Kutch Writ Petition (Pll) No 214114 V/S State of Gujarat and Others
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IN THE HIGHCOURT OF GUJARATAT AHMEDABAD
District:Kutch
WritPetition (PlL) No 214114
PravinsinghBhurubha Chauhan
V/s
Stateof Gujaratand others
AFFIDAVIT
l, fv)el-..Q-a,.'{^*.J.P''.'+e"q Collector Kutch, do herebysolemnly affirm and stateon oathas under.
1. I say and submit that at the very outset, I tender an
unconditionalapology as therewas no intentronto disobeyor
disrespectthe order passedby the Hon'bleHigh Court.The
ordersof the Hon'bleHigh Court have been alwaystaken in
high esteemand its true spirit. I furthersay and submitthat 3'.L:-
there has been some miscommunicationwith theoffice of the
GovernmentPleader as a result,could not filemy reportwithin
thetime granted.
2. I say and submitthat I am filingthis Affidavitfor the limited
purposeof placingon recordmy preliminaryreport in lightof
the surveybeen carried out on 25-74aby my teamat the place
in question.The reasonwhy the finalreport could not be filedis
due to the fact that this Hon'ble.:;Xn."lledfor satelliteimages,
the said satelliteimages are to be procuredfrom National
Remote Sensing Agency, Hydrabad,which is a Central
GovernmentAgency. ( Annexedhereto and markedAnnexure
R1 is the copyof the PreliminaryRepoft, along with the Rojkam
and photographs)
3. I say and submitthat I reservemy rightto filea detailreport on
meritsat the timeof filingthe FinalReport.
l'," (-* SolemnlyAffirmed at Ahmedabadon 28thJffi12 014
DEPONANT fl /\ -\ _r
REPORT OF THE RESPONDENTNO.s (COLLECTOR,
KUTCH BHUJ) AS PERTHE ORDERDATED lOrH July,
2OL4 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE GUJARAT HIGH
COURTIN WRIT PETITION (P.I.L.) No. zt$/2OL4
Sub: Order dated 10thJuly, 20L4 passedin Writ Petition
(PIL) No. 270 of 2014 passedby the Hon'bleGujarat Hlgh
Cou rt.
1. The brief facts of presentcase is that Mr. Pravinsingh
BhurubhaChauhan has filed the subjectpetition before
the Hon'bleGujarat High Court and the Hon'bleCourt vide
order dated 10thJ u ly, 2010 has directed the Respondent
No.5to givea report.
2. It is stated in the petitionthat the RespondentNo.2 of
presentproceedings viz., Adani Port and SpecialEconomic
Zone Limited, should be directed to stop all activitieson
all sanddunes including "Mor Dhuva"not allottedto the
RespondentNo.2 companyin and around Tunda and
Vandhvillages, Td: Mundra,Kutch. It is alsostated that
these sand dunes includeBharadi Mata DhuVd,Vekari
DhuVd,Bet Dhuva and Anay Dhuva. A map is also
annexedat AnnexureA to the petition. 3" In this regard,a team comprisingof the DeputyCollector, Mundra(as a Chairmanof the team),Mamlatdar, Mundra,
the officers of the Gujarat PollutionControl Board,
D.I.L" R. department's officers as well as the officersof the
Officeof Geologyand Miningvisited the site on 25tftJuly,
2AL4 and made the spot investigation.Annexed hereto
and marked as ANNEXURE"R/ 1" is a copy of ttre
Rojkamand the photographstaken during the sitevisit.
4. The Petitionerhas given referencewith regardto "Mor
DhuVd,Bharadi Mata Dhuvd,Vekari DhuVd, Bet Dhuva
and Anay Dhuva"at villageTunda of TalukaMundra. In
this regard, the map an nexed at Annexu re A to the
petition is said to be an official map of the Forest
Department.This officehas ascertainedthe statusof the
land and it has come to the noticethat the area falls
within the jurisdiction of the Forest Department.
Therefore,Forest Department was consultedon the issue
and as informed by the Deputy Conservatorof Forest,
KutchEastern Forest Division, Bhuj, Vide their letter dated
26thJuly, 20L4 (*ANNEXURE R2"), Mangrovearea of
MundraTaluka which is underthe ForestDepartment, was
declaredas the reserveforest under the provisionsof
Section20 of the IndianForest Act, 1927.The four sldes
of the forestland are as such: JI
EASTERN:The territoryof Bandi Creek Muki Port;
WESTERN: KamvariCreek edge;
NORTHERN : From Koyali Creek, upto Kamvari Creeek,
village Dhrab, Zarpara, Navinalas weli as the sim of
Sirachaare situated;
SOUTHERN:Sea is situated.
