Environmental Monitoring Report

Project Number: 41627-023 & 41627-033 May 2018

Period: April 2017 – June 2017

IND: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program - Tranche 1 & Tranche 2

Submitted by

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Shimla

This report has been submitted to ADB by the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Shimla and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Compliance Status Report of Environment Safeguards

Report No.: -20

Period: - Six month for Environment Compliance report and 2nd Qtr. ending 30-06-2017 for EMR

Submission: - November, 2017.

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2nd QUARTER ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT REPORT

List of abbreviations and colloquial terms used ADB Asian Development Bank AY Academic Year Bigha Unit for measuring land (One Bigha = about 752sqmtr) Biswa Unit for measuring land (One Biswa = about 40 sqmtr) CA Compensatory Afforestation CAMPA Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Agency CAT Catchment Area Treatment CBO Community Based Organization CES Chief Environment Specialist CMO Chief Medical Officer CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DC Deputy Commissioner DFO Divisional Forest Officer DGM Deputy General Manager Distt. District DPR Detailed Project Report ECR Environment Compliance Report EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMP Environment Management Plan FRL Full Reservoir Level GoHP Government of Himachal Pradesh GoI Government of India HCC Hindustan Construction Company (Ltd) HDPE High-Density Poly-Ethylene HEP Hydro-Electric Project HFL Highest Flood Level HoP Head of Project HP Himachal Pradesh HPCEDIP Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Programme HPFD Himachal Pradesh Forest Department HPPCL Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited HPPWD Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department HPSEB Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board HPSFDC Himachal Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation ITI Industrial Training Institute LADA Local Area Development Agency LADC Local Area Development Committee LADF Local Area Development Fund LWSS Lift Water Supply Scheme M Meter MM Mahila Mandal(Women’s Group) MoEF Ministry of Environment & Forests Msl Mean Sea Level MW Megawatt NPV Net Present Value NRRP National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan PAA Project Affected Area PAF Project Affected Family Panchayat Lower most tier (at cluster of village level) of governance in India Parivar Family ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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PAZ Project Affected Zone PCC Project Construction Circle PIO Public Information Office PHC Primary Health Centre R&R Resettlement and Rehabilitation RoR Run-of-the-River Rs. Indian Rupees/INR SC Scheduled Caste SDM Sub Divisional Magistrate SE Superintending Engineer SPCB State Pollution Control Board Sq kms Square Kilometer SqMtr Square Meter ST Scheduled Tribe XEN Executive Engineer

Note: - Issues already settled have been shown underlined and retained in the report for the reference of reader. Also the points on which there has not been any status change have been shown as underlined.

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INDEX

S.N. CONTENT PAGE 1 Name of Project & Other Details 4 A Implementation of Safeguarding Measures 5-32 1 Forest Clearance 5-14

2 Environment Clearance 15-22

3 Fulfilment of Commitments of Public Hearing 23-32 B Status of Implementation of Environment Management Plan 33-48 Annexures 49-71 I Annexure-FC-1 49-50 II Annexure- FC-2 51-52 Annexure- FC-3 II 53-55 Annexure- FC-4 IV 56-61 Annexure- FC-5 V 62 Annexure-EC-1 VI 63-66 Annexure-EMP-1 VII 67-71

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SAWRA-KUDDU (111MW) HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT ENVIRONMENT SAFEGUARDING AND MANAGEMENT REPORT

The Sawra-Kuddu (111 MW) Hydro-Electric Project is being funded by the Asian Development Bank, which is covered under HPCEDIP Tranche-1& II.

A. IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDING MEASURES I Name of Project Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Electric Project (111MW) II Name of Monitoring/Reporting Internal Monitoring Report of HPPCL submitted to Agency and address ADB III Monitoring Period 9thYear (20thReport) (Season/month) IV Report No. HPPCL-ESMU Sawra-Kuddu-Env-Comp.Rprt-2017/18 V Report for the period Six month period ending (30-06-2017) VI Date of reporting Nov., 2017.

