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Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed 1200 MW Coal Based Power Plant Project at Gotegaon Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh Executive Summary 1.0 INTRODUCTION M/s Today Homes and Infrastructures Private Limited (THIPL) is one of the fastest growing groups in the country, operating in the field of hospitality, residential and commercial segment under development of infrastructure. The company has determined to diversify into power generation under Power Division with a highly experienced and dedicated team of experts. THIPL has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) on 17th January, 2007 for establishment of a 1000 MW Mega Power Project in the state, which has subsequently been amended to 1200 MW, on 19th December 2007. Today Energy (M.P.) Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "TEMPPL") is a company promoted by Today Power Private Limited and is a Group Company of Today Homes and Infrastructure Private Limited (THIPL). TEMPPL is incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the purpose of implementing and operating of a coal based 1200 MW Power Plant in Gotegaon tehsil, Narsinghpur district in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The proposed power plant shall be connected to evacuate power through a substation in the Western Regional Grid. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.5400 crores, including Rs. 225 crores for environmental protection measures. The total land requirement for the project is 445 ha. Land acquisition process is underway through Government of Madhya Pradesh. The boilers will be fired on pulverized coal, to be sourced from South Eastern Coal Fields/ Northern coal fields / Mahanadi coal fields. The coal will be transported from source mines to the project site through rail. The fresh water requirement of the proposed power project will be met from River Narmada. 1.1 Location of the Project The proposed project is located in Gotegaon tehsil of Narasimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh, spread over six revenue villages, viz., Silari, Khamariya, Jhansighat, Dalpatpur, Pura and Budhi Mawai. The land usage of the project area is Private single crop agricultural land (about 91%) and Government land (about 9%). The environmental setting of the proposed plant site is given in Table-1. TABLE - 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE SITE Sr. No Particulars Details 1 Project location Project area is falling under Silari, Jhansighat, Khamariya, Dalpatpur, Pura and Budhi Mawai villages of Gotegaon tehsil, Narasimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh 2 Project Area Coordinates Latitude: 23˘04‘59“N - 23˘05‘59“N Longitude: 79˘33‘53“E - 79˘35‘38“E Ash management and storage area will be located within plant premises VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad E-1 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed 1200 MW Coal Based Power Plant Project at Gotegaon Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh Executive Summary Sr. No Particulars Details 3 Plant site Elevation 360-m above MSL 4 Topo-sheet No 55 M/12 5 Present land use at the Private land (about 91%) with mostly single site crop and partly double crop agricultural land; Government land (about 9%) 6 Drainage pattern at site SW to NE side 7 Nearest Highway SH-22 (adjacent to the site), NH-12 (7.8- km, NE) 8 Nearest Railway Station Bikrampur railway station (0.6-km, SE) 9 Nearest Railway Line Jabalpur-Itarsi section of West-Central Railways (0.6-km, SE) 10 Nearest Airport Jabalpur (40-km,NE) 11 Nearest town / City Chhindwara (8.9-km, SW), Narsimhapur (40-km, WSW), Jabalpur (40-km,NE) 12 Nearest water bodies River Narmada (1.2-km, N), River Soner (1.5- km, E) 13 Topography at site Undulated and partly flat terrain 14 Reserved / Protected Jamunpani RF (7.3-km, SSE), Tonta RF (7.0- Forest km, ESE), PF near Barhaiyakhera (8.6-km, SE), Pipariya RF (9.0-km, SE), Kulon RF (8.7- km, SSE) 15 Seismicity Seismic Zone-III as per IS 1893 (Part I): 2002 1.1.1 Present land use of the Project area The present village-wise land use breakup of the proposed project site is given in Table-2. TABLE-2 PRESENT VILLAGE-W ISE LAND BREAKUP OF THE PROJECT SITE Percentage of Sr. No Land Use Area (ha) Total Area (% ) 1 Silari 254.9 57.3 2 Jhansighat 127.4 28.6 3 Khamariya 33.0 7.4 4 Dalpatpur 19.4 4.4 5 Pura 9.9 2.2 6 Budhi Mawai 0.4 0.1 Total Project Area 445.0 100.0 The 10-km radius study area of the project site is given in Figure-1. VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad E-2 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed 1200 MW Coal Based Power Plant Project at Gotegaon Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh Executive Summary 79° 30' 79° 35' 79° 40' BhardaKevalari Raini Bhita N Mankenri NH 12 Karahiya Mangawan Bargi Umariya Lamheta Manegaon Surai 23° Imaliya 23° Luti 10' Kunra 10' Natwara