? ??? ???]; Rupam Goswami [???? ????????] Subject: FW: Minute of the meeting held at MoEF on 9th Jan 2020 on carrying out activities in “No Development Zone”. Thanks Attachments: Record of discussion held on 9th January, 2020-Numaligarh.pdf From: Dhiraj Kumar Adhikari [ धीरज कुमार अिधकारी ] Sent: 16 January 2020 12:10 To: Dhiren Handique [ धीरेन हक ] Cc: Managing Director (NRL); Bhaskar Phukan [ भार फुकन ]; Indranil Mittra; CGMs; GMs; Malabika Kar [ मलािबका कर ]; Banajit Saikia [ बनजीत शईकीया ]; Wahidul Amin [ वािहदुल अिमन ] Subject: Minute of the meeting held at MoEF on 9th Jan 2020 on carrying out activities in “No Development Zone”. Thanks Minute of the meeting held at MoEF on 9 th Jan 2020 on carrying out activities in “No Development Zone”. Thanks Regards Dhiraj Adhikary Head Coordination Phone: 09811154794 09811154714 From: Dr. NOBI E. P [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 January 2020 10:17 To: Dhiraj Kumar Adhikari [ धीरज कुमार अिधकारी]; Dhiren Handique [ धीरेन हिडक] Cc: Additional Director MoEFCC Dr R B LAL; Saurabh Upadhyay Subject: Record of Discussion held in the Ministry on Numaligarh NDZ CAUTION: Mail originated from outside of NRL mailing system. Do not open attachments or click links unless you are aware the content is safe and recognize the sender. Sir, Please find attached the record of discussion regarding the proposal submitted by M/s NRL in NDZ. Regards Dr. Nobi. E. P Research Officer (E) IA Division (Industry 2) MoEFCC, GOI, New Delhi Int-4352 1 Record of discussion held on 9th January, 2020 to discuss the proposal submitted by M/s Numaligarh Refinery Limited seeking permission for carrying out developmental activities in ‘No Development Zone’ of Numaligarh. A meeting was held in the Ministry on 9th January, 2020 under the Chairmanship of AD(RBL)/MS (Ind-2) to discuss the proposal submitted by M/s Numaligarh Refinery Limited seeking permission for carrying out developmental activities in ‘No Development Zone’ of Numaligarh. 2. The meeting was attended by representatives of M/s Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Officers of the Ministry. During the presentation M/s Numaligarh Refinery Limited has informed the following: (i) As per the Ministry’s Notification S.O. 481 (E) dated 5th July, 1996 “the expansion of industrial area, township, infra-structure facilities and such other activities which could lead to pollution and congestion, are not allowed in ‘No Development Zone’ specified in the Appendix to the notification, except with the prior approval of the Central Government”. The No Development Zone is 15 km radius around the Numaligarh Refinery except towards North West where it extends right upto the eastern boundary of the National Park. (ii) As per the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 of Government of India, the Numaligarh Refinery intends to expand the Refinery from present 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA at an estimated cost of Rs.