EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR PROPOSED STORAGE CAPACITY EXPANSION OF BPCL LPG BOTTLING PLANT AT RAJBANDH CHOTI, BURDWAN,

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is a fortune 500 oil refining, exploration and marketing PSU with Navratna status. BPCL has multiple refinery units in Mumbai, Kochi & Numaligarh. The latest addition is Bina Refinery Bharat Oman Refinery Limited (BORL) which is promoted by a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Oman Oil Company Limited (OOCL) has set up refinery with capacity & it is a 6 MMTPA grass root refinery at Bina, Madhya Pradesh, along with crude supply system consisting of a Single Point Mooring system (SPM), Crude Oil Storage Terminal (COT) at Vadinar, District – Jamnagar, Gujrat and 935 Km long cross country crude pipeline from Vadinar to Bina. BPCL has also many LPG Plants, POL Depots, Installations & TOPs spread across the country for further distribution of petroleum products to consumers. BPCL now proposes to increase storage capacity of the existing LPG Bottling Plants located at Rajbandh Choti, in the state of West Bengal.for meeting the increasing demand of L.P.G. cylinders in the neighboring areas. With the above in view, BPCL proposes to install two mounded bullets and add 2 nos of bays in the TLD gantry in the existing LPG Bottling Plants located at Rajbandh Choti, in the state of West Bengal.

BPCL proposes for installation of mounded bullet keeping the safety aspect in mind. Cylindrical pressures vessels installed on compact sand bed and covered with sand mound in a pyramid shape. The mounded storage of LPG has proved to be safer compared to above ground storage vessels since it provides intrinsically passive and safe environment and eliminates the possibility of Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE). The cover of the mound protects the vessel from fire engulfment, radiation from a fire in close proximity and acts of sabotage or vandalism.

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 Project Capacity The existing LPG Plant is having storage Capacity of 450 MT and the proposed project envisages to increase storage capacity by 600MT.

Proposed project envisages: i. Installation of 2 nos of mounded bullet having capacity 300 MT of each. ii. Extension of existing 4 bays gantry to 6 bays

Fig - F-1: Layout of Durgapur LPG plants showing the proposed facilities

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 Location The Durgapur LPG Plant is located at industrial area of Rajbandh Choti at Rajbandh which is at about 1 km from Rajbandh railway station.Rajbandh is an adjacent town of Durgapur in the district of Burdwan, in the state of West Bengal. The Plant is well connected by road through NH-2 and main Railway line between Durgapur & Howrah. Nearest domestic and international airport is Kazi Najrul Islam (Andal) Airport which is located at a distance of 35km from project site. Nearest port is at Haldia situated at a distance of 269km from the project site. The longitude and latitude of the centroid of the proposed site are 87°23'04.62"E (approx) and 25°28'58.19"N (approx).

Neasrest facilities are summarized below

Nearest Facilities Distance from the centre of the project site National Highway 30 620 m Railway line 440 m Habitation 1.03 km Damodar River 4.5 km

Fig – F – 2: Map showing the nearest facilities from the Project-sites

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 Land Requirement The total land area available in Durgapur LPG Plant is around 25 acres. The total land is under possession of BPCL. 2 nos of Additional Bullets of 300 MT capacity each, and addition 2 nos of bays in the gantry will be installed in the vacant space within the existing premises; hence no additional land is required.

 Water Requirement and Source

The maximum water consumption during operation of the existing plant is 3m3/day. No additional water will be required for the proposed expansion. Water requirement for the existing Plant is met through bore wells which was commissioned during 2007-08 at the time of installation of the plant. Central ground water authority vide it circular dated 26.10.2012 had exempted the industries drawing less than 100m3/day from obtaining permission. Further, 2.4 kld out of 3 kld required for washing, domestic etc will be reused for green belt development ( This is in accordance to CGWA’s guideline as appearing in their website and applicable with effect from 16.11.2015) Thus authorization from CGWA need not be obtained.

 Process Description Brief process description is as follows:

1. Receipt of Products : Receipt of Bulk LPG from Haldia Refinery through bullet truck of 18 MT capacity. Bullet truck unloading through 4 decanting bays by pressure differential method. Storage of bulk LPG in [(3 x 150 MT)+ {(2 x 300 MT) (proposed)}]

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2. Receipt of empty LPG cylinders & segregation Empty cylinders will be received from the Bharat distributors. Defective and unfit cylinders will be segregated for rectification / repairs. Only sound empty cylinders will be taken for filling.

