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FINAL EIA-EMP REPORT EIA - EMP AND RA - DMP REPORT FOR KANDLA – VIRAMGAM –GANDHINAGAR – SANAND SECTION OF KANDLA GORAKHPUR PIPELINE PROJECT PROPONENT M/s. IHB LIMITED Environmental Consultant M/s. Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur QCI-NABET Accredited EIA Consultant for Oil & Gas transportation pipeline (Sector 27) MoEF&CC (GOI) Recognized Laboratory ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007 Lab. & Consultancy: FP-34, 35, Food Park, MIDC, Butibori, Nagpur – 441122 Mob.: +91-9372960077 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.anaconlaboratories.com Report No. ANqr /PD/20A/2019/142 [CATEGORY: A, 6 (a)] APRIL - 2021 IHB Private Limited 6th Floor, Indian Oil Bhawan, A-1, Sector - 1 Udyog Marg, Noida - 201301 A JOINT VENTURE OF Email : [email protected] INDIANOIL, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM Phone : 0120-2448844, 2448888 & BHARAT PETROLEUM UNDERTAKING I, Mr R. Ramesh Chief Operating Officer, M/s IHB LIMITED (formerly IHB Private Limited), gives the undertaking to the effect that, ToR issued from the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry Projects 2), MoEFCC, New Delhi vide ToR letter no. IA-J-11011/256/2019-IA-II (I) dated 28th September, 2019 and amended ToR letter dtd. 24th Oct 2020 for “EIA-EMP & RA-DMP studies for “ Kandla – Viramgam – Gandhinagar - Sanand section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline” has been complied with, and the data submitted is factually correct. We take the ownership of the content of this EIA report. Yours faithfully For M/s IHB LIMITED R Ramesh (Chief Operating Officer) Place : NOIDA, UP Date : 01/05/2021 Final EIA-EMP Report M/s. IHB LIMITED EIA-EMP AND RA-DMP REPORT For KANDLA-VIRAMGAM-GANDHINAGAR-SANAND SECTION OF KANDLA GORAKHPUR PIPELINE Project No. : ANqr /PD/20A/2019/142 Version: 02 Release Date: 30th April, 2021 DISCLAIMER The EIA report is prepared by M/s. Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur (a consultant organization accredited by QCI-NABET) as per the approved TOR issued by the Expert Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), New Delhi Vide letter No. F. No. IA-J-11011/256/2019-IA-II(I) dated 28 Sep 2019 & amended ToR dtd. 24 Oct 2020, with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the contract with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of profession and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client & complying MoEF&CC & QCI-NABET requirements. For and on behalf of M/s. Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Particulars Signature Prepared Mr. Shrikant Vyawhare : by (EIA Coordinator) Approved Dr. D. G. Garway : by (Head of ACO & MD) Month & : April 2021 Year Declaration by Expert Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA “Kandla-Viramgam-Gandhinagar- Sanand Section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline” by M/s. IHB Limited I hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA Co-ordinator: Name: Mr. Shrikant Vyawhare Signature and Date: ..................................................................................................................................... Period of involvement: December 2019 to April 2021 Contact information: Email id.: [email protected]; Tel. No. 0712-2242077 Functional area experts: S. Functional Name of the Involvement Signature and date No. areas expert/s (period and task**) December 2019 to April 2021 (Identification & Assessment of 1. AP* Dr. D. G. Garway Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 (Identification & Assessment of 2. WP* Dr. D. G. Garway Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 Mrs. Farin (Identification & Assessment of 3. SHW* Tabassum Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 (Identification & Assessment of Ms. Shilpa 4. SE* Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Chandekar Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 Mr. Shrikant (Identification & Assessment of 5. EB* Vyawhare Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 HG* Mr. Gyanchand (Identification & Assessment of 6. GEO* Bohra Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) DECLARATION OF ASSOCIATION IN THE EIA 1 S. Functional Name of the Involvement Signature and date No. areas expert/s (period and task**) December 2019 to April 2021 Mr. Swarup (Identification & Assessment of 7. Tripathy Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) SC* December 2019 to April 2021 Mr. Shrikant (Identification & Assessment of 8. Vyawhare Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 Mrs. Farin (Identification & Assessment of 9. AQ* Tabassum Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 Mr. Gyanchand (Identification & Assessment of 10. NV* Bohra Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 Mr. Swarup (Identification & Assessment of 