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SREEVALSAM Reg No 53/2010, Kololambu.P.O, Naduvattom, Edappal - Malapuram - 679576, Kerala EDUCATIONAL TRUST Ph:0494 2661144,2661000 E-mail: [email protected] www.sreevalsam.in The Member Secretary, Dt. 06-09-2019 State Environment lmpact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Thiruvananthapuram, Ke ra la. Ref.:-1. Proposal no. lA/KL/NCPl70246l20'1'7 dt. 11-10'2017 & F.No.23-89/2018-lA-lll 2.ToR Approval letter dt. 22-06-2018 3. Notification dt. 14-03-2017 Sub.:- Environment Clearance - Expansion of Hospital cum Medical College Campus Project at Edappal Village, Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala - Submission of EIA/EMP Report - Reg. Respected Sir, For the purposes of obtaining Environmental Clearance for the above mentioned project, we submitted application along with draft Terms of Reference (ToR) at MoEF&CC on 11-10-2017 under the provisions of Notification dl. 14-03-2017. The draft ToR was considered and approved by EAC in its 6th meeting held on 19/20 April, 2018 and the approved ToR letter was communicated to us by MoEF&CC vide letter dt. 22-06-2018. The EIA study was conducted as per the approved Terms of Reference. Now, we hereby submit the EIA/EMP report in compliance to the ToR letter dt.22-06-2018 for obtaining Environmental Clearance for our project. It may be kindly noted that the project has applied under the provisions of Notification dated 14-03-2017 (a Notif ication providing a one time opportunity to the project proponent who have not taken prior Environment Clearance before the commencement of construction / activity). An amount equivalent to Rs. 57.44 Lakhs is set apart based on the damage assessment and its remediation plan, natural and community resources augmentation plan. This amount is over and above the CER component and the EMP component. Please note that the processing fees of Rs. 2 Lakhs was submitted at SEIAA, Kerala on 16-03-2017 vide D.D. no. 525773 dt. 08-03-2017, lndian Overseas Bank. The copy of the said acknowledgment received from SEIAA, Kerala vide letter dated 12-O1-2017 is attached at Annexure No. 1. ln view of the above submissions, we humbly request you to consider our application and accord Environmental Clearance to our project at the earliest. Thanking yo u, Yours res pectfu lly, For Sreevalsam E duca ional Ir t Raja n Ac h uthan Na (Secretary & Autho 6,t E ncl. :- As abov e Project no. 050919 -554 -01 September , 201 9 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORT & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP), Prepared for M/s SREEVALSAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST Expansion of existing Hospital cum Medical College Campus Project at Edappal Village & Panchayat, Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala Submitted by M/s Sreevalsam Educational Trust Reg. No. 53/2010, Regd. Office : Thekke Mdhom Road, Thrissur, Kerala-680001. Studies and Documentation by M/s Environmental Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. A1-198, Janak Puri, New Delhi – 110 058. (NABET Accredited Consultancy Organization) Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1720/SA 92 Dated 14-06-2019 Name of NABL Laboratory : M/s Standards Environmental & Analytical Laboratories, Kochi, Kerala NABL Acc. # : TC-5402 Monitoring Period : November & December, 2018. Submitted To: STATE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, KERALA (September, 2019) Declaration by experts contributing to the EIA of M/s Sreevalsam Educational Trust at Edappal Village, Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala for proposed expansion of existing hospital cum medical college campus project. I, hereby certify that I was a part of the team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA Coordinator : P.Z. Thomas Name (ACO) : M/s Environmental Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Signature & Date : 27-08-2019 Period of involvement : September, 2017 to September, 2019 Contact information : A1-198, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058. Ph. no. 011-25507190 / 25622604. Branch office :- C-306, Kanchanjunga Apartments, Palarivattom P.O., Kochi, Kerala-682025. Functional Area Experts : S. Functional Areas Name of the expert Signature and Date N. t h 1. AP, WP, SHW & LU P.Z. THOMAS 27 Aug., 2019 t h 2. SE JOMON M.C. 17 Aug., 2019 18 t h Aug., 3. EB & SC Dr. RINOY VARGHESE 2019 t h 22 Aug., MUKESH SUROLIYA 2019 4. HG & Geo t h 18 Aug., AKHIL CHANDRAN 2019 (AFAE) t h 22 Aug., 5. AQ & NV MOHAN A. PATIL 2019 24 t h Aug., 6. RH S.C. GUPTA 2019 Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization / Authorized person I, P.Z. THOMAS, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepare the EIA of M/s Sreevalsam Educational Trust. I also confirm that the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any mis-leading information mentioned in this statement. Signature : . Name : P.Z. THOMAS