1. Forest Clearance. Forest Clearance received vide letter No F.No.8-42/2005-FC Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests) (FC Division) Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 003 dated 2nd June, 2006 from Assistant Inspector General of Forest (Annexure FC-1) and approval for additional forest land to the tune of 0.6942ha for explosive magazine at Seema accorded vide GoI MOEF letter no. F.No.8-42/2005-FC Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests) (FC Division) Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 510 dated 20-01-2010 (Annexure FC-2). Additional diversion of land of 0.3472 ha for the construction of Additional adit between Adit-I & II accorded vide GoI MOEF letter no. F.No.8-42/2005-FC dated 10-01-2013 by Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests (FC Division) Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi-110 510 (Annexure FC-3). Compliance status for the conditions included in these forest clearance letters is given below. Area is given in ha (hectares) and amount in Indian Rupees (Rs.). The unit used is Lakh/lac (One lakh is equal to One hundred thousand or 0.10 million) and Crore (one crore is equal to 10 million or 100 lakh). S.No. Measures/ stipulations Compliance Status

1 Legal status of the forest land shall HPPCL will not seek changes in the legal status. remain un-changed.

2 Compensatory Afforestation will be Compensatory Afforestation (CA) is being raised over raised and maintained over degraded 110.08 ha i.e. twice the area of forestland diverted (53.2100 forestland twice in extent to the forest ha for original proposal + .6942 ha for Explosive magazine+ land proposed to be diverted, at the cost 0.3472 ha for the additional Adit). Rs 70.62 lac for 53.21 ha of user agency. forest land diverted have been deposited during March, 2006, Rs 1.58 lac for 0.6942 ha during March, 2009 and Rs55300/- for .3472 ha during April 2012 with HPFD (Himachal Pradesh Forest Department)/ CAMPA. ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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Progress report (physical and financial) as received from DFO Rohroo is as under.

Amount received by Utilized Balance (Rs) D.F.O (Rs ) (Rs.)

72,20,000.00 22,46,400.00 49,73,600.00

The compensatory afforestation has been completed over 110.08 ha.

3 The user agency shall transfer the The deposited funds are sufficient for raising and cost of raising and maintaining the maintenance. compensatory afforestation, at the current wage rate, to the state forest Department.

4 The entire reservoir area shall be The entire reservoir area will be got declared as a declared as a Reserved forest under Reserved Forest under Indian Forest Act, 1927 with Indian Forest Act, 1927 with regulated fishing rights after commissioning of the regulated fishing rights. project. Required papers by Forest Department stands submitted.

5 The user agency shall undertake Rim area plantation around the periphery of the afforestation along the periphery of reservoir has been completed by HPPCL at its own the reservoir. level due to lack of response from forest department. Total 3006 Nos. of tress (including 630 Nos. of previously planted trees by HPFD) has been planted in the identified periphery of the reservoir.

6 Felling of trees shall be done only Total of 852 trees are involved with a total volume of when necessary and that too with the 765.37 m³ and the cost of these trees has been paid to prior permission of the state forest HPFD. These trees have been got felled through HP department. State Forest Corporation Limited after getting due approval from HPFD (Copy of DFO, Rohru letter No. 617/G dated 13-07-2009 and No. 2098/ G dated 31-03- 2010.) 19 Nos. of trees have been got felled in the additional adit area by H.P. State forest corporation after getting the approval.

7 The state Government and the user The condition has been complied with. agency shall ensure that the trees available between Full Reservoir Level (FRL) and FRL-4 meters are not felled.

8 The user agency shall provide free water Free water will be provided as and when demanded by the for the forestry related projects. forest department.