3. Bottling Pumping of bulk LPG to carousal for filling LPG cylinders. Bottling LPG in 5,14.2,19,35 and 47.5 kg capacity LPG cylinders respectively. On-line quality control checks like weight, leakage etc on filled cylinders.

4. Loading into trucks Sound filled cylinder will be loaded into trucks for distributers. Statistical quality control checks are carried out before dispatch to markets. Dispatch of Products is done through Bullets Trucks to retail outlets.

5. Distribution Loaded packed cylinders truck will carry the filled cylinders to the authorized Bharat distributers. Filled cylinder will be stored in Explosive Licensed LPG godowns. Distributors will carry filled cylinders to our customers, deliver the filled cylinder after pre-delivery quality checks & take back empty cylinders from customers. Empty cylinders will be stored in LPG godowns and then brought back to bottling plant for refilling.

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 Plant Facility Storage.

 Bullets Details of LPG storage Bullets Sl No Product Stored Position Capacity 1 LPG Above ground Bullets 150 MT x 3 300 MT x 2 Mounded Bullets (Proposed)

 Unloading TLD Gantry There is Four (04) bays TLD Gantry with 8 loading points for unloading Bullet truck. 8 Bullet trucks can be filled at a time. Addition of 2 bays in the gantry is proposed.

 Filling Shed Empty cylinders are filled through 1 electronic carousal of 24 stations.

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Fire detection and Protection System The fire protection and detection system are in accordance with OISD 144. The existing fire water net work will be extended to form a loop around tank farm. The proposed bullets and LPG pumps will be provided with Medium Velocity water spray system automatically actuated and fed through Deluge Valve. - All LPG vessels are equipped with safety device such as safety relief valve (SRV)< High level Alarms (HLA) and Remote Operated Valves (ROV) for safe operations - Emergency trip button is provided at filling / Filled shed and LPG pump house for shutting down all LPG operations in case of any emergency. - The Plant has CCTV cameras installed in critical locations in the plant. - Safety messaging system : It is an automatic announcement system for safe messages over speaker in front of the security cabin. - Auto fire detection by Quarzoid Bulbs: The quarzoid bulbs are installed in the LPG handling sheds in the airline connected to deluge valve. The line is pressurizes with air at 3.5 kg/cm2. The line is designed show that airflow through a single quarzoid bulb will make the system unhealthy and the same is identified by the fire fighting panel. Whenever the fire occurs in any of the LPG handling sheds and the temperature rises to 79 deg. C, the quarzoid bulb will melt and and the entire air off the line & deluge valve will discharge through it. As a result, the pressure in the line goes low and same will be sensed by pressure switch and sends the signal to the fire fighting panel. Then the fire fighting panel activities Deluge valve, trips LPG equipment and operation siren.

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II. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Primary baseline environmental monitoring studies were conducted for three months from 22nd September 2015 to 22nd December 2015 and details are as follows:

METEOROLOGY

The maximum and minimum temperature recorded during the study period is 35°C and 11.5°C. The relative humidity found varying from 40 % to 90%. The predominant winds are mostly from Northwest, Northeast and Southeast directions. Maximum 63mm rainfall was recorded during study period.

AIR ENVIRONMENT To establish the baseline status of the ambient air quality in the study area, the air quality was monitored at nine (9) locations. Out of nine locations 2 (two) are within the LPG Plant and 7 (seven) are outside of the plant within the 10 km radius of the study area. The maximum and minimum values of Ambient Air Quality monitoring are given in the following table:

3 3 3 Location PM10,μg/m PM 2.5,μg/m SO2,μg/m3 NOX,μg/m

Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Project Site 57.6 73.1 23.5 36.7 9.6 14.2 16.8 24.1 (Security Gate) Project Site (Admin 52.6 63.1 23.8 32.1 6.5 9.6 12.3 17.8 Block) Rajkusum 39.1 47.1 18.2 24.1 BDL 7.1 9.1 13.7

