Dehradun Airport Compliance and Monitoring Report
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Specific Condition S. No. Conditions Compliance A thick green belt shall be developed towards the existing A green belt is developed inside the Himalaya Hospital and Medical Institute which is only 500m away Airport campus to the maximum i. extent keeping in view operational constraints Possibility shall be examined to treat and convert the Conversion of bio-degradable waste biodegradable solid waste in to manure to be used within the has been avoided till date, since it airport complex attracts birds, which would hamper the safety of the flight activities in the ii. airport. Efforts would be made to accommodate organic converters and disposal of waste in the newer phase of the airport terminal building All the management plan envisaged in the EIA and EMP shall be The Environment management plant strictly followed which was given was followed iii accordingly except regular monitoring and without on record. All the assurances and action plan on the issues raised during the Action taken on all the points raised public hearing shall be strictly implemented during public hearing are given below- a. Noise monitoring is required to be undertaken at three locations on monthly basis by AAI, during construction and operation phase for which AAI is required to engage an external agency to provide such services. Noise level has been monitored and present status of the noise level iv. within the limit. The results of these monitored levels shall be the part of six monthly reports which is required to be submitted to MoEF, CPCB and SPCB b. Local skilled and unskilled labor was engaged during construction period c. A 3.0 meter wide road has been approved by the State Government along the boundary wall for the facilitation of villagers General Conditions S. No. Conditions Compliance The construction of the structures shall be undertaken as The construction of Terminal Building has i. per the plans approved by the concerned local been undertaken as per the approved plan authorities/local administration, meticulously conforming to of AAI conforming to international S. No. Conditions Compliance the existing local and central rules and regulations standards. No other approval is required. Provision shall be made for the housing of construction Local labour employed and hence no labour within the site with all necessary infrastructures and housing for labours was provided facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Temporary structures made by contractors ii. safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The for official purpose have already been housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed. removed after the completion of the project Appropriate measures must be taken while undertaking Digging was confined to foundation of digging activities to avoid nay likely degradation of water building structures only. All efforts were iii quality made during construction to avoid contamination of water Borrow sites for each quarry sites for road construction material and dump sites must be identified keeping in view the following: No borrow site has been used for the (a) No excavation or dumping on private property is project. All the earth quantity required has carried without written consent of the owner been taken from the high land pockets within airport area. (b) No excavation or dumping should be allowed on wetlands, forest areas or other ecologically The excess earth was used in filling and valuable or sensitive locations leveling the dry low lying areas in Airport iv. (c) Excavation work shall be done in close Complex only. consultation with the soil conservation and watershed development agencies working in the Not Applicable area and. (d) Construction spoils including bituminous materials and other hazardous materials must not be allowed to contaminate water courses and the dump sites Not Applicable for such materials must be secured so that they shall not leach into the ground water. The construction material shall be obtained only from All the building construction material has approved quarries. In case new quarries are to be opened, been obtained from existing approved v. specific approvals from competent authority shall be quarry and brick kilns. obtained in this regard Adequate precautions shall be taken during transportation All the transport vehicles/trucks were of the construction material so that it does not affect the covered with tarpaulin/polythene sheets vi. environment adversely. while transporting the construction material at site. Full support shall be extended to the officers of this Ministry/Regional office at Lucknow by the project proponent AAI extends its full cooperation and support during inspection of the project for monitoring purpose by vii. during inspection to all concerned furnishing full details and action plan including action taken authorities. reports in respect of mitigation measures and other environmental protection activities. Ministry of Environment and Forests or any other competent authority may stipulate any additional conditions or modify Any additional conditions imposed upon viii. the existing ones, if necessary in the interest of environment AAI for this project shall be complied with. and the same shall be complied with. The Ministry reserves the right to revoke this clearance if ix. any of conditions stipulated are not complied with the There is no response satisfaction of the ministry In the event of a change in project profile or change in the There is no change in the project profile or x. implementation agency, a fresh reference should be made change in the implementation agency. to the Ministry of environment and Forests xi. The project proponent shall inform the Regional Office as It had been informed to the all concerned S. No. Conditions Compliance well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final authorities regarding financial closure and approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the final approval. date of start of land development work Uttarrakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Action is to be taken by Uttarakhand Board shall display a copy of the clearance letter at Environment Protection and Pollution xii. Regional Office, District Industries Center and Collectors Control Board. Office/Tehsilder Office for 30 days The para-wise replies to paras from 7-15 are as under S. No. Conditions Compliance These conditions would be enforced among others under the provision of Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) act Complied 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act 1981, Para No. 7 the Environment (Protection) act 1986, the Public Liability (Insurance) Act 1991, and EIA Notification 1994, including the amendments and rules made thereafter All other statutory clearance such as the approvals for Diesel has not been stored and storage of diesel from Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire hence approval from Chief Controller Department, Civil Aviation Department, Forest Conservation of Explosive was not taken Act 1980 and Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 etc. shall be obtained as applicable by project proponent from the Clearance from the local Fire Control respective competent authority authority for firefighting system has Para No. 8 been obtained. (Copy enclosed). Approval from Central Electricity Authority of the energization of substation including standby DG sets accorded. The Project Proponent shall advertise in at least two local Newspapers widely circulated in the region, one of which shall be in the vernacular language informing that the project Agreed but no data available. has been accorded environmental Clearance. The Para no. 9 advertisement should be made within 10 days from the date of receipt of the Clearance letter and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry of Lucknow Environmental Clearance is subject to final order of Honb’le Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Agreed Para No. 10 Union of India in writ Petition (Civil) No 460 of 2004 as may be applicable to this project Any appeal against this Environmental Clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if No such observations complain has Para No. 11 preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under been received. Section 11 of the National Environment appellate Act 1997 A Copy Of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned panchayat, Zila Parisad/ Municipal corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any, From whom Para No. 12 suggestion/ representations, if any were received while Agreed and Complied processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the company by the proponent. Para No. 13 The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional office of MoEF, Agreed and complied the respective Zonal office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOX (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the project shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions Para No. 14 including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as Complied well as by e-mail) to the respective Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Agreed Para No. 15 rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the company along with the status of compliance of EC conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of MoEF by e-mail.