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9 The State Government shall deposit all . A sum of Rs 6.62 Crores deposited against CAT Plan the above mentioned funds with the Ad- out of 7.31 Crores. hoc body of Compensatory . Rs 3,67,14,900/- during the month of March, Afforestation Fund Management and 2006(53.21 ha) against NPV of Forestland. Planning Authority (CAMPA) in . Rs 4, 85,245/- during the month of March, 2009 against Account No CA 1595 of Corporation NPV of additional Forestland (0.6942ha). Bank (A Government of India . Rs 70.62 lacs stands deposited during March, 2006 Enterprises) block -11, Ground floor, against CA (53.21 ha). CGO Complex phase –I, Lodhi Road . Rs 1.58 lacs stands deposited during March, 2009 New Delhi-110003, as per the against CA (0.6942ha) for additional forestland. instruction communicated vide letter No . Rs. 2,42,692/- deposited in new CAMPA account 5-2/2006-FC dated 20-05-2006. during April,2012 as NPV against (0.3472 ha) diverted for additional adit. . Rs. 55,300/- deposited in CAMPA account during April, 2012 for CA against (0.3472 ha) diverted for additional adit. . Balance amount shall be released as and when demanded by HPFD.

The state Government shall charge the The funds have been deposited as per the demand by HP 10 Net Present Value (NPV) of the forest Forest Department. area diverted under this proposal from the user agency as per the orders of the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India dated 28.03.2008, 24.04.2008 and 09.05.2008 in writ Petition(Civil) No. 202/1995 and the guidelines issued by the Ministry vide its letter No.5-3/2007-FC Dated 05.02.2009 in this regard.

11 At the time of payment of the NPV at The undertaking has already been furnished at the time of the present rate, the user agency shall applying for the diversion. furnish an undertaking to pay additional NPV, if so determined, as per the final decision of the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India.

12 All the funds received from the user No action is required from our end. agency under the project shall be transferred to ad-hoc CAMPA in the account pertaining to the state.

13 The user agency shall obtain the Environment clearance has already been obtained vide environment Clearance as per the Additional Director GoI MoEF letter No. J-12011/13/2006- provision of the Environmental IA.I dated 17th May, 2007. (Protection) Act,1986.

14 Demarcation of the area shall be done on Demarcation of the area on the ground by fixing 4 feet high the ground at the project cost by fixing 4 RCC pillars has been completed. In total 175 pillars have feet high RCC pillars showing forward been erected to demarcate the reservoir area. Forward & and backward bearings. Backward Bearings have been written on the pillars.

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Photograph showing RCC Boundary Pillars 15 Green belt of adequate width shall be Construction work is in progress and concurrent to raised on the vacant area, at the cost of construction it is not possible to develop green area along all project. the components of the project. This work will be taken up once the construction is over. However, it is planned to create the Green belt as per the availability of suitable area in consultation with HPFD. Construction of the roads is now complete. Upto date No. of planted trees is 14077.

16 All steps shall be taken to prevent All preventive measures / necessary steps have been taken landslides to ensure slope stability and on vulnerable points. Retaining walls constructed along also to ensure that no damage to the roads at different components of project and in the vicinity roads, human life and flora& fauna is of barrage area. caused. In total 1025.50.50 running meters of retaining walls have been constructed (4927 Cubic meter) to prevent landslides till date (i.e. 30-06-2017). This is a continuous process and wherever need is felt retaining structures are erected to keep the slopes stable.

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RCC Breast wall along the roads 17 Any other condition that the Chief Any other condition, if stipulated, shall be complied with. conservator of Forests (Central), concerned Regional Office may stipulate from time to time for protection and improvement of flora and fauna in and around the forest land being diverted. 18 The dumping area of muck disposal Muck Management Plan, as part of the EMP, including shall be stabilized and re-claimed and measures to stabilize/rehabilitate muck dumping sites has plantation of suitable species shall be been prepared. Stabilization measures include both carried out over dumping areas at the engineering and biological measures. While the engineering cost of user agency under supervision of measures are being taken as per need, the biological State Forest Department. Stabilization measures will be taken up after completion of dumping with and reclamation of such dumping sites assistance and guidance of HPFD. shall be completed as soon as the So far 825 running meters of retaining structures (2637 excavation work is over, before the cum) have been constructed to contain the muck within closer of the project. defined limits of dumping sites. Dumping on all the approved sites is being done in addition to the one for creating college ground for Sawra Degree College Saraswati Nagar. All preventive measures are being followed to dump and treat/handle the muck accordingly. Due to consumption of muck in the project area the quantum of muck to be dumped has got reduced. Therefore during the reporting period, no need was felt to provide additional protection work.