Mubarakganja 36.4 48.2 16.5 23.4 BDL BDL 8.7 12.7

Kanksa 38.2 47.3 17.6 23.7 BDL 6.8 10.1 13.8

Gopalpur 51.6 63.1 22.8 30.2 6.7 9.6 13.7 21.6

Bamunara 46.3 46.8 20.9 28.4 6.1 8.5 13.2 19.5

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Manikara 37.9 45.8 17.1 23.1 BDL 6.1 9.6 14.1

Beharpur 39.6 49.2 18.7 24.1 BDL 8.1 10.6 15.1

In the table shows that all particulate matters are high in the project site (Security gate and all particulate matters are low in Mubarakganja. (Specify in drawing) Results of the monitored data indicate that the ambient air quality of the region in general is in conformity with respect to the norms of National Ambient Air Quality standards (NAAQS) of CPCB, with present level of activities

Fig – F – 3 : Map showing the Air environment monitoring Locations

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NOISE ENVIRONMENT

The noise monitoring has been conducted at 8 (eight) locations. Out of 8 locations 1 (one) is within the LPG Plant and 7 (seven) are outside of the plant within the 10 km radius of the study area. Project site recorded highest value of 54.2 dB (A) during day time in the project site. The lowest noise level was found to be 41.2 dB (A) during night time at . The places are specify in the drawings. However the noise levels are found to be well within the CPCB standards.

Fig – F – 4 : Map showing the Noise Level monitoring Locations

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WATER ENVIRONMENT

Six (6) groundwater samples and two (2) surface water samples within the study area were considered for assessment. Out of six locations of ground water sample 1 (one) is within the LPG Plant and 5 (five) are outside of the plant within the 10 km radius of the study area. The water samples were collected and analyzed during Septemder 2015 to December 2015. The pH of ground water in the study area varies between 7.06 and 7.46. Conductivity varies from 302 to 1128 μS/cm, TDS values were found to be from 163 to 643 mg/L and Total Hardness varied from 100 to 420 mg/L. Total alkalinity also varies from 86 to 320 mg/L. The concentration of sodium in the studied samples varied from 11 to 75 mg/L. The potassium content ranged from BDL (<1) to 4.6 mg/L. The chloride content in the studied area ranged from 16 to 114 mg/L. The nitrate content in the studied area ranged from 2 to 59 mg/L.The sulphate and fluoride content in the ground water are found to be within the IS in all the samples

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Fig – F – 5 : Map showing the Water quality monitoring Locations

SOIL ENVIRONMENT

Seven (7) locations within the study area were selected for soil sampling. Out of Seven locations 1 (one) is within the LPG Plant and 6 (six) are outside of the plant within the 10 km radius of the study area. It has been observed that the pH of the soil was ranging from 7.68 to 8.37, Conductivity of the soil ranges from 0.068 to 0.208 mS/cm. Since the EC value is less than 2mS/cm, the soil is said to be non-saline in nature. Soil organic content varied from 0.77 to 1.78% which indicates the low level of organic matter.

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Fig – F – 6 : Map showing the Soil quality monitoring Locations

ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

There are no endemic and endangered species of flora within the study region. There is no wild life sanctuary, national park or bird sanctuary with in the 10 km radius of the project site.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

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Study of socio-economic profile around the proposed project site has been carried out based on “Census of 2011. As per the prescribed TOR of the EIA Study for the proposed project, the study area has been considered to be an area covered within a radius of 10 km around the proposed project site beyond which appreciable positive impact due to the project is envisaged.

The salient features of socioeconomic profile of the Study Area are as follows:

 The population in the study area is 140433.  The Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Male) is 944.  Scheduled Tribes (ST) as percentage of total population is 8.50%. Scheduled Castes (SC) as percentage to the total population are 31.57%.  Overall literacy rate, according to 2011 Census is 68.61%. The male literacy rate is 74.55% while female literacy rate is 63.34 %.  The percentage of main workers is 26.99% of total population and the Percentage of marginal workers is 14.32 %. The percentage of non-workers is 58.35%

III. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS &MITIGATION MEASURES

IMPACT ON AMBIENT AIR ENVIRONMENT

The only point sources of emissions are D.G sets & Fire Engines. They have been fitted with stacks of adequate height to disperse the pollutants. Fugitive. No emissions are generated during the operations.