The ForestDepartment has informedthat from amongst
the aforesaidland, 1840.00Ha of forest land has been
allottedto the RespondentNo.2 in 2009 for use non-
forest under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 by the
Governmentof India.A possessionreceipt is alsogiven by
the ForestDepartment.
The ForestDepartment has also informedthat the areas
known as BharadiMatai Dhuva and VekariyaDhuva
mentionedin the petitiona re not allotted to the User
Agencyand the possessionof this area is with the Forest
Departmentand the UserAgency has not carriedout any
workin thisarea.
, The Forest Departmenthas further informed that as 1i llt1 tl . r \\ informed by the Directorof Forest,ten days' time is \\ I t requ ired to compa re the land decla red as reserved forest, \{b
and the Dhuva,Mor Dhuvaand Bet Dhuvasaid to have I 11 ll il non-forest t! been in the land allotted to the User for il it !l tl il lt purpose,from the map of landallotted to the UserAgency litl andthe SettlementMap of the ForestDepartment.
5, As per the visit reportproduced along with the reportof
the RegionalOfficer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Bhuj
dated 26thJuly , 20!4 (ANNEXURER/3) no construction
activitiesis seen at site for proposedship recycling
facility.On the spot,the reclamationis seen.The project
proponenthas not undertakenany activitiesfor the ship
recyclingfacility,
6. During the sitevisit, the representativeof the Respondent
No.2stated that they havebeen given the permissionfor
developmentof West Port which includesdredging and
reclamationnear West Port area. This permissionha's
been given by the Min istry of Environment and Forests,
the Governmentof India,vide its letterNo. 10-47/2008-
1A-03dated 12th January,2009 and addendum dated 1gth
January,2009. The representativeof the Respondent
No.2stated that they haveapplied for environmentaland
CRZclearance for ship recyclingproject and the projectis
under the considerationof the Ministryof Environment
and Forests,New Delhi.Government of India.It is stated ._\, -) \"r
that at present,no constructionactivity of any natureis
undertakenfor the ship recyclingproject. It is statedthat
the reclamationis done as a part of the Water Front
DevelopmentProject.
7. Submittedwith respectto the Hon'bleCourt,
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DATED 25/07 / 2014" TH E ROJKAM, A publicinterest litigation being P"I.L. No. 2L0/20L4 is filedbefore the Hon'bleGujarat High Court in relation to damage "Mora Dhjuva, BharadiMata Dhuvbts, VekariDhuVd, Bet Dhuvaand othersand Dhubva" at the landat seashore and alsothe damagecaused to the environmentthrough the industrialactivities of the respondentno.2 of present proceedingsviz., Adani Port and SpecialEconomic zone Limited,dt villageTunda of MundraTaluka of DistrictKutch. In this regard upon instructionto conduct the spot and localvisit of the site by the Collector,Bhuj underthe head of the DeputyCollector, M u nd ra, the following officersvisited the sitetoday on 25thJuly 20L4: ( 1) The DeputyCollector, Mundra. (2) The Mam latda r, Mu nd ra . (3 ) The Geologya nd Min ing Officer,Bh uj . (4) The Representativeof the Gujarat pollution ControlBoa rd, Bhuj . (5) TheD.I.L.R., Bhuj. li Ir The aforementionedofficers today carriedout a site visit of the coastalarea of the sea with regard the Dhuva.Looking to the localplace situation the landallotted to the AdaniPort and SEZof costalarea underthe maintenanceof the ForestDepartment, it is revealedthat the some of the area