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Protection work at dumping site Bharot near adit-1 to avoid overtopping of muck. 19 The user agency shall ensure that The condition is being strictly complied with. (Photograph muck does not roll down the slopes. attached) All such areas where muck has rolled down the slopes shall be rehabilitated at the cost of user agency and under the supervision of State forest department.

20 Construction of check dams, Muck is being deposited only in the designated dumping sites retention/ toe walls to arrest sliding which are well protected by retaining walls. So far, 825 down of the excavated material along running meters of retaining structures (2637 cum) have been the contour. constructed to contain the muck within defined limits of dumping sites.

All preventive measures are being followed to dump and treat/handle the muck accordingly. Due to consumption of muck in the project area the quantum of muck to be dumped has got reduced. Therefore, during the reporting period, no need was felt to provide additional protection work.

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Protection work at dumping site Hiuna near Adit-2 to avoid overtopping of muck

Dumping site along right bank of River Pabbar near Adit-2 21 All quarry for the excavation of Quarrying from approved Jakhi site is being done. As of now stones/ boulders shall be allowed till excavated material from Quarry along with muck generated the construction works of the project from tunnel excavation is being used for production of are complete. After that area shall be aggregates. handed back to the State Forest Department after proper reclamation Area will be handed back to forest department after completion and rehabilitation. of project with due reclamation.

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22 The state Government and the user The R & R plan prepared and approved by state Govt. vide agency shall undertake Rehabilitation letter No. Rev (PC) A (10)-7/2008 dated Shimla-2, the 19th and Resettlement (R&R) of the January, 2009 and the same is being implemented. project affected families, in a time bound and transparent manner. The reporting on the progress of social and R&R provisions is being done separately.

23 The Catchment Area Treatment Plan Till Now, out of total outlay of 72.1 million, a sum of 66.2 (CAT Plan) shall be implemented at million has been deposited with the forest department. the project cost. The physical/financial progress for the quarter ending March-2017 & June-2017 has been received showing financial progress of Rs32.83 lacs. & Rs.0.00 respectively

(attached as Annexure FC-4 & FC-5).

Upto date financial progress is Rs.4,20,88,586/- only. The summarized detail of the physical / financial progress from the above progress received from HPFD, is as below:- Phy. Fin. Progress Uints Progress Sr. Component during No. reporting (Rs.) Qtr. Maintenance of afforestation 2nd year maint. of 1 5 ha 22500 afforestation 3rd year maint. of 2 35 ha 88668 afforestation 4th year maint. of 3 8 ha 22198 afforestation 5th year maint. of 4 20 ha 46475 afforestation 5 3rdyear maint. of 15 ha 67470 Timber plantation 6 4th year maint. of 23 ha 64293 Timber plantation 3rd year maint. of 7 3 ha 6900 Fodder plantation 4th year maint. of 8 22 ha 59838 Fodder plantation 2nd year maint. of 9 27.1 ha 98600 NTFP 3rd year maint. of 10 10 ha 27000 NTFP 2nd year Pasture 11 5 Ha 22500 Development 3rd year Pasture 12 20 Ha 46000 Development 4th year Pasture 13 10 Ha 23000 Development 5th year Pasture 14 0 Ha 5717 Development

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Soil & water 16 58 - 2074000 conservation Infrastructure 17 1 - 107846 Development Energy Saving 18 1 - 400000 measures Administration