11. LU* Tripathy Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) December 2019 to April 2021 (Identification & Assessment of 12. RH* Mr. Rakesh Gupta Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) Team Member (TM) December 2019 to April 2021 (Identification & Assessment of 1. HG GEO Mr. Nikhil Oak Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) Name of Name of the S. Function Involvement the Team Signature and date No. al areas (period and task**) expert/s Member/s December 2019 to April 2021 Dr. D. G. Mrs. Farin (Identification & Assessment 1. WP Garway Tabassum of Impacts, Suggestion Mitigation Measures) DECLARATION OF ASSOCIATION IN THE EIA 2 *One TM against each FAE may be shown **Please attach additional sheet if required Declaration by the Head of the accredited consultant organization/ authorized person I, Dr. D.G. Garway, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the EIA “Kandla-Viramgam-Gandhinagar-Sanand Section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline” by M/S IHB Limited “It is certified that no unethical practice like ‘copy and paste’, and used external data / text without proper acknowledgement, while preparing this EIA report”. I also confirm that the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any mis- leading information mentioned in this statement. Signature: ........................................................................................................................................................ Name: Dr. D. G. Garway Designation: Head of ACO & MD Name of the EIA consultant organization: M/s. Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date: Accreditation Certificate No.: NABET/EIA/1922/RA 0150 dtd. 03 Feb 2020 Valid till September 30, 2022 DECLARATION OF ASSOCIATION IN THE EIA 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kandla – Viramgam – Gandhinagar - Sanand section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline. M/s IHB LIMITED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION The company “IHB limited” (IHBL) is a joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) with 50% equity holding by IOCL and 25% each by HPCL and BPCL, has been authorized by PNGRB on 31.12.2018 to lay, build, operate and expand Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline (2757 km) from Kandla (Gujarat) to Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) with additional feeder lines of Pipavav-Ahmedabad, Dahej- Koyali and associated branch lines. The proposed EIA-EMP report is presented for Kandla – Viramgam - Gandhinagar Section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline Project. The online application for prior Environmental Clearance (Form-1) was submitted by M/s. IHBL to EAC (Industry-II), MoEF&CC New Delhi on dated 16/08/2019 for proposed laying of pipeline project. The EAC has suggested standard Terms of References (ToR) Vide Letter No.IA-J-11011/256/2019- IA-II (I) dated 28/09/2019 and amended ToR dtd. on 24/10/2020 for preparation of the EIA-EMP Report. 1.1 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT M/s. IHB Limited” (IHBL) in this first phase, about 298 Km of pipeline section will be laid from Kandla Import Facilities, Mithi Rohar to IOC Viramgam with a branch to HPC Ahmedabad (Gandhinagar). The pipeline will traverse through states of Gujarat. The designed capacity of the pipeline is 5.10 MMTPA. The pipeline will cater to demands of LPG of bottling plants enroute. Note: Kandla-Gorakhpur Pipeline (Section-B) IOC Viramgam - Ahmedabad IOCL (Sanand) – Ahmedabad BPCL – Dumad - Dahej – Pipava to Dumad (622 KM Pipeline) EIA-EMP & RA DMP report prepared by Vardan Envirolab. Environmental Consultants, Gudgaon, Haryana. 1.2 LOCATION OF PROJECT Proposed LPG Gas pipeline will be originating from IOCL’s Kandla LPG import terminal to its bottling plant in Gorakhpur with enroute connectivity to various bottling plants in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. However, the proposed EIA-EMP study for “Kandla – Viramgam – Gandhinagar Section of Kandla Gorakhpur Pipeline” project. 1.3 EIA-EMP REPORT The proposed pipeline project will be passing through CRZ area and Wild Ass Sanctuary (6.75 KM) in Kutch and Morbi District of Gujarat State. Required clearances are being obtained for these eco- sensitive zones from NBWLand CRZ. Hence, the overall project activity falls under “Category A” under Schedule 6 (a) Oil & Gas transportation pipeline and hence, requires Environmental Clearance (EC) to be obtained from EAC (Industry – 2), MoEFCC, New Delhi. Baseline environmental monitoring was conducted in Winter Season 2019-20 i.e. December 2019 to February 2020 to determine the status of ambient air quality, ambient noise levels, surface and groundwater quality, soil quality, status of flora, fauna including forest area and socio-economic status of the villages within 10 km radius study area around proposed