Designation : EIA Coordinator & Managing Director Name of the EIA Consultant Organization : M/s Environmental Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date : NABET/EIA/1720/SA 92 Dated 14-06-2019 M/s SREEVALSAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST EIA/EMP Report TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the report 1-1 1.2 Identification of project & project proponent 1-3 1.2.1 - Identification of project 1-3 1.2.2 - Identification of the project proponent 1-3 1.3 Brief description of nature, size, location of the project 1-4 and its importance to the country, region 1.3.1 - Nature and size of the project 1-4 1.3.2 - Location of the project 1-5 1.3.3 - Importance of the project to the country and to the 1-8 region 1.4 Scope of the study 1-8 1.4.1 - Terms of Reference (ToR) and Scope of the study 1-8 1.4.2 - Scope of the study and compliance to "Terms of 1-9 Reference" in the EIA report 1.4.3 - The applicable regulatory framework 1-9 1.4.4 - Status of various statutory approvals / permissions 1-12 1.4.5 - Court case / Litigation pending 1-14 1.4.6 - Structure of EIA report 1-15 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Description of the project 2-1 2.1.1 - Estimated project cost 2-13 2.1.2 - Employment details 2-13 2.1.3 - Machinery details & building materials 2-14 2.2 Type of project 2-15 2.3 Need for the project 2-16 2.4 Location 2-16 2.5 Geology 2-22 2.5.1- Regional Geology 2-22 2.5.2 - Local Geology 2-23 2.6 Topography 2-23 2.7 Size or magnitude of the project 2-25 2.8 Design Consideration 2-28 2.8.1 Site history 2-32 2.9 Parking 2-32 2.10 Description of mitigation measures incorporated into the 2-32 project to meet environmental standards 2.10.1 - Water supply and sewage disposal during 2-32 construction phase 2.10.1.1 - Source of Water during construction phase 2-32 i M/s SREEVALSAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST EIA/EMP Report 2.10.1.2 - Daily Water Requirement during construction 2-33 phase 2.10.1.3 - Sewage disposal during construction phase 2-33 2.10.2.1 - Source of water during operation phase 2-33 2.10.2.2 - Daily water requirement during operation 2-33 phase 2.10.2.3 - Sewage disposal during operation phase 2-37 2.11.1 - Storm water management (surface water 2-42 drainage) and rain water harvesting 2.11.2 - Solid Waste Management 2-43 2.11.3 - Green area development 2-47 2.11.4 - Air pollution control 2-51 2.11.5 - Noise pollution control & vibration 2-52 2.11.6 - Vehicular traffic density 2-53 2.11.6.1 - Interpretation 2-54 2.11.7 - Fire Fighting System 2-54 2.11.8 - Project implementation schedule 2-55 CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Introduction / approach 3-1 3.2 Study area, period, components 3-1 3.2.1 - Study area 3-1 3.2.2 - Study period 3-1 3.2.3 - Components of study 3-2 3.2.4 - Sampling, frequency & method of baseline 3-2 environment monitoring 3.3 Meteorological parameters 3-4 3.3.1 - Temperature 3-4 3.3.2 - Rainfall 3-4 3.3.3 - Humidity 3-4 3.3.4 - Wind 3-4 3.3.4.1 - Wind rose diagram 3-5 3.3.4.2 - Inference 3-7 3.4 Air Environment 3-7 3.4.1 - Introduction 3-7 3.4.2 - Selection and number of sampling locations for 3-7 ambient air quality monitoring as per CPCB norms 3.4.3 - Sampling and analysis results 3-10 3.4.4 - Ambient air quality index 3-12 3.4.5 - Inference 3-12 3.5 Noise Environment 3-12 3.5.1 - Introduction 3-12 3.5.2 - Protocols followed for ambient noise level 3-12 ii M/s SREEVALSAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST EIA/EMP Report monitoring & methodology 3.5.3 - Ambient noise level results 3-15 3.5.4 - Inference 3-15 3.6 Land Environment 3-16 3.6.1 - Introduction 3-16 3.6.2 - Land use / land cover 3-16 3.6.2.1 - Interpretation 3-16 3.6.3 - Soil 3-19 3.6.3.1 - Introduction 3-19 3.6.3.2 - Protocols for soil sampling methodology 3-19 3.6.3.3 - Soil sampling results 3-19 3.6.3.4 - Interpretation 3-20 3.7 Water Environment 3-20 3.7.1 - Introduction 3-20 3.7.2 - Water consumption and sources 3-20 3.7.3 - Ground water 3-21 3.7.3.1 - Ground water table identification 3-21 3.7.3.2 - Interpretation 3-22 3.7.3.3 - Protocols for water sampling methodology 3-22 3.7.4 - Water sampling results 3-24 3.7.5 - Interpretation of results 3-25 3.8 Ecological Environment 3-26 3.8.1 - Introduction 3-26 3.8.2 - Methodology 3-26 3.8.3 - Findings 3-27 3.8.4 - Interpretation of ecological assessment 3-48 3.9 Socio Economic Environment 3-48 3.9.1 - Introduction 3-48 3.9.2 - Approach adopted 3-49 3.9.3 - Stake holders 3-49 3.9.4 - Edappal grama panchayat 3-49 3.9.5 - Basic details of Edappal grama panchayat 3-50 3.9.6 - Edappal census town 3-50 3.9.7 - Demographics 3-51 3.9.8 - Caste wise male female population 2011 - Edappal 3-51 3.9.9 - Religion wise distribution of population 3-51 3.9.10 - Religion wise population 2011 - Edappal 3-52 3.9.11 - Grown of population 3-52 3.9.12 - Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - 3-53 Edappal 3.9.13 - Sex ratio - females per 1000 male