Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (Infra-2) held on 10-12 July, 2019 MINUTES OF THE 42nd MEETING OF THE EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (INFRASTRUCTURE-2) HELD ON 10-12 JULY, 2019 Venue: Conference Hall (Brahmaputra), Vayu Wing, First Floor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi - 3 Day- 1: Wednesday, 10th July, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM 42.1 Opening Remarks of the Chairman 42.2 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 41st Meeting of the EAC (Infra-2) held on 27-29 May, 2019 at New Delhi. The minutes of the 41st Meeting of the EAC (Infra-2) held on 27-29 May, 2019, was confirmed. 42.3 Consideration of Proposals Agenda item No. 42.3.1. Expansion of Existing Airport at Hisar (Development of Phase II) by M/s Department of Civil Aviation, Haryana – Terms of Reference (IA/HR/MIS/105363/2019; F.No. 10-31/2019-IA-III) 42.3.1.1. The project proponent and the accredited Consultant M/s EQMS gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and informed that: (i) Proposed project involves expansion of existing airport at Hisar by development of Phase II. The project falls under activity 7 (a) and Category A of Schedule 1 of the EIA Notification, 2006. Project site is located in Hisar. Project site is located close to the Hisar City and well connected with NH-9. (ii) Existing Hisar airport site is spread over area of 4215.97 acres. Existing airport consist of facilities like runway, terminal building, hangars, apron and terminal building. For expansion additional land of different government department of 2984.03 acres available adjacent to the existing site is being surveyed and will be transferred for development of airport. Total area of the airport will be 7200 acres (2913.7 ha). (iii) Green area of 40,000 sqm (9.9 acres/4 ha) will be developed at the project site. Native and ornamental tree species will be planted at the airport site. (iv) Forest land will be required to be diverted for expansion of the Hisar airport. Details are given below. Permission will be taken from forest department for the same. Equivalent land area shall also be given to forest department. • Birr Hisar Protected Forest: (Deer Park and Shatavery Herbal Park)- (abuts site, E) • Hisar to Barwala-Chandigarh Road L/R km 0 to 3.6-Within the site • Hisar to Dhansu Road L/R Km 0.2.4 -Within the site There is also a blue bird lake abutting site in South direction. The lake carried water only during monsoon season majorly. (v) Trees are present on the project site reserve for development of phase II. Tree counting process is under process on the Runway and OLS1 area. Tree survey is conducted for the Page 1 of 155 Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (Infra-2) held on 10-12 July, 2019 forest areas which are falling within the project site (within 49.2 acres of area). Total 1970 trees are present within 49.2 acres of the forest land. Total trees required to be cut for the project will be finalized and submitted in EIA report. Permission will be taken from Forest Department prior cutting the trees. Compensatory plantation will be carried out as per the State Forest Policy. (vi) Water will be required for domestic water requirement for visitors and staff, green area, cleaning, washing, fire-fighting etc. Estimated water requirement is 338 KLD on basis of preliminary study (8220 passengers per day @15 LPCD-123 KLD, 1000 staff @ 45 LPCD-45 KLD, 40000 sqm green area @ 3 l/sqm-120 KLD, fire-fighting/misc. demand: 50 KLD). Final demand is being estimated and will be submitted in the EIA report. (vii) Airport is being fed by PHED supply by means of water reservoirs constructed within the airport land. Rana Minor canal is currently feeding these reservoirs. Drinking water source will be same for the Phase II, i.e. from Rana Minor Water Canal. (viii) STP will be installed to treat the sewage. Dual plumbing system will be installed to use the treated sewage within the site. Treated sewage may be used for cooling, flushing and landscaping within the site. (ix) Project is in planning stage, power requirement will be estimated and submitted in the detailed EIA study. Source of power will be state electricity grid. Solar panels will also be installed and will help in minimizing energy requirement (x) No industrial waste will be generated. Solid waste to be generated from project site during operation phase will be majorly food waste, packaging waste, paper, plastic, STP sludge and e-waste. Proper system for segregation, collection and management of solid waste will be adopted at the site. (xi) Hazardous waste may also be generated from site during construction and operation phase. Hazardous waste will also include the used oil from DG sets and used oil & greased cottons from cleaning, maintenance and repair of the aircrafts. Hazardous waste will be stored and collected as per Hazardous and Other Waste Rules, 2016 and will be disposed off through authorized vendors. (xii) Investment/Cost of the project is Rs. 885 Crores. (xiii) Employment potential: Development of airport may generate direct employment for 1000 people and indirect employment of approx. 