19 Operational Support 0 - 100680

Total expenditure during the reporting 32,83,685/- quarter ending 30.06.2017

24 All efforts should be made for To protect the environment, a comprehensive EMP has been protection of the environment at the prepared which is being implemented. Besides the EMP cost of project. additional steps when required would also be taken for protecting the environment. So far (30-06-2017), Rs. 207.423 million have been spent against total provision of Rs.193.583 million by HPPCL as well as through its contractor. 25 No labour camps shall be set up in the Being complied with as all the labour camps are sited away forest area nor should any habitation from forests. The detail of 08 labour camps are as under be allowed to come up in the forest S Name of labour Distance from Remarks area. No. camp nearest forest 1 M/sPatelEngg Ltd, Hatkoti (DBID works):- i) Hatkoti-I 1.5 Km ii) Hatkoti-II 2.00 Km

2 M/s KCEL ;- i) Sawra 1.5 Km 3 M/s CPPL i) Bharot 2 km ii) Near Adit -I 1.00Km 4 M/s Patel Engg Ltd, Hatkoti (Power House Complex):- i) Chauri -I 2.00km ii) Chauri-II 2.00km iii) Chauri-III 1.5km From the above it is clear that no labour camp is located in the forest area. 26 All efforts shall be made by user A Clause in this regard has been inserted in the terms and agency to avoid any damage to the conditions for all the Contractors/Subcontractors. Periodic wild life found in the area. inspection of areas adjoining the labour camps and project work sites is being carried out to prevent such damages. 27 Steps may be taken to minimize So far, upto date (30-06-2017) 145682 Kgs. LPG, 135945 liters biotic pressure over adjoining/nearby diesel has been provided to community kitchen/ mess at all forests. locations by the contractor. As per provision in the EMP, a Green belt is being created and so far14077 Nos. of plants has been planted.

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Plantation along the project roads Plantation along the project roads 28 The forest land shall not be used for Being observed punctually. any purpose other than that specified in the proposal. 29 The forest land thus diverted shall be Presently all the forestland diverted for the purpose of this non-transferable. Whenever and project is being used by the Project Proponent for the project whatever extent of the forest land is components and associated facilities/activities. However, on not required by the user agency, it completion of construction, forestland diverted temporarily shall be surrendered to the state shall be returned to HPFD after due rehabilitation. Forest Department after proper rehabilitation under intimation to this Ministry. 30 The state Government shall complete No claim is pending in respect of diverted forest land under the settlement of rights, in terms of the Schedule Tribes And Other Tradition Forest Dwellers Scheduled Tribes and Other (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006. Traditional Forest dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,2006, if any, on the forest land to be diverted and submit the documentary evidence as stipulated by the Ministry in its letter No 11- 9/1998-FC(pt.) dated 03.08.2009, in support thereof.

31 The user agency and the state Compliance shall be ensured. Government shall ensure compliance to the provisions of the all Acts, Rules, Regulations and guidelines, for the time being in force, as applicable to the project.

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2. Environment clearance

Environmental Clearance for Sawra-Kuddu (111 MW) HEP was accorded vide Additional Director GoI MoEF letter No. J-12011/13/2006-IA.I dated 17th May, 2007 (Annexure EC-1). Compliance status of conditions of Environment Clearance is given in the following. S. Stipulations Compliance Status No 1 Part A-Specific Conditions i) Catchment Area Treatment Plan as has Till Now a sum of 66.2 million has been deposited been proposed should be completed in three with the forest department. years. The physical/financial progress for the quarter