of Mor Dhuvais coveredunder the same. However,the land allotted by the ForestDepartment to the Unit is unsurveyed land and lookingto the actualsite conditioh,it is difficultto ascertainwhether the landforming part of Mor Dhuvais alsoallotted or not. Ir"lthis regard,the officers of Forest Department, D.I.L.R and the Surveyorof the Geologistand Mining Department have notedthe pointsand the position.in respectto actualsite conditionand Mor Dhuvawill be cleared whenthis pointswill be superimposed.In this respect,- map from the ForestDepartment is alsolikely to clear the things. In the present case, the petitioner has mentionedBharadiya Mata Dhuva, Vekari Dhuva, Bet DhuV?,and Anay Dhuva,The team hasvisited of the Dhuva known as BharadiyaMata Dhuva and the surveyors have taken the site points.Bha rad iya Mata 11 le, Dhuva appea rs to be in origina I condition and as stated, this area is protected area" Apart from this, the site situation of Vekari DhuVd, Bet DhuVE,and other Dhuva mentioned in the petition is not ascertainable.In prima facieview, the team believes that during the team's personal visit that Vekari DhuVd,Bet DhuVd,and other Dhuva are situatedat the insidearea of Kori Creekin coastalregion. BEFOREME. sD/- ILLEG. S.D.M.MUNDRA. SD/. ILLEG.MAMLATDAR, MUNDRA. SD/- ILLEG. SURVEYORGEOLOGY AND MINING DEPARTMENT, sD/- TLLEG.SURVEYOR. sD/- TLLEG. ROYALTYINSPECTOR, BHUJ. sD/.- TLLEG. sD/- TLLEG. sD/- TLLEG" DEE,BHUJ. sD/- TLLEG. 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R3r.4a-i2-6!_(Jr"l8 @w L1 I Dt2 POSSE S SION CER"TIFICATE. Delhr's lettet' As per Govt. of tndia. Minisrry of Ilnvirorunent& Fore.st"Ner'v the Govetnment No. F.No. g-2l1ggg-Fc(pt),dated 3afi912009 and dt. 15/1Q|ZAAq, R' ha',eordered to releasethe areaof 1840-00-00 hectares fiom MunclraMangrov*' baseC F. Taluka : Munclra,Districr : Kutch lor the purposeof rlevelopmentct'port SpecialEconomic Zone (SIfZ) in tulundraTaluka_ Port and Speciai 'Zone !y*,Mun{ra R' Economtc Ltd" Accordingiy,an areaof' 1840-00-tld'fiogMundraMangrove F. Taluka: Mundra,District : Kutch is handedover on 25 IJt.'2009to MundraFort anclSpecial Economic Zone Lrd. for for the purposeof developmentof port based SpecialEconomic Zone (SEZ). On behalfof ForesrDepartment, the possession of saidland is handedover by the R.angeForesr Officer shri.H B Patelwhere as the chargeof land is takenover by Shri.AlokPathak, the representative.of to MundraPort anclSpecial Economtc Zone I-tci. & z5Iro\/ 2t1ff9 PossessionHanded Over by Possesslonfrtded Overb5' /\,/ Id,, \ t\ 'J,, i-\\_ \ 'Lr (Albd Pathak) I{.ange\". Forest Offlber GeneralManager (Corporate Affairs i NlundraNormal Range MundraPort &. SIaZLtd. Mundra-Kutch, /\f\ w fr.,,l (-d frtr,u / t,r],*r..ilJ# neputy\Clomav-Aorof Forest Kutch East f)ivision, Bhu.l-Kr"rtch" ,-dfrJ ' '/ Li fi-triJ \1 lx ANNEXURERl2. NO. Bl JMN/T-9/ L69sO/ 2014-ls OFFICEOF THE DEPUTY CoNSERVATOROF FORESTS, KACHCHHEAST FOREST DEPARTMENT,BHU]. DATED;26107 120L4. To; THECOLLECTOR, KACHCHH,BHUJ. SUB: WRITPETITION NO. zLO/ 20L4, PRAVINSINHBHURUBHA CHAUHAN VERSUS THE STATEOF GUJARATAND OTHERS. REF: REGARDINGTHE PERSONALINSTRUCTIONS AND THROUGHTELEPHONE ISSUED BY YOU oN DATED24/A7/2014, With referenceto the aforementionedsubject and abovereference it is respectfullysubmitted that with ---Fr,F,^,n-^ l-n tho \A/rif Dafifinn Nln ?1n | )01 4 fhe -l > /b instructionissued by you, it is submittedthat areaof Mangroveof Taluka Mundragoverned under the Forests Department,which is declared as the ReservedForest under