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~~~H ~ Ch1cfihl"1 FH~e-s Rlfil~"~:flv:t WTfl1 : ~ <i'li~<Ri . <PR- 2 7, ~fkt~<J:><I"~<'I ~. ~ m. ~ ~-11o oo3 Indian Oil Corporation Limited Refineries Division : SCOPE Complex, Core-2 7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 Gram OILREFIN R'"h1 ~ 1f1 ~ >r'IWT Website : www.iocl.com Refineries Division Date: 05.07.2017 To, Member Secretary (lndustry-2), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jar Bagh Road New Delhi- 110003 Subject: Submission of replies to queries issued in MOM for Minutes of 24th Expert Appraisal Committee (lndustry-2) Meeting Held During 14th To 16th June 2017 - TOR for proposed West Coast Refinery and Petrochemical Project at Babulwadi, Rajapur (Ta luka), Ratnagiri (Dist), Maharashtra. Dear Sir, With reference to MOM for 24th EAC meeting, additional information sought by the committee is attached. This is for your submission and records Thanking you. Yours faithfully, eneral Manager Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. RHQ, New Delhi Enclosures: 1. Office memorandum and relevant pages of ESA notification 2. Location map 3. Letter from MIDC 4. Summary of site selection analysis 5. CD containing video coverage ~~ :\ilt-9 , afflT<rr<R~liflf , orr.w (~). ~-400 051('1U«r) Regd. Office G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra (East) Mumbai-400 051 (India) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOUGHT BY EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (EAC) AS PER MINUTES OF 24TH EAC (INDUSTRY-2) MEETING HELD DURING 14TH TO 16TH JUNE 2017 1. PP shall submit a letter from the concerned authority that the project does not fall in the ESA and the proposed activities are permitted in the area. As per Office Memorandum (OM) (J.21011/58/2010-IA-I dated 17th October 2013) vide Sl. No.8 (Page of 2) all villages falling in Taluka of Rajapur was identified for moratorium. A copy of the OM is attached as Annexure I A. Later on, MOEFCC vide its office memorandum (J.21011/58/2010-IA-I dated 25th July 2014), has decided to lift the moratorium from the villages falling in non- ecologically sensitive area of the Taluks mentioned in above OM dated 17th October 2013, i.e. for Rajapur. A copy of the OM is attached as Annexure I B. However, moratorium will continue for the list of villages of Ratnagiri district covered in the ESA identified by HLWG as annexed to Directions issued on 13th November 2013. A copy of the directions and relevant page of list of villages of Rajapur Taluka is attached as Annexure I C. The proposed refinery site will be developed in two plots namely plot-1 and plot -2. These two plots fall under Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district. The layout of plots is shown in Annexure-II. List of villages falling in plot-1 & plot-2 is given in Table 1.0: Table 1.0: List of villages falling in the proposed site Sr Name of Village Taluka District Area (in Hectre) No. 1 Karshingewadi Rajapur Ratnagiri 336.896 2 Sagve Rajapur Ratnagiri 121.048 3 Vilye Rajapur Ratnagiri 471.102 4 Dattawadi Rajapur Ratnagiri 292.463 5 Palekarwadi Rajapur Ratnagiri 109.692 6 Katradevi Rajapur Ratnagiri 204.687 7 Karivane Rajapur Ratnagiri 38.704 8 Chouke Rajapur Ratnagiri 281.377 9 Nanar Rajapur Ratnagiri 714.923 10 Upale Rajapur Ratnagiri 473.06 11 Padve Rajapur Ratnagiri 306.116 12 Sakhar Rajapur Ratnagiri 364.698 13 Taral Rajapur Ratnagiri 723.011 14 Gothivare Rajapur Ratnagiri 1015.968 Total Land in 5453.745 Hectre In Acre 13470.75 All the above villages are not listed in the annexed list of villages of Rajapur Taluka as given in Annexure I C. Further MOEFCC issued the following draft notifications indicating the prohibition of projects in eco-sensitive villages in Western Ghats (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Tamilnadu): • First Draft Notification dated 10.03.2014 on Western Ghats ESA • Second Draft Notification dated 04.09.2015 on ESA for Western Ghats • S. O. 667 (E) [27.02.2017] Draft Notification declaring Eco Sensitive Area around Western Ghats, India (Latest). Relevant pages indicating the prohibition of activities in ESA area (Pages 113 – 116) and list of villages falling in eco- sensitive area in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district (Pages 129, 191-192) is attached as Annexure I D. All villages mentioned in Table 1.0 are not listed in the latest notification S.O. 667 E dated 27th February 2017, as shown in Annexure I D. However, a corridor of width 200m of about 800 m long is required to connect the Plot 1 & Plot 2. This corridor is falling within Khumbhavade and Dongar villages. These villages are listed as eco-sensitive zone as per annexure shown in Annexure I D (Page 192). 2. Details of structure/pipeline connecting Plot 1 & Plot 2. A corridor of width 200m of about 800 m long is required to connect the Plot 1 & Plot 2. This corridor will facilitate a pipeline and a connecting road between plot 1 & plot 2. The layout indicating the connection with plot 1 and plot 2 is shown in location map. The location map is attached as Annexure-II. 3. Land ownership certificate from the concerned authority/letter from MSIDC. Letter from MSIDC is attached as Annexure-III. 4. PP shall submit details of site selection analysis and also the details of studies conducted for alternate site analysis. Summary of site selection analysis is given in Annexure-IV. 5. Video coverage of the area to understand the real habitat. Video coverage of the area is given in CD separately. 6. Construction of jetties and ports shall be submitted to the concerned EAC for appraisal. PP shall also obtain the recommendation of SCZMA for CRZ clearance. Noted. .'\o . .1 .2101 1/58/2011)-1.\-1 (;o\crnmtnt of India :\ linistt · ~ of E n• ir onment a n d Fo rc ~l o; Par•:a\ ar:m l~ha\\'an c·( ;o l'omrk.\. l \1d1 Road '\.:,., D~lh;- ll 0 1l I' OFFICI' l\IE\IORA~Dl \-1 ~uh : Considcr:1tion of proposal~ from R:ttnngiri and Sindhudurg districts, '\1 aharashtra. l'hi:-. has rclcn.:nce to lhc \llllisny's OffiLC ~k morandum or C\ L'11 no. dated I 6'1! . \u~u~L 20 l 0 ,md its -;uh::,c,jliLili uncndmen ~ induJing 0 \ I issue, l •Hl .~ (,' h :-;,,:ptcmhcr 2() 1' regJrdmg C.\le1biun ur muralorium uplll 31 U<.:tolk·r. 20 I _~ ()Jl (l!ll.i1lkr.ll10 11 or J1nl)t'Lh !'r(\m the tli~trict~ ,,,. !btnagiri 'tnd "i !nJhudurg. :-..·1.thar~t:; htrJ llnJLT the 1.1 \ :\otliiL<I11nn 2()11(• by th1" \ll ni .-,tr~ ,)r h~ the \l,lhar;Jshtra S1a1e l-11\ tmtli11L'I11 Impact • \sse ~"I1 1L'11t \ut lll • rit~ c:--1 I\\) "' The \lmlstr~ of I m ir<'lllllt'Jlt and Forests had appnnl!ed ~ lli:;h Lc\cl \\\1rJ...1n~ !Jl'(>Up (!{L\\(i ) under the ChJinn:.1nsh1p ol Dr. K. 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