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vedanta transforming elements 1 27 h November 2018 GGN-MOEF-L-18-1 0-02 Director Regional office Ministry of Environment and Forests Kendriya Paryavaran Bhawan Link Road No. 3, E-5 Ravi Shankar Nagar Bhopal-462016, Madhya Pradesh Dear Sir I Madam, Subject: Six monthly status report on progressive compliance to EC conditions Reference: 1. Letter F. J-11011/234/2007-IA II (I) dated 28th April2008 2. Letter F. No. 11 -34/2009-IA-111 dated 241h August 2009 3. Letter F. J-11011/444/2011-IA II (I) dated Sth September 2012 4. Letter F. No. J-11011/444/2011-IA II (I) dated 23rd May 2014 5. Letter F. No. J-11011/234/2007-IA II (I) dated 31st October 2016 Please find enclosed six monthly status report for the period April- 2018 to September- 2018 on progressive compliance to the conditions stipulated in the above mentioned Environmental Clearances. Thanking you , Yours faithfully, Sai~ Subramanian Director- Rajasthan Asset & ExCo Member Copy to: 1. Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (C) , Kendriya Bhavan, 5th Floor, Sector-H. Aliganj, Lucknow-226024, Uttar Pradesh 2. Scientist 'E' & lncharge Zonal Office (Bhopal), Central Pollution Control Board , 3rd Floor, Sahkar Bhawan, North TT Nagar, Bhopal - 462 003, Madhya Pradesh 3. Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sector-10A, Gandhinagar-38201 0 4. Member Secretary, Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, 4, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jhalana Doongri, Rajasthan 302004 VEDANTA LIMITED (Form erly known as Sesa Slerlite Limited) Cairn Oil & Gas. V1rarngarn Terminal IAilrnedabad-Dhrangdllra Higllwa y 1 Viramgarn -382 1501G uj arat www ca1rn1nd 1a.co rn Reg istered Off1 ce Vedanta Lun ited. 1s l Floo1. ·c w1ng . Un1t 103 Corporate Avenue Atul Projects Cllakala. Andhe1i (East). Mumba i-400093. Maharaslltra India 1 T +9 1-22 664 34500 1 F +9 1-22 664 34530 1 www vedantalirnited com SIX-MONTHLY REPORT ON PROGRESSIVE COMPLIANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CONDITIONS Project: Oil evacuation pipeline with associated facilities from Mangala Terminal, Barmer district Rajasthan to Salaya Terminal in Jamnagar district via Viramgam (Ahmedabad district) in Gujarat File reference: F. J-11011/234/2007-IA II (I) dated 28th April 2008 EC compliance April-2018 to September-2018 reporting period: Project phase: Initial midstream operations started in quarter – 3 of 2009 Project activity Operation of the following facilities to transport crude oil produced from the RJ-ON-90/1 during reporting Block in Rajasthan to buyers (IOC, Essar and Reliance) in Gujarat period: . 24” crude oil and 8” natural gas pipelines. Radhanpur and Viramgam crude oil storage terminals . Above-Ground Installations 33 no’s (AGIs) 1 to 33 Compliance to Specific Conditions: S. No. Environment Clearance Status of compliance conditions (i) Regular monitoring of VOC and Monitoring of VOC and HC is being carried out in Viramgam HC shall be undertaken near the and Bhogat terminal. Refer Annexure-1 for the details. storage/terminal area (ii) The compensation to the land This condition was compiled during land acquisition stage of owners for acquisition of land shall the project development. be as per the State Government All the compensations for the land owners was paid through norms. It may be noted that the Land Acquisition Officer nominated by District Collector. compensation paid to the land owners shall not be less than the norms prescribed under National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2007. (iii) The design, material of The operation and maintenance of the pipeline facilities is construction, assembly, inspection, being done strictly in accordance with ASME/ANSI 831.8 / testing and safety aspects of 831.4 and OISD standard 141. operation and maintenance of pipeline and transporting the natural gas shall be governed by ASME/ANSI 8 31.8/831.4 and OISD standard 141. (iv) Annual safety audit shall be carried Annual safety audit was recently carried out by Gujarat out for the initial three years by an Industrial Safety and Health Services in 2018-19 for Entire independent agency and report Pipeline Operation exclusively on Safety and Occupation submitted to this Ministry for Health system and it is attached as Annexure-13. ensuring the strict compliance of safety regulation on operation and maintenance. Page 1 of 6, 2. Barmer Salaya EC Compliance Report Apr-18 to Sep-18 S. No. Environment Clearance Status of compliance conditions (v) The construction of pipeline This condition was complied during the construction stage. particularly at the river and stream Bank and bed protection measures such as lining with sand crossing shall be done during dry bags, geo-textile and stones were also carried out in the river seasons to avoid disturbance of crossing locations. breeding seasons and soil erosion. The riverbed, embankments and dykes shall be restored adequately after installation of crossings. (vi) Pipeline wall thickness and This condition was compiled during the construction project minimum depth of burial at river stage. crossings and casings at rails, major road crossings