the provisionsof Section20 of the Indian ForestsAct, L927" The four sides of which are as under: (the copy of Gazette is enclosed). EASTERN: The territory of the Port after leavingthe BandiKrick. WESTERN: The end of KavariKirck. NOTHERN: FromKoyali Krick to KamvariKrick, VillageDhrab, Zarpara, Navinal as wellas the Simof Sirachaare situated. SOUTHERN : Seais situated. Fromamongst the same with referenceto the Proposalunder the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 vide the orderof the Governmentof India,the area of Ha. 1840.00is permitted and sanctioned to the UserAgency Shree Adani Port Limited,Mundra, for the Non ForestUse, The possessionreceipt of the sameis enclosedherewith. In the petitionthe areasknown as the Bharati MataNo Dhuvoand Vekariya Dhuva is not allottedto \'a!-i )' i4 L the UserAgency, The possessionof the said area is at presentwith the ForestDepartment wherein by no User Agency any process and activities are performed. As per the reportof the Directorof Forest,ten days'time is requiredto comparethe land declared as reservedforest, and the DhuVd,Mor Dhuvaand Bet Dhuvasaid to have beenin the landallotted to the User for non-forestpurpose, from the map of landallotted to the UserAgency and the Settlement Mapof the ForestDepartment. ENCL: AS ABOVE. sD/- TLLEG. ( P.A.vrHOL ) DEPUTY CONSERVATOROF FOREST, KACHCHH EAST FORESTDEPARTM ENT, BH UJ . t\/ . t .,i l_\, AGRICULTUREAND COOPERATIONDEPARTMENT SACHIVALAYA, AH MEDABAD. grH ocToBVER, 1969. NOTIFICATION WITH REFERENCETO THE INDIAN FORESTSACT, 1927. No. KH-465/FLD/1667 /7792)-P,- In exercise of powersconferred by Section20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of L927,in its applicationto the State Governmentof Gujarat,the Governmentof Gujanat herebywith referenceto the GovernmentNotification in Agricultureand CooperationDepartment No" FLD- /1662/10289-Adated 2OthMarch , L962,published in GovernmentGazette Part-I, Rajkot Division, oD page No. 334 to 335, dated 29rhMarch, 1962, to declare the Lands of Mundra Mangroveforests of Mundra Talukaof KachchhDistrict specified in the Schedule hereto appendedto be "ReservedForest" with effect from the dateof issuance of the Notification. Sr. iName S. No. Area Boundary it - Hectors.I L lr (1) (2) (3) 1, Mundra Not Mangrove availa ble 33 From the Forest. end of Doyla creek to the end of Kaamva ri creek, Bounda ry of villages Dharab, Jarapara/ Navinaland Siracha. East: Bounda ry of port leaving Bandi Creek. South Sea. ,. Ll *, i--l West: end of Karm ava ri . 133 I illi I 1l By orderand in the nameof the Governorof Gujarat; ( u.c.BUCH ) UNDERSECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. -fc fi,ryf1[KL'JtArli" =lq ^*'"F,_,:-*ff : " *gMu#-l* - { il##ffi.rcffi,Y"ffi#il,ffi-_il$Hffi ru fu#Kffiffi %sffiw#" ffi ffiffi Lmmmmm "\{+--il Ey.M KatrraComplcx'l. Magalan e lar fiasta.Nr lncomcTax Ofiice, Sanskar lraaf 3l-ll.rj-Kll'fl|l 3il 001 ir, !i,lc.C2832-?50620. liax f.Jo 02831,250621 E-mai: : 3pcl,l:t@gr:1;r3t.g.r.rr GP C BIR O- Bh u.1/lD -Zt SoTI K UTCH -r5761694 / 2o14 Date: 26.o7.zai"4 rrJ, TheCollector and District Magistrate, Officeof Collectorand Distr"ict Maqistrate Bhuj.Dist: Kachchh. Subject: \llP (PlL)No, zro/zo:.4,Shri Pravinsinh tshurabhai Chauhan Vs 6ovt. of Gujarat andOthers Reference: (r) CollectorOffice Letter no. land/5/PlL no. zrolzor4dated 24.a7.2014 {z)Telephonic instruction of RAC,Kachchh dated zS.aT.zol4. Respected5ir, Withthe referenceto abovesubject, this is kindlyinforming you that GPCBis not a