Treatment Y-I Y-II Y-III Y-IV Y-V Total ending March-2017 & June-2017 has been Measure received showing financial progress of Rs32.83 lacs.&Rs.0.00 respectively (attached as (i) Biological Treatment Social 60 60 60 60 60 Ha 300 Annexure FC-4 & FC-5). forestry Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Upto date financial progress is Rs.4,20,88,586/- Fuel 91 91 91 91 91 Ha 455 wood and Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha only. fodder The summarized detail of the physical / financial grass NTFP 50 50 50 50 50 Ha 250 progress from the above progress received from Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha HPFD, is as below:- Nursery 2 ------2 Devlopem No. No. ent Phy. Fin. Pasture 60 60 60 60 60 Ha 300 Progress Uints Progress Developm Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ent Sr. Component during (ii) Engineering Treatment No. reporting (Rs.) Wire 40 40 40 40 40 200 Qtr. crates Maintenance of afforestation Vegetative 80 80 80 80 80 400 2nd year maint. of Spurs 1 5 ha 22500 Contour 20 20 20 20 20 Ha 100 afforestation Trenching Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha 3rd year maint. of Bench 25 25 25 25 25 Ha 125 2 35 ha 88668 Terracing Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha afforestation Catch 100 100 100 10 100 500 4th year maint. of water Ha Ha Ha 0 Ha Ha 3 8 ha 22198 drains Ha afforestation R-wall & 97 97 97 97 97 Ha 485 5th year maint. of Check Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha 4 20 ha 46475 dams afforestation

5 3rdyear maint. of 15 ha 67470 Timber plantation 6 4th year maint. of 23 ha 64293 Timber plantation 3rd year maint. of 7 3 ha 6900 Fodder plantation 4th year maint. of 8 22 ha 59838 Fodder plantation 2nd year maint. of 9 27.1 ha 98600 NTFP 3rd year maint. of 10 10 ha 27000 NTFP 2nd year Pasture 11 5 Ha 22500 Development 3rd year Pasture 12 20 Ha 46000 Development th 13 4 year Pasture 10 Ha 23000 ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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Development

5th year Pasture 14 0 Ha 5717 Development Soil & water 16 58 - 2074000 conservation Infrastructure 17 1 - 107846 Development Energy Saving 18 1 - 400000 measures Administration

19 Operational Support 0 - 100680

Total expenditure during the reporting 32,83,685/- quarter ending 31.03.2017

ii) The land holding of project affected 753 No Main MPAF have been identified. persons whose land is being acquired to be submitted to this Ministry. If any person/ As per the standard R&R policy people with left out family whose acquired land is more than land of less than 5 bigha (0.38 Hec.) are treated as land 70% of the total land holding is identified, less. 21 nos. of people coming under this definition such family /person shall be treated as fully had submitted the affidavits which were got verified affected person for compensation package from the revenue department and grants disbursed to applicable in such cases will be undertaken persons found eligible. Subsequently advertisements by PVPCL (now HPPCL). were issued in newspapers and also letters written to local panchayats to intimate people regarding the policy provisions. The payments to the tune of 14.25 lacs to 16 Nos. MPAF has been released so far. Some new applications have been received which are being processed for verification from revenue department. iii) A Monitoring Committee for RR should be R&R Plan has been finalized. In the present setup the constituted which must include committee administering the LADF is authorized by representative of project affected person GoHP to monitor the progress. It is also competent to from SC/ST category and a women look into grievance of the PAFs. beneficiary iv) The Commitment made during the public Being fulfilled. Status given separately in this report hearing should be fulfilled under the title ‘fulfilment of commitments of public hearing’. Under Section 3 of this Report.

V) The Biodiversity conservation and It is being implemented. management plan as proposed in the EMP shall be followed in toto. vi) All the equipments which are likely to Being implemented by ensuring proper maintenance of generate high noise levels are to be fully machinery/by creating barriers/enclosures around the mollified (Noise reduction measures). stationary machinery/equipment. All moving machineries and equipment are provided with silencers to avoid high noise levels. DG sets with noise suppressing jacketing installed. Timing of crushing plants curtailed as per the requests of local inhabitants.