shall be in conformity with ANSI/ASME requirements. (vii) The company shall follow During construction stage, horizontal drilling technique was horizontal drilling technique for followed (viz. CLX-3) for all major crossing locations. laying of pipeline while passing through major irrigation canal and perennial rivers. (viii) The project authorities shall plant a Plantation activities are being done in a phased manner in minimum of 10 trees for every partnership with Forest Department and NGOs. tree cut along the pipeline route In total 23,840 trees were cut along the pipeline corridor route. in consultation with the local DFO Tree saplings of 20,49,48 no’s have been planted so far in lieu (s). This will be in addition to the of compensatory plantation. compensatory afforestation. Approval under Forest State Village District Total Total Hectares Trees (Conservation) Act, 1980 shall also Planted Planted be obtained for forest area falling in No’s under the pipeline route before Rajasthan Golia Barmer 25 11263 initiating construction of the pipeline Jethmal in the forest area. Chokhla Barmer 15 10560 Sanchore Jalore 12 4655 Total 52 26478 Gujarat Makansar Morbi 110 123000 Banaskhanta Palanpur 20 22220 Banaskhanta Banaskhanta 25 25250 Nal Sarovar Ahmedabad 12.5 8000 Total 167.5 178470 Grand Total 219.5 204948 Refer Annexure – 7 for compensatory plantation details carried out by Cairn. (ix) The project authorities shall Noted and will be complied during the construction phase of install SCADA system with new gas Pipeline lying project. dedicated optical fiber based However the following pipeline safety and security systems telecommunication link for safe have been operational in the existing pipeline and associated operation of pipeline and Leak facilities: Detection System. Additional . Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition System (SCADA) sectionalizing valves in the & Distributed Control System (DCS) residential areas and sensitive installations should be provided to . Pipeline Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) Page 2 of 6, 2. Barmer Salaya EC Compliance Report Apr-18 to Sep-18 S. No. Environment Clearance Status of compliance conditions prevent the amount of gas / . Leak Detection Systems (LDS) hydrocarbons going to the For 8” gas pipeline, sectionalizing valves are installed at every atmosphere in the event of pipeline AGI. For 24” crude oil pipeline, valves are installed at Mangala failure. Intelligent pigging facility Processing Terminal, AGI 6, AGI 9, AGI 12, AGI 13A, AGI should be provided for the entire 13B, AGI 15, AGI 17, Viramgam Terminal, AGI 21, AGI 24, pipeline system for internal AGI 26, AGI 27, AGI 30, AGI 33, AGI 35 and Bhogat Terminal. corrosion monitoring. Coating and Intelligent pigging stations for 24” crude oil pipeline is located impressed current cathodic in Mangala Processing Terminal, AGI 9, AGI 13A, Viramgam protection system shall be provided Terminal, AGI 26, AGI 33 and Bhogat Terminal. to prevent external corrosion. The three layer polyethylene coating of the gas pipeline is supplemented with Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System to protect against external corrosion. During construction of the pipeline, temporary cathodic protection has been provided. (x) The project authorities shall patrol Foot patrolling along pipeline ROU is followed as per the and inspect the pipeline regularly for operational procedure. detection of faults as per OISD The adequacy of the cathodic protection system is checked guidelines and continuous through the following surveys: monitoring of pipeline operation by . Pipe to Soil Potential (PSP) Survey (once in every 3 adopting non-destructive method(s) months) of testing as envisaged in the EMP. Pearson survey and continuous . CIPS (Close Interval Potential Survey) (once in every 4 potential survey shall be carried out years) at regular intervals to ensure the . DCVG (Direct Current Voltage Gradient) Survey (once in adequacy of cathodic protection every 4 years) system. Pearson Survey (once on every 4 years) (xi) The fire water facilities at the The fire water facilities have been designed as per OISD-117 terminals must be designed as per guidelines. OISD-117 guidelines. However, for Viramgam Terminal has a bore well within the premises fighting prolonged fires, the permitted by CGWB. In case of any emergency, this source of company shall firm up a plan for water shall able continuous available for fire-fighting purpose. assured water supply from nearby ground water source/ surface water source. This must be complied before commissioning the project. (xii) Green belt of adequate width and Greenbelt is being developed in accordance with EC and CTE density shall be provided to mitigate conditions. the effects of fugitive emission all Refer Annexure – 13 for the details of the green belt around the intermediate pumping developed. stations. A minimum of 25% of the total land acquired shall be developed as green belt in consultation with the local DFO. Compliance to General Conditions: S. No. Environment Clearance conditions Status of compliance (i) The project authorities must strictly Noted and will be complied.