partyin the saidPIL No. zro/zor4.As mentionedin your letterand saidPlL, Mo€F,New Delhi is oneofthe paftyand in this regardwe kindlyinform you that whateverremarkslcomments for thismatter can be submitted by MotF. l-iowever,as per your instruction, this offlcer has carriedout site inspectionof proposedship recycling facility within premise of M/sAdani Ports& SFZ Ltd. and vis:t reportof the samejs enclosedherewith for your primafacie informationand further necessary action please. ThankingYou. Yoursfaithfully, t- ii ;n- 1,"'.,l c A Shah tvl l^ , 'J Regiona l Offrcer A. 1 Copyto: MemberSecretary, KindAttn.: ShriT B Shah(Unit Head - Kachchh) t t GularatPollution Control Board, 1_' Gandhinagar \/u/ft /'1,o. \l) a::1 $ V_iSitRepqrt Nameand Addressof Unit: h4lsAdani Ports and 5pecral Econcmrc Zone Lrmited, {PCB lD; }75c7), lVestPort of WaterFront De'"'elopnrent Froject, fulunclra, Dist.: tdacirchh" Reference: As pertelephonrc inEtructron fronr Resident Additronal District Collector on )5 07 2s1r,,nr0rning. Dateand Time of Visit: t5 07.r0r;r,At 11r55Hrs cnward: ContactPerson; Shri5nehal iari',vala {Dy. Maneger * Environment) O bservation: sitpnf nrnnncprl 't' *l' "hip recyclingfacilrty project iocated in the oremisesof westpcrt of lvaterfrontdevelopment pro;ect,is visited on ?5.07.rorl,fcr ver"ifrcationcf ccnstructi*nactivity and present5iatu5 Duringvisit no constructionactivity is observedfor prcposeclship recyclrng facrlity and tlre siteis abserved reclaimed.lt is also cbservedthat no constructtonactivity iE initiated rryith respect to sardfacility by nrojeet proporlent Uportaskrr:g the personcontacterl, he r"epiiedtnat thelr have appliedfor Envircnmentand CRZ clearancefor proposedship recycling facility at thrslocation for whichmatter is pendingat MoEF,New Delhi. Hence,they havenot initi*tedconstructrcn activity. He alsornformed that the siteis part of theirwest po* of Water Front Developmentlro.lect and ior the sarfi€f nvironr-nentand CRZciearance lrave been Eranteciby MofF, New DelhivicJe letter no. ro-47/zoc8-lA-lllonr:.or.:oag endaddendum dated 19.ot".zoog and copy of tlre sarrlesubrnitted which iEattached herewith, Ferson contacted rs rnstructed not tCIinitiate any activrtyfor proposedship reeyciing facility prinr to grantcf IrrvironmentlCRZclearance fram conrpetentauthority. { r.i, *t*,11,\".1rt 'r l' rlt r.' Y DSuthar K e ChaL,dh;ii C.A.Shah (DHs) iDEE) {l?egionalSfficer) f*L ,j ,\r E oqi ,,/ lr^ - --\ I t No.10-4712008-IA-IIl Gbvcrnmentof India Miiristryof Envlronmcntand $orests it# .. *fiAJUDivision) :,ti, /\ FaryavaranBhavan, J C,G.O, Conrpiex,t cdi Rc;d, NewDclhirlIS0t3 Datecltho I2s Januaqy,?009 -\ Subl CaeshatRcguletlon Zonc clceranccfor proposudwterfront dcvcloplncntpr-ojcct rf ltuudra bistrfu.t tr(achchh,Gujamt of ll{/s Mundra Port snd SEZ Lfnrttpd* Euvirunrqcntaiclenn"n*'- *.*u;6_;fr;''"" -\ Rcfsrcncbie hvitod to-tltc lettcr No.EIW-I0-2008-843-P,dated 13.10.200g from For*xt- atd Envimnmenr Deparrracng GovernrEcnt o.f Gujs$t and lctters Nb.MpSEZi?lrE/WDplBCn#oBF0t, dated. ZrJ.A0Cg, ryo.NlPsEzqJndyll1Fo:l{evgl-opm-ent/lvta€F01,dated 10.4,2008, No.MpsEzL/wFppfi{oEF08, darcri 7.11.2008, No-il{P$EZUWI'DPrlv{o}3FCI8,dated 18.11.2008and NoMpsEz/pLNQBCyCxAWnnpl'2, ;;i; 16.12.2008froull l#s Muodra Port and Spc'sialEconornio Zone Limircd aad lctJerNo.GpCEA[t/2OOg"OpKutctl- 1 (), wn6769,d'atedl8-l 1.?008rrbnr cu;ant'statcPollution Conuol no*a regaroiri 4ri -ii:*t *-rucr,,aildbove. ) 2" fire pioject - * is fot devolopingwater&ont deveioprnent vrhich