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DG sets with noise suppressing jacketing & installed in Sheds vii) Consolidation and compilation of the The Muck Management Plan as part of the EMP is being muck should be carried out in the muck implemented and all the muck sites are more than 6 m dump sites and the dump sites should be high above the HFL. above high flood level. The dumped muck is being levelled & compacted simultaneously engineering structures provided for retaining the same. Once the construction activities are completed, the muck dumping areas will be treated with plantation. Muck is also being utilized by other Government/Non- Government agencies and there are chances that in near future whole of the muck would get re-cycled and sites restored to their original shape. Raising of height of wire crate at Hiuna dumping site has been completed. 2 Part-B- General Condition i) Adequate free fuel arrangement should be LPG is being provided in labour camps by the made for the Labour force engaged in the contractors and subcontractors of HPPCL to prevent tree construction work at project cost so that felling for the purpose of fuel-wood. indiscriminate felling of trees is Wood is not being used as fuel for cooking food. prevented. Community/common kitchens are being run by contractors where food is cooked for staff and workers. So far, (up-to 30-06-2017) 145682 Kgs. of LPG, 135945 liters of diesel has been provided to community kitchen / mess at all locations by the contractor. No incident of tree felling for the purpose of fuel wood has been observed. ii) Fuel depot may be opened at the site  to As stated above LPG is being provided in labour camps provide the fuel (Kerosene/wood/LPG). by the contractors. Pharmacist with medical aids has Medical facilities as well as recreational been put in place in labour camps by all four contracting facilities should also be provided to agencies; First aid kits are provided at all the work sites. labourers.  During this reporting period 223 Nos. of workers have been checked and medicines have been disbursed by the contracting agencies to the workers. Two Nos. of ambulances have also been deployed at site. Total expenditure on this account during this reporting period comes out to be Rs.8,76,530/- only.  HPPCL dispensary at Power house site has been made functional and a pharmacist deployed to check labourer and local public. ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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HPPCL Dispensary at Power House site, Snail  Ambulances have been provided at every work site for emergency evacuation of workers if any.  Local government health centre has been strengthened to provide medical facility to project construction workers.

 Satellite TV dishes have been provided.

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Ambulance and dispensary Facilities at work site iii) All the labourers to be engaged for the All the Main contractors are directed to follow up construction works should be thoroughly instructions regarding Health personnel and adequately examined by Health personnel and treated before issuing them work permit. Periodic adequately treated before issuing them medical checks are being done. No occupational work permit. diseases have been noticed. The workers working at crushers and batching plants (who are more exposed to dust and cement) are being observed periodically for any occupational diseases. During this reporting period 223 Nos. of workers have been checked and medicines have been disbursed by the contracting agencies to the workers. Two Nos. of ambulances have also been deployed at site. Total expenditure on this account during this reporting period comes out to be Rs.8,76,530/- only. iv) Restoration of construction area including Muck in the dumping sites is being levelled & dumping site of excavated materials compacted simultaneously with its disposal. should be ensured by levelling, filling up Afforestation over the dump sites would be done once of burrow pits, landscaping etc. The area the muck dumping is completed. should be properly treated with suitable Muck has been allowed to be lifted for utilization by plantation. other Government/Non-Government agencies and there are chances that in near future whole of the muck would get re-cycled and sites restored to their original shape. v) Financial provision should be made in the A provision of Rs 19.36 Crore has been kept for total budget of the project for implementation of the EMP which includes the cost of implementation of above suggested implementation of these safeguards. safeguard measures. The costs are in-built and additional costs are being taken in the revised cost estimate of the DPR. However, it is assured by the management that adequate funds for implementation of EMP shall be made available. So far (30-06-2017), Rs.207.423 million have been spent against Rs. 193.583 million i.e. the total cost on implementation of EMP. vi) A multidisciplinary committee should be Committee has been constituted by Govt. of HP. constituted in consultation with the Ministry with ecologists, environmental scientists, Conservationists and

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experienced administrators etc. to oversee the effective implementation of the suggested safeguard measures. vii) Six monthly monitoring reports should be Report being submitted on regular basis to Regional submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office, Dehradun. Office Chandigarh for review. 3 Official from Regional office MOEF HPPCL commits to provide full cooperation and data Chandigarh who would be monitoring the supply, as and when demanded. Officials of state implementation of environmental pollution control board pay regular visits to the project safeguards should be given full co- and their suggestions/directions are complied with. operation, facilities and documents/data All the information sought by regional office is being by the project proponents during their provided in time bound manner. inspection.

