VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR MODERNISATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND ADDITION OF NEW FACILITIES ENTAILING CAPACITY AT VISAKHAPATNAM PORT Modified EIA Report WAPCOS LIMITED (A Government of India Undertaking) 76 C, Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015, Haryana, INDIA Tel. +91-124-2397396, Fax. +91-124-2397392 Email:
[email protected] March 2016 CONTENTS CONTENTS CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW 1-1 1.2 PROPOSED PROJECTS 1-4 1.3 NEED FOR THE EIA STUDY 1-8 1.4 STUDY AREA 1-8 1.5 OUTLINE OF THE REPORT 1-10 1.6 TOR COMPLIANCE 1-11 CHAPTER-2 VISHAKHAPATNAM PORT – PROFILE 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2-1 2.2 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE 2-1 2.3 PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE PORT 2-5 2.4 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS & FORECAST 2-6 2.5 PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE UTILIZATION 2-10 2.6 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT VPT 2-11 CHAPTER-3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3-1 3.2 UPGRADATION OF EXISTING FACILITY & CREATION OF NEW FACILITY 3-1 FOR IRON ORE HANDLING (OHC & WQ1) 3.3 DEVELOPMENT OF WQ-7 & WQ8 BERTH INCLUDING MECHANICAL 3-15 HANDLING FACILITIES IN THE NORTHERN ARM OF INNER HARBOUR OF VISAKHAPATNAM PORT 3.4 EXTENSION OF EXISTING CONTAINER TERMINAL IN THE OUTER 3-24 HARBOUR VISHAKHAPATNAM PORT ON DBFOT BASIS 3.5 WATER REQUIREMENT 3-25 3.6 HTL/LTL DEMATCATION 3-27 CHAPTER-4 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STATUS 4.1 GENERAL 4-1 4.2 METEOROLOGY 4-1 4.3 LANDUSE PATTERN OF THE STUDY AREA 4-3 4.4 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 4-4 4.5 MARINE WATER QUALITY 4-14 4.6 SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS 4-34 4.7 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY 4-40 4.8 MARINE