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IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT

Total water requirement for the Plant is 3 KLD which is meet through bore wells . Domestic sewage generated will be disposed to septic Bullet & soak pits of 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m each. There will be no process / trade effluent generated during operations.

IMPACT ON AMBIENT NOISE ENVIRONMENT

The only source of noise within the Plant is during D.G set operation. DG sets are placed within acoustic enclosures. Vacant spaces within the Plant has been earmarked for greenbelt to contain the spread of noise emissions.

IMPACT ON LAND ENVIRONMENT

Total land including the land required for expansion is under possession of BPCL. Hence, the land environment will not undergo any major irreversible and irretrievable change.

IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Expansion of the storage capacity of the Plant shall improve supply position of the petroleum products in the neighboring areas of Durgapur whereby quality of life is likely to improve.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME Sl.No Potential Action to be Followed Parameters for Frequency of Impact Monitoring Monitoring

1 Air Emissions from D.G sets Gaseous As per Emissions & Fire Engines emissions (SPM, CPCB/SPCB SO2, NOX,CO) requirement

AAQ within the project PM10&PM2.5, SO2& As per premises and nearby NOX , Methane, CPCB/SPCB habitations to be monitored Non Methane HC requirement

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And VOC

All vehicles to be PUC Vehicle logs to be certified. maintained Meteorological data Wind speed, Continuous direction, monitoring using temperature, automatic relative humidity weather station and rainfall 2 Noise Noise generated from Spot Noise Level Periodic during operation of Pumps, DG recording operation phase sets to be monitored

3 Wastewater Waste water Discharge Selected As Discharge from canteen, drains etc. parameters like recommended PH, TSS, TDS, by BPCB COD, BOD, OIL & Grease etc. 4 Solid Check compliance to HWM Quality & quantity Periodically waste/ rules monitoring Hazardous waste 5 Ground Monitoring ground water Comprehensive Periodically Water quality, around plant site monitoring as per Quality and and levels IS 10500 Water Groundwater level Levels BGL 6 Flora and Vegetation, greenbelt / No. of plants, Once a year fauna green cover development species

7 Soil quality Checking & Maintenance of Physico-chemical Once a year good soil quality around the parameters and site metals. 8 Health Employees and migrant All relevant Regular labours health check up. parameters checkups as per including HIV Factories Act.

IV. BENEFITS OF PROJECT

Indirect benefits are also expected to be accrued to the region by way of engagement of more distributors in far flung areas whereby delivery distance and delivery time can be reduced.

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Moreover, the proposed expansion project will improve supply position of the LPG cylinders which implies more LPG customers and thereby reducing burning of fossil fuel which will in turn reduce air pollution & ensure a better environment.

Thus, the proposed project has ushered in the social and economic and environmental up- liftmen of the persons living in the vicinity of the Project i.e. of society at large.

V. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN AIR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT Adequate green belt has been developed to mitigate the pollution arising due to movement of vehicles. Regular monitoring of DG – Stack and Ambient air quality will be carried out.

WATER ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT Sewage generated will be disposed through septic Bullets & soak pits.

NOISE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT All noise generating equipment’s like DG-Sets etc., will be provided with acoustic enclosure to help in attenuating the noise levels thereby the ambient noise levels will be maintained below the CPCB limits of 75 dB(A) for industrial areas.

SOLID &HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. No Solid Waste shall be generated from operation of proposed Mounded Bullets. Used oil, grease and empty drums shall be disposed of through registered vendors as per Handling of Waste Material and Transboundary Rules, 2008 and subsequent amendments. This will ensure that there will not be any impact on soil quality due to the disposal or deposition of solid/hazardous waste. VI. GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT

Greenery has been developed on approx 6 acres, additional greenery is proposed to be developed on 2.75 acres of vacant land within the premises. Areas within premises under plantation will cover about 30.10 % of the total land area. Samplings proposed for plantation are given in the below table.

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Table 9.1: Details of greenbelt plantation S.No List of tree saplings Nos 1 Sal 260 2 Flame of the forest 283 3 Deodar 570 4 Neem 208 5 Teak 157 6 Jhau 225 7 Gawar 397 Total 2100

Fig – F – 7: Layout showing the green belt of the Durgapur LPG Plant

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HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF BPCL

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