Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd FORM – I I. BASIC INFORMATION S. Item Details No. Expansion of the existing office building ( Internet 1 Name of the project Data Centre and Office Building) by M/s. Tata Communications Ltd 2 S. no. in the schedule 8 (a) Area Details: After Description Existing Expansion (EC Sought) Total Plot Area 84457 84457 3 Proposed area (Sqm) 36854 (EC obtained); Built Up Area 8627.59 (EC 65254.66 (Sqm) to be obtained) 4 New/Expansion/Modernization Expansion Plot area : 84457 Sqm Built-up Area (After Expansion): 5 Existing capacity/Area etc Existing Environmental Clearance vide Letter SEIAA/TN/EC/8(a)/028/F.100/2008 Dated: 03.01.2009 enclosed in Annexure 6 Category of project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ B Does it attract the general 7 No condition? If yes, please specify Does it attract the specific 8 No condition? If yes, please specify T. S. No. 2/1, Block No.11, Old S. No. 782/2, 784/Part, 785/ Part, 786/Part of Korattur Village, T. Plot/Survey/Khasra No S. No. 1/1, Block No. 2, Old S. No. 222/1 Part of 9 Menambedu Village Village Korattur and Menambedu Village Tehsil Ambattur Taluk Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd District Tiruvallur District State Tamilnadu Railway station : Ambattur Railway Station (2.42 Nearest railway station/airport Km, South) 10 along with distance in km Airport : Chennai international airport (14.06 km, South) Nearest town, city, district Town : Ambattur (2.4 km) 11 headquarters along with distance in km Village panchayats, Zilla parishad, municipal 12 corporation, local body Ambattur (Complete postal addresses with telephone nos. to be given) 13 Name of the applicant M/s. Tata Communications Ltd., Registered Office: M/s. Tata Communications Ltd., 14 Registered address No. 226, Red hills Road, Kallikuppam, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 053. Tel: 044-66674568/90430-03242 Address for correspondence: No. 226, Red hills Road, Kallikuppam, Ambattur, Name Chennai – 600 053. Designation 15 Address Pin code E-mail Telephone No. / Fax No. Details of alternative sites examined, if any, Location of 16 Not applicable these sites should be shown on a topo sheet 17 Interlinked projects No interlinked projects Whether separate application of 18 interlinked project has been No submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20 If no, reason Not applicable Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 21 (a) The forest (conservation) Not required Act, 1980? (b) The wild life (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The CRZ Notification 1991 Whether there is any 22 government order/policy No relevant/relating to the site 23 Forest land involved (hectares) None Whether there is any litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? 24 a) Name of the Court No b) Case No c) Orders/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project II. ACTIVITY 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies etc.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities S. Information/Checklist Yes/ /rates, wherever possible) with sources of No. confirmation No information data Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography The project site falls under Mixed residential 1.1 Yes including increase in zone intensity of land use (with respect to local land use Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd plan) Clearance of existing land, Around 200 trees have to be removed which will 1.2 Yes vegetation and buildings? be replanted for OSR and Green Belt purpose Creation of new land The proposed development falls in Mixed 1.3 Yes uses? Residential Zone. Pre-construction Geo-technical investigations have been carried 1.4 investigations e.g. bore Yes out and the copy of the report is enclosed as holes, soil testing ? Annexure The Project involves Construction of IDC and 1.5 Construction works? Yes office buildings. 1.6 Démolition Works ? No The proposed site is vacant land. All the construction activities including stacking Temporary sites used for of raw materials will be confined within the construction works or project site only. No temporary labour hutments 1.7 No housing of construction are proposed. Local laborers from nearby areas workers? will be hired for the work. Proper sanitation facilities for them will be provided at site. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks The details of the structure is given in including linear Yes Conceptual plan structures, cut and fill or excavations Underground works 1.9 including mining or No Not applicable. tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation Works? No No reclamation work required. 1.11 Dredging? No No dredging required. 1.12 Offshore structures? No No offshore structures required. Production and 1.13 No No production/manufacturing process involved. manufacturing processes? Separate raw material handling yard will be located within the project site and separated by Facilities for storage of enclosures/barricades. Cement will be separately 1.14 Yes goods or materials? stored under cover in bales. Sand will be stacked under tarpaulin cover. Bricks and steel will be laid in the open. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or Yes Solid Waste: Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd disposal of solid waste or Construction Phase liquid effluents? About 135 kg/day of Solid wastes will be generated in which 8 kg/day organic waste will be disposed through municipal bins and 54 kg/day inorganic waste will be handled by authorized recyclers. Operation Phase 320 kg/day of solid waste is generated in existing phase and 620 kg/day of solid wastes are likely to be generated for the proposed project Liquid Effluent: During construction, sewage was treated and disposed through Septic Tank. During operational phase, sewage generated after full development will be treated up to tertiary level in STP of capacity 70 KLD (Existing) and 230 KLD (Proposed) and the treated effluent will be reused for toilet flushing and gardening. The estimation of water requirement and the water balance is detailed in Environmental Management Plan. Facilities for long term No No facilities for long term housing of operational 1.16 housing of operational workers were provided. workers? New road, rail or sea It is expected traffic of 1371 cars and 2647 two 1.17 traffic during No wheelers will be generated from project site construction or operation? during operation phase. New road, rail, air waterborne or other Project site is accessible and is well connected transport infrastructure 1.18 No via road. No new road, rail, air waterborne or including new or altered other transport infrastructure will be developed. routes and stations, ports, airports etc? Closure or diversion of No Closure or diversion of existing transport existing transport routes 1.19 No routes or infrastructure leading to changes in or infrastructure leading traffic movements is done to changes in traffic Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd movements? New or diverted There will not be any new/diverted transmission 1.20 transmission lines or No lines or pipelines around the proposed project. pipelines? Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or No impoundment, damming, culverting, 1.21 other changes to the No realignment or other changes to the hydrology of hydrology of surface watercourses is proposed. watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No There are no streams running across the site. Abstraction or transfers of No abstraction or transfers of water from ground 1.23 water from ground or No or surface waters is envisaged. surface waters? Changes in water bodies or the land surface 1.24 No No changes in water bodies or land surface affecting drainage or run- off? Transport of personnel or Transportation of personnel and material by materials for construction, 1.25 Yes road was done by the contractors during the operation or construction phase. decommissioning? Long-term dismantling or decommissioning which No Long term dismantling or decommissioning 1.26 No could have an impact on or restoration works will be involved. the environment? Ongoing activity during decommissioning which 1.27 No There is no decommissioning works. could have an impact on the environment? There will be a permanent influx of people after the construction phase. In addition to this there Influx of people to an area will be an influx of population due to the 1.28 in either temporarily or Yes development of supporting facilities and permanently? ancillary developments stimulated by the project. Introduction of alien 1.29 No No introduction of alien species species? Form – I M/s. Tata Communications Ltd The existing land has only weeds and is devoid Loss of native species or No 1.30 of any other vegetation. So there will be no loss genetic diversity? of significant native species or bio-diversity. 1.31 Any other actions? No – 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (Such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with approximate quantities / S. Information/Checklist Yes/ rates, wherever possible) with sources of No. confirmation No information data Land especially undeveloped 2.1 Yes No applicable. or agricultural land (ha) Construction Stage: About 15 KLD of water was used during the peak construction phase and it was sourced through private tankers arranged by the Water (expected source & 2.2 Yes contractor. competing users) Unit: KLD Operation Stage: About 73 KLD of raw (fresh) water will be required at full development and this will be met from CMWSSB.