includq Norr! porf Sauth'po4 T/est?orr andEaBt at Port MundmDistrictKachchh,Gujariat, TheNorthPq4" approesh ohannsl wiil be drcdgq t+ aglfor,n depth -lZ5rt of CD lhe prvposedexpansion af the exjsling"bh-ann'el affoding mangrovcshas been dropp*d, ,) Funhcr' two tQming circlesof diameterabout 550m at 1?.5mbeiow Lb. Five contain-crbcrths, Rn-Ro ternriual (600nr u'id-e),teilway hl hlqhf .areaof 350 hq back up facilities like oit *iaings, rail rrrE foaAinsfacility, opongavc$_Ereas'*ssoclated buildings,urilitics, arncnitiesetc, and connectiviff lo'rail Erd roaCcoridor e::e eiiP,0j{S$qm$e.fr44$..19$-tsH+ll-F+Iesel.dredgedt4 u'uru&rmd.ep_th_pf =tr,s*.cn. ) pggg $rw_!-umlns irr* dtr,i ;6nEqgl "*S__o={3-ittser{F-FFeur$0bm *,4lily,_- enninals_o^ei6El-o.rirs[liri7i'sJr"y tffi$h oiZ0mfr@-r cngirre+ringberrh-Z, riqpi{i birtii_r. 'ii rxulffi$i[5aht:leck-g.e:{sa-oJq:rg,ke[tptadnti*&1i1Ej-rjlffiiaf&,fr'd;ilfrft-Affit'i1"il Pgwilry-,as{Fsoq.@Ptj$&$.-eliry#p.--iitiH -".tq.,ay3:-ogqesviry--to riitrafl'eiiir ioad conidor nye ) P-rslggqetwo ltiicnti[lTilCs'h*aw Eccn iAertifiud foijnipyar* ievefipmenitqor ;n ;il;;f#'il;il; 'u'estcrnead of thge*{iyg port);'B-oFtbo stripyards aro..identicat, Maior*ao;ljqot to-G'uei,*topct a,o {wo intSmgfiategaiq block assernbtv e{ee at dre head ;;.rkr t"* r:'*r ur*ii"s *3*H:tP,t:.g_t^: ryfl91 "i#rh of haend@'**#|ffi:Tl-tg:11:_ttlqiouittg andouffifting quay ead associatxi facilities. The Vest port ihipyard3rca wiil bg ZBt .,J suiublerfiiffi ohenilciJs #'h'f"#-#r,fffitrff ln"J"**l*-Ji,tr*iffi imx-.:,'ff*r Or pllnedfor Powerplants, d'esalination plunt atd othciindustriat rcquirernents. Fu#her, Boc.halslend I (88ha), East l: -Theprgject'was cowidered is. the Exqert Cornmr'ncc rnceting hcld on'Zira &t+d'Apr.ii tgpg,2sri.&16,r Novembcr' 2G08and 199 €{ za0.Docerobef, eboa ard rcco.rnmende{\ proie"t Keepingio ui*w fl,r above the facts, propomlbas bsert exnminexi !n the Minishyof Fnvironment& F6ruis andcffi*"ntul cleanancc Envirortmenal' ffim .) ImpaciAsscssrnent Notif{catiou, iooo urd coastalRegulation Zons i,lorifi;d;;, I99t is hereby accordedto thisprojecrsubj*t.tocffcctivsiurplirnenratiort of thi fru";il;;di$ons:-. (4.)$peeificCondttioi* .r! i) No ixisringrnallgroves sball be des:toycd duriag construction/opcration of rh+ proJecL '-\ -ii)-.,l}rerc sftall.beno.ftIling-up.of.tho creck.aqd reolamation of.the.cre,cla;-., . ) \.' -) ,J jgii t .\ \ \ '\ \ l <_ ffi rffi ffi/9 ffi.,ffi '#t ir.), fi3/7"120ci 1S::t$ FAK k a vi) Hle rwnmrnendadonsof.tbc rjsk sssesssiextshall be irnplementcd.Any charge irr the desigpthc projeot shall conc)+sforethc corornittee'f,or sccking ncccssary approval' vii) Mangove ptaflrationof 200 ha to be done fn cansultatjonsrvith the 0FSFJGEC of SorestDcperilneu! a a*u:ledplan shallbe submifiedwiihh six rnanthsnqm th{rdate of rscciptof this letter. 'be jet[' r.itllulten', vrji) It shail tnsured that dwirg conshrrc{ionend post consr\r.rc9ionof the prr:posed thc {ish+rcava".,cSS&tr9 of the local cop$lwities arenot irrtceferedtr/ith' ,Relocarioli pruscribt-t: i lr itJ of the fuhcrsren.conaunity if any,shall be dongsfrictiy in eccordanccrvittr thc norn;$ n'ro$.tats Gov*ntn:cnL !f x) Marineecology raonitorir:g shail bo doneregula-ily during ccnstructiqn trf Breakwatsleurd drodgii',i'ldispo'r'i:r cpuratior,, xi) Regularraqnitoring $f $lr quatry shall-be'donc-in'the+ettlsmentaroaE srouud tiie projectsitc a;rd r'pprapriatr s4fegtardurcasure.s shall be Hko[. aff after edequaretre$tnent to ccn'ionnis *.c s,siltiurcjr xii).