5000 people. (xiv) Benefits of the project: The project is overall beneficial for the economy of the Haryana State. Development of airport not only connects people but economies. Development of airport will induce the ancillary development in the nearby area and may generate direct employment for 1000 people and indirect employment of approx. 5000 people. Haryana population is dependent on IGI, Delhi airport and Chandigarh airport for air travel. Delhi IGI airport is the busiest airport of the country and will reach 110% of the capacity utilization by 2025. Development of Hisar airport will serve as additional aviation hub for people of Haryana as well as Delhi NCR. Development of Haryana airport will not only reduce the load from IGI airport Delhi but also decongest the roads by reducing the traffic from Haryana to IGI airport. Also, this will cut down the vehicular emission and will save the travel time and travelling cost of the people. 42.3.1.2. During the deliberations, the EAC noted the following:- (i) The proposal is for grant of Terms of Reference to the project ‘Expansion of Existing Airport at Hisar (Development of Phase II) by M/s Department of Civil Aviation, Haryana. Page 2 of 155 Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (Infra-2) held on 10-12 July, 2019 (ii) The project/activity is covered under category ‘A’ of item 7 (a) i.e. ‘Airports’ of the schedule to the EIA Notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments, and requires appraisal at Central level. 42.3.1.3. The project proponent informed the Committee that Department of Civil Aviation, Haryana has proposed expansion of the existing airport at Hisar. Under expansion, phase 2 will be developed so as to make airport operational for scheduled flights. Purpose of the project is to reduce the pressure from the congested IGI airport (saturated with utilization of 110% by 2025) and divert the traffic of Haryana & nearby areas from IGI to Hisar. Total Plot area is 7200 acres, out of which 4215.97 acres is in possession and remaining 2984.03 acres is being surveyed for transferring to Department of civil aviation, Haryana. Entire land belongs to Government of Haryana and there is no private land lies in the proposed land parcel. No notified national park/wildlife sanctuary lies within the 10 km radius of the project site. After detailed deliberations on the proposal, the Committee recommended the project for grant of Terms of Reference as specified by the Ministry as Standard ToR in April, 2015 for the said project/activity and the following ToR in addition to Standard ToR for preparation of EIA-EMP report: (i) Importance and benefits of the project. (ii) Stage – I forest clearance to be submitted. (iii) Details of tree cutting along with plan form for green belt development. (iv) Submit valid Consent to Operate (CTO) for the existing Airport and compliance to the conditions of the CTO and authorization for the existing Airport. (v) The EIA will discuss the compliance to the Pollution Control Laws and the notifications under the E.P. Act 1986 and get a certified report from the Pollution Control Board. (vi) The E.I.A. will give a justification for land requirements along with a comparison to the guidelines established by the Airport Authority of India/Ministry of Civil Aviation in this regards. (vii) A toposheet of the study area of radius of 10 km and site location on 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet (including all eco-sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive places). (viii) Layout maps of proposed project indicating runway, airport building, parking, greenbelt area, utilities etc. (ix) Cost of project and time of completion. (x) Submit Fire NOC for existing project from concerned Department. (xi) The impacts of demolition and the activities related thereto shall be examined and a management plan drawn up to conform to the Construction and Demolition rules under the E.P. Act, 1986. (xii) The report shall examine the details of excavations, its impacts and the impacts of transport of excavated material. A detailed Management Plan shall be suggested. (xiii) Detail plan for ‘deplane waste’ and impact of noise on the sensitive environment specially the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.