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F.No. J-11011/75/2017-IA.II(I) dated 25th April 2017 & F.No. J-11011/64/2017-IA.II(I) dated 31st May 2017 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT For ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLY PRODUCTION SYSTEM AT BTSAD, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH Project Proponents: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Godavari Bhavan, Rajahmundry - 533108 East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. Environmental Consultants: Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Limited (A Bureau Veritas Group Company) Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad- 500 034 JUNE 2018 IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR/EIA Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Document Reference : : IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR Revision: Draft, Rev01, dated 19/06/2018 Copyright Bureau Veritas India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Declaration I) DECLARATION BY EXPERTS Declaration by Experts Contributing to the EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA Coordinator: Name : E Shyam Sundar Signature : Period of Involvement : January 2018 - Till Date Contact Information : Plot No. 7-2-C14, Industrial Estate, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad-500018, Telangana, India Functional Area Experts: S. Functional Name of the Signature & Involvement No. Areas Expert/s Date 1 AP (Air Pollution K Sandhya, AAQ monitoring plan, impact Monitoring, M Sandeep prediction & management Prevention & (FAE - B) plan studies (January 2018 - Control) Till Date) 2 WP (Water E Shyam Water Pollution Monitoring, Pollution Sundar Prevention & Control studies Monitoring, (January 2018 - Till Date) Prevention & Control) 3 SHW (Solid E Shyam Solid Waste Management Waste and Sundar studies Hazardous Waste M Sandeep (January 2018 - Till Date) Management) (FAE - B) 4 SE (Socio- Mamta Singh Socioeconomic study Economics) Bodhale (January 2018 - Till Date) 5 EB (Ecology and Dr. Manoj Ecology & Biodiversity Biodiversity) Kumar studies Pardesi (January 2018 - Till Date) 6 HG (Hydrology, Rajendra Hydrology studies Ground Water & Prasad (January 2018 - Till Date) Water P Suresh, Conservation) (Cat-B) 7 GEO (Geology) Rajendra Geology studies Prasad (January 2018 - Till Date) (P Suresh, Cat-B) 8 SC (Soil B S Lole Soil quality, impacts and Conservation) conservation measures (January 2018 - Till Date) 9 AQ (Meteorology, E Shyam Air Quality Assessment Air Quality Sundar, studies Modeling M Sandeep (January 2018 - Till Date) Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Ltd. (a Bureau Veritas Group Company) Project Reference: IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR Rev. 01, Draft 3 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Declaration S. Functional Name of the Signature & Involvement No. Areas Expert/s Date &Prediction) (FAE - B) 10 NV (Noise/ B Bhaskar Noise/ Vibration studies Vibration) Rao (January 2018 - Till Date) 11 LU (Land Use) M Chaitanya Land use studies Reddy (January 2018 - Till Date) 12 RH (Risk K Sandhya Risk assessment and DMP Assessment & Studies Hazard (January 2018 - Till Date) Management) One TM against each FAE may be shown Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Ltd. (a Bureau Veritas Group Company) Project Reference: IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR Rev. 01, Draft 4 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Declaration II) DECLARATION BY THE HEAD OF THE ACCREDITED CONSULTANT ORGANIZATION/ AUTHORIZED PERSON I, E Shyam Sundar, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Establishment of Early Production System (EPA) at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (PP). This report has been prepared by M/s Bhagavathi Ana Labs Private Limited (BALPL) on behalf of and for the use of the PP with due consideration and skills as per our general terms and conditions of business and the terms of agreement with PP. BALPL is a Bureau Veritas Group Company based in India, who has local accreditations to National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET) and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Govt of India. BALPL has prepared the EIA report with baseline data for 3 months starting from January 2018 as per the approved ToR issued by MoEF&CC, New Delhi. The technical information or conclusion / recommendations herein enclosed have been derived based on the various study reports and data provided wrt the project by PP and shall be considered as a Technical Professional Opinion. It shall not be construed as a formal opinion and it does not waive any involved Party’s rights & responsibilities or obligations with respect to the project requirements at any phase of the project. These conclusions will become null and void should BALPL not be kept informed of such modifications or alterations with specific reference to the present document No IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR. This document is valid only when presented in full. I also confirm that the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any misleading information mentioned in this statement. It is certified that no unethical practice, like ‘copy and paste’, and used external data / text without proper acknowledgement, were resorted to while preparing this EIA report. Signature : Name : E Shyam Sundar Designation : Head (Env) Name of the EIA Consultant : Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Limited (A Bureau Organization Veritas Group Company) NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date : NABET/EIA/1619/ra0049 dated 29 May, 2017 Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Ltd. (a Bureau Veritas Group Company) Project Reference: IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR Rev. 01, Draft 5 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Revision History III) REVIEW AND REVISION HISTORY History of revisions of the present report: Rev Date Modifications Rev. 00 Draft 25-4-2018 Preliminary Draft EIA Report Rev 01 Draft 19-6-2018 Draft EIA Report with Client Comments Table I: History of the Revisions Document No. : IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR, Rev. 01, Draft Draft EIA Report K. Sandhya MV E Shyam Sundar Rev. 01 19-6-2018 with Client Raghavacharyulu Draft Comments Rev. 00 Preliminary Draft K. Sandhya MV E Shyam Sundar 25-4-2018 Draft EIA Report Raghavacharyulu REV DATE DESCRIPTION REVIEW-1 REVIEW-2 APPROVAL Bhagavathi Ana Labs Pvt. Ltd. (a Bureau Veritas Group Company) Project Reference: IND.BH.41.17.0347/HSR Rev. 01, Draft 6 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Establishment of Early Production System at BTSAD in Bantumilli South Field, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh for M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Contents IV) TABLE OF CONTENTS I) DECLARATION BY EXPERTS ................................................................................................... 3 II) DECLARATION BY THE HEAD OF THE ACCREDITED CONSULTANT ORGANIZATION/ AUTHORIZED PERSON .................................................................................. 5 III) REVIEW AND REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................... 6 IV) TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... 7 V) REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 15 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 16 1.1 PREAMBLE ........................................................................................................................ 16 1.2 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT TO THE NATION ...................................................... 17 1.3 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT PROPONENT & PROJECT.......................................... 17 1.3.1 DETAILS ............................................................................................................................. 17 1.4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ............................................................................... 17 1.4.1 CAPACITY .......................................................................................................................... 17 1.4.2 COST OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................. 18 1.4.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 18 1.5 STATUS & STAGE OF REGULATORY CLEARANCES ................................................... 24 1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................................... 24 1.7 METHODOLOGY / APPROACH .......................................................................................