$cwag€'- arisiflg iri tltc po$ erq shall be disposed sripulitcrl,by GujeratSAe pcliution Conu.olBwrd andshall bc utiUzcdlre-cycledfor gardcring,ylantattcri ani irng*tien- 'o+ prcmisss aud a grf+n belt shdi xiii)' Aiieqiraisplaufation shall bs Frti"d out along titc toads of the fod dcvcloped- xil')Th*-c sba"hne Do vqj&dla'aral,of groundrvstor in CRZ areEfbr thir projecf xv) $pccitic aneggenenrsfor- rain water bsrye$tingrihJi;" ii.fte projcct {tigl ffd th: rein rvatw o": " f*: (, ttirvcste{i bo uptiraallyurilised. Dctails in this rcgud shallLv fi.rrxishc xvii) i,.loprudijct other $an tloso pennissibtrin &e CpastalRegulation Zonc Notification, 199i shaiibc ;'iorici ilr th,,C'sastai Kegule^{onZonc area. B, Gerrei*stCsnuitious: j Zone a'ea stuallue *nci;:lak':l fi) Corulruction ot'{te, proposs smlsprr€s,if qy in.firs CoastalRcgrlation ';netisitlorlslyconfornting ro t]i* existingCcntraUiocel n-ules anC tcgulatians including CaastslKegv:ador:i zolie Notjr-rcarioniggi & ;S anresdments.nlt the ccnstructiondesigns / drawings tetating t+ liie pll.ar:iec +onsurrctionectivitie$ must have approvals sf the conccrcedState Govelruiloftt Departments /AgY'rcir:s, ibr (iii r"doquateprovisiorrs for inhasbucute facilideseuoh as waier suppiy,fuei, sanitatioroetc. shali br; ciui'-rcd airi corugrrcrtiolvrorkers during tle gonstrilcior phasoofthc projectso as io avoi I t.- l, _) / ffi ffi$\t Lffi .Jt L'K f,\I .03/1t ?00i i.8:-10iiAI @{ios ffi i& t\!.i ) ii.x,,?i ii,i ,d-1. I il project .:li suthoritiesmust make nec.ccsary srrangcr$onx for disposal (v) Tne sandduoes, cbrals and mangroyc$, if any,on thc sile strattnot bu disR{bsdin any way. I of the ,) fvi)4 !!PX slmranceletter will be rr..arkedto the concer,redPanchayat/locel NCg, if any, ficr* whom any .$uggesdon/,represcntationhasbcon rcusiveC wbiie prucessing thepropoial. 'fhe fuudsearrnarked for enviioruaentprotectiou I {vii) measuresshalt be rna'in{siled,in a seprirat,:accoutt aiid thoreshali irc no divcrsiOr'rof thr^sofirnds for any other purposo.A year-wisecxpenditu* o,. usvironruenal ...\ U, safeguardssha! bo reportedto this Minisby's RegionaiOfnh at Bhopaland ths Statc pojlutionContr+i J iioard. , .-\ (viii) - Full $upportshall bc extendedto thc officcrsof this tr{inistry'sRegional Offtce at Bhopzuand the oificsrs af the Cerah'alarrd SascPolludon Coutr,:l Boards by ib.e prc;ect i'ropotenrr during Geir. inspcctic,ribr .)l monilorin€purpsses, by detaitsgnd astion ptaru ' furnishilg full includiosthoactlon 123!. rcpor15irr rcspecro.i mitigrdive!flr.asuf,es and cther environmenealprotection aptivitles a {ix} hi casYofdevialio:i or alttr.ition in the projcctiociuc}ing thc imp}ementiug&gency, 't0 * tiot rvfer€ncesbal be ) ruadc tbis Minisby for modtficatiqnin the clenrancccandifions or impositionof aew ones fgr cnsun*g environrncnlnlprotwti on, (x) This Rdinisbyrsscrve the rieht to revokothis clearancqif any of the couditionsstiputaieci are not complied with to t'rresatisfaction ot:thir Mfuistqy. l (xt)This Mini"uryor arry ofoq computentauthority may stipulatoeny othsr Edditional condiriorus suixcqueniiy, if _) decl*edrrccsssaty' for. ssvirornftental.prat+clion, which shall be eompliedwith, ) rdvertiseai lcdl in n+o local newspaperswidcl), circuiaredin the regicn - .. a;ourd are pr+jeot,one of w*iich sbail bc in tbe wrnecular languageof the locality cqncemedri.forming-ti:,:t the pttjeit has bsez'taccarded environnrentsl olearancc and copies clearsnee ) of lEt{nrsere evaiiablowid:. C*e Shtd Pollutim Ccnhul Eoard and may also bc seeflst Webqiteof