Sarrauwa Kusli Chargawan M Jhurai Sagramanhagawan K Kusmi 0 Khairi 1 Matwara Nimtora Sarrauwa Pipariya Sunachar Ganjkatanga Bhitoni RS Ramkhiriya Na rma Kareli Khurd da Rive Gangai Khurd r Shahpura Khairi Nimkhera Thuntha Belkheri Terchauki Bilkharwa Gangai Kalan Raikhera Nachankhera Jhalon Kareli Kalan Jhojhi Chhaprat Bilpatar Belkheri Nimkhera Deguwan Bansipur Jhansighat a Dhimarjhojhi l Malakahhar Chandli a Bagherkhera N Noni ri gha Tilajhansi Ghu Shitalpur Khamariya Bhikhampur Jhansi Bharpura Dhartikachhar Khamariya Ba Pura gh er N Kuti a R F la Dalpatpur 23° 23° Parari ya r Tumra Mahuawara Garra e Rimjha v 5' 5' i Silari Bikrampur RS Tonta R Tonta RF Murdai Maliwara Burhimavai r e Jugpura n Manhgawan o S Khairua Atavaripipariya Kanjai Kusiwara Dhutiya Bichuwa P F Pipariya Mavai Pipariya Patharphori Sarra Saliwara Bambawari Simariya Mehguwan Bandol Chagawan Siddhapuri Kumjhor Kedarpur Barhaiyakhera Bandol Ahmadpur Baglai NarwaraTarwara Sarra P F Chindwara Devari Kuklah Bharari Baglai Khairua Sunwara Poniya Umariya Gotegaon RS Samri Pipariya R F Manakwara Bhanrgarh Kamti Tighara Bahrora Atariya Deguwan Mehka Charguwan Nakatiya Garahgat Dobkiya Sarra Mehguwan Jamunpani Kulon R F P F Kulon R F Lathgaon Pipariya 23° Chandla 23° 0' 0' LEGEND 79° 30' 79° 35' 79° 40' Topo Sheet No. 55 M/8, M/12. Pro ject Area Settlements SCALE Roa d Forest Boundary 1 0 1 2 Km Rai lway Line Water Bodies Ash Storage & Ash Management Area FIGURE-1 10-KM RADIUS STUDY AREA OF THE PROJECT SITE VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad E-3 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed 1200 MW Coal Based Power Plant Project at Gotegaon Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh Executive Summary 0.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The details of proposed power plant are presented below in Table-3. TABLE-3 DETAILS OF PROPOSED POW ER PLANT Sr. Features Details No 1 Plant Capacity 1200 MW 2 Configuration 2x600 MW 3 Total Plant area 445 ha, including area for ash management area, water reservoir, township and green belt 4 Project cost Rs. 5400 Crores 5 Power evacuation through 400-KV and 220-KV lines 6 Type of boilers Sub critical Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers 7 Boiler capacity 2 x 2000 TPH 8 Source of coal SECL/ Northern coal fields/ Mahanadi coal fields 9 Coal transportation By rail 10 Coal Requirement 6.0 MTPA @ 95% PLF 11 Gross calorific value 3800 - 4500 Kcal/kg 12 Sulphur content 0.6 % 13 Ash Content in Coal 40 - 47 % 14 Ash generation Total ash generation : 2.82 MTPA Bottom Ash : 0.56 MTPA (20% of total ash) Fly Ash : 2.26 MTPA (80% of total ash) 15 ESP efficiency 99.98% 16 Stack height Bi-flue stack of 275œm height 17 Fresh Water Requirement 3900-m3/hr (about 38.3 cusecs) Water allocation obtained for 40 cusecs 18 Water source River Narmada (1.2-km, N) 19 Cooling water system Closed circuit cooling water system 20 Wastewater treatment Neutralization pit, Settling pond, Oil-water separator, Guard pond, RO Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant, Sludge treatment 21 Fire detection and Adequate fire fighting systems as per the guidelines of Tariff protection system Advisory Committee (TAC) and NFPA-850 will be provided 22 Manpower requirement 800 personnel Source: Feasibility Report, TEMPPL and EIA studies 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT The 10-km radial distance from the plant boundary has been considered as study area for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) baseline studies. Environmental monitoring for various attributes like meteorology, ambient air quality, surface and ground water quality, soil characteristics, noise levels and flora & fauna have been conducted at specified locations. The field studies were conducted from 1st October, 2007 to 31st December, 2007 representing post-monsoon season. 3.1 Land Use Studies The land use pattern of the study area has been studied by land use records of Census of India œ 2001 as well as remote sensing satellite imagery. It is observed that the cultivated land (both irrigated and un-irrigated) is the predominant land VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad E-4 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed 1200 MW Coal Based Power Plant Project at Gotegaon Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh Executive Summary use (79.2%) of the 10-km radius area, followed by culturable waste land (11.2%). 3.2 Soil Quality The soil samples were tested at ten locations during the study period. It was observed that the soil in the study area is predominantly of sandy clay type. The pH of the soil samples ranged from 7.9 to 8.3 indicating the moderately alkaline nature. The Electrical Conductance of the soil samples varied from 182 œ 317 µS/cm. 3.3 Meteorology The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded during post-monsoon season of 2007-08 are 34.7oC and 14.9oC. The relative humidity found varying from 25% to 67%.