the Minissy of Envirrnmcnt & i?or'ss $r lrtt}#Ktv:rz.sn.qtqiq.in. Theadvc.di+brucnfshailbs madswitbirr? days ) frour tfredate of issueof rhc ciear::nce leffisrflnd s copyof t&esarne shail beforwarded to ilro RegionalOfficc of rhis fuIinisrryat Bhopal" .The {xiii} Pr+jcatpropon*nts shalt inform fnc Rcgicnal.sffice at Bhapal as wcll as Jre h{irrlsty the dhie of iinpncial closuvc,eedfruat qppro'/albf thc pmject by the canc€rmedautborities and the dato af stertc,f L,1nd ) DcvelopnientWork" /./ ._.) {xiv) A:ly aprueal'sgaixstthis +nvironnrcntalclearancc shall lie rvift trs National EnvironmentAppellare Authorify.if prcfvr':r*d,wiftin a periodof 30 daysas prescribedunder Section I i of the Natio;iraiEnviionincnt APPcllataAcl't-997, ,) t+. -1!1eeabove roe.ntloneC stipulatlons rvlll b+ enfl]rc,edamong others undef the Water (Prerrentiorrand C1,.,i-rb-r:l of PoJlurion)Avf1974, tleAir {Preventioland Confol of Pollutiou}Act, I981,tfte Envircnment (protecrion}Acq 1986:the lla?ardousChsmicals (idanufacture, Storago and, Irnpod) Rules, i989, the Csastat Regulation'Zane ) Notifiuation,i991 and its subsequsrrtsarendruent$ snd the PublicLlability lniuranceAct, lggi and il:c Rrries ) ) \ \ \ ) t I v) ffi ,) iwl;x ffi T 0s/11 2001 1$:41 FAI @oo* .',' 1 ") rnadclhereunder frsm time to time"The projeotproponentu shall also onsurethat the propor'alcornpties willr rhe provisionsof approvedcoastal zone {e ManagtmuntPlan of Gujaratstate una n," suprcrnecourrs ordr,r.daterl l8* Aprit 1996ift ths writ PetitionNc.664 of tgsg to theexrent thesame are applicable ro this I:roposar" _.) _*---\: h ,/ (Dr.A. s#rtirveq AcJditic nal "Ltlrccto r i Sireccor {Environmcnt), Forests& Envirolm*ttDrya-rtrnont, I Gwerurnent of G uj arat Block No, I 4, 8* Floor, ,sachivalaya,Gendhinagsr* 3gZ 0I0. I C+pyr+: 1. The Chief Conseryatorof Fores$,.Mfuisly of Bnvironmen!& Fores.ts,Ministry of Environment& Forests, RtgioneJ'oSrc (wesqm Rqglor), Kvndriya .ParyavaranBhavari, Liok noaa No.3, naui bl*kar ,_i Bbopal-46?0Id.' ]*lsgar, '' Pollutiondmol Board,Parivesh Bhavarq cBD-c+r:noffice ,compter:, '.. ffif,Bffflrir-ffi' Eosr.,arjun ,) J. The chairman, Gr:jarat$hte Fortutioncontrol Bga.d,paryarra;an Bhavan,$ectcr i0-,q., _ I 010,Gujarat- caodhi'agar iBz r4/s Port Mundra and SpccialEconos{o zonc Limited,"Adani I{ouse',,C-i0i, I042i, . AnandNit ) i !. j I \ I !.,{ ffi ffiD H lW j, rao0i ffi ,.rl ".1 No.l0-4?ItrBOE'tA-I1I Yx ') Governrnentof India : Ministryof Environmentand Ftrests (IA'ill Divisioa) :-) .-rb ila tY*r'aran [i ilaiian, -,1 C"C.O" Cornp:.x, Lod! 8-+ad, ltar:.llelhi- I lt]003 Datsrjllre l9'' .fariua:y,?.009 duupN$u[{ .,J project at il{tri'drr tristrtct ccasbrl -Regulationznne.cle*rsnce for prtrposedrvaierfront dtvoiopmcnt $ub: - regarci,rg' Hschchh,iu.larat offrI/s Muudra ?ort andsEE Lirnited Environmentalclcaranee* -) I -) of e'rennumber dardd fnc Minist$i had eulier accordgdclearaflce'to thc aboveproject vide Ministry's lerter hnprct Assr'ssmtnt t2.12009 ln{cr theprovisionsof cqastalRegulation zone Notification,l99t encfEnvirorrnent frorn ML'sMuri'i'i:a Port fotificrrico, io06 for undertakingthe, abovu u*"tivity. N'ow, vide letterN-ol'Iil, dated14'1-2009 _) of South])ori anciWest Fart end sEZ Lifidted, the project prroponynfhave recpcsted_.forinclusion of the description hasnot been spcil out in ihe f,boveenvironmeoul clearance datod 12.1'.7Q89. :-) ^v*ln porl artificiallycreated basin of approxinratejy.$05 h1g:q. -l t! southport is locarcdrq the sou.h\of rhecxidng An ?00mdredgcd and tnainiaine i