4 The responsibility of implementation of Agreed and being complied with. environment safeguards rests fully with the PVPCL & Govt. HP

5 In case of change in the scope of the There is no change in scope as per the EIA project, project would require a fresh notification’2006 vide clause 7(ii) as there is no change appraisal. in project parameters. This situation is also cleared by the MoEFCC vide their affidavit in Hon’ble National Green Tribunal dated 28th October, 2015.

6 The Ministry reserves the right to add Safeguard measures as suggested are being implemented additional safeguard measures & additional safeguards measures if any suggested subsequently, if found necessary and to subsequently will also be implemented. take action including revoking of the clearance under the provision of the Environment (protection) Act, 1986 to ensure affective implementation of the suggested safe guard measures in a time bound and satisfactory manner.

7 This clearance letter is valid for a period In terms of date, the letter is valid up to for 16.05.2012 of five years from the date of issue of this for commencement of works. Construction work has letter for commencement of construction already begun with in stipulated date and the MoEF has work. been intimated in this regard.

8 A Copy of the clearance letter will be Copy of the clearance letter has been sent to concerned marked concerned Panchayat/local Panchayats vide letter No. PVPCL/SE/SKCC-DB-SK NGO’s, if any, from who any C.A.T/2007-1301-13 dated 20-07-2007. suggestion/representation has been received while processing the proposal.

9 State Pollution Control Board/ Committee The clearance letter was displayed as stated in this should display a copy of the clearance condition. letter at the Regional Office, District Industry center and Collectors office/Tehsildar’s office for thirty days.

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language of the locality concerned informing that the project has been accorded Environmental Clearance and copies of the clearance letters are available with the state Pollution Control Board/ Committee and may also be seen at the Web site of the Ministry of Environment and Forest at http://www.envfor.nic.in

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Some photographic record of Environment Measures.

Water Sprinkling On the Project Roads

Workers at Emergency Assembly area of Power House

Safety sign-board at site site

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3. Fulfilment of commitments made in Public Hearing – I & II S. Issues raised Commitment at the time of Compliance Status No. consultation/hearing A First public hearing at Hatkoti on dated 15.06.2006 1 Water sources in the Project is committed to Inventory of water sources and house project area should be inventories the water sources in structures along with photographs in the inventoried by the project the project area and damage to presence of representatives of IPH authorities in consultation project shall be compensated. Department, concerned Pradhan and Project with the IPH and proponent has been completed. In total there concerned Gram are 30 no. of water sources. Periodic Panchayats. monitoring of water resources being carried out in consultation with local representatives. No instance of drying up of any source received/noticed so far.

2 Provision of This work can be covered under  The work of Development/ beautification of Hatkoti the LADA funds earmarked by Maintenance work at Hatkoti Mandir temple should be made: the project proponent. has been awarded amounting to Rs. 16.53 lacs on dated 05-03-2010. Additional funds were allocated and work has been completed at the cost of Rs 28.91 lacs.

 Rs 10.00 lac deposited with HPPWD Jubbal for widening, metalling and tarring of link road to Hateshwari Temple from Sawra—Rohru road during March, 2009. The utilization certificate amounting to Rs 5.00 lac out of Rs 10.00 lacs received from Executive Engineer Jubbal. Work has been completed.

 Total Rs. 24 lacs have been released for construction of water storage tank on hill for regulating the water supply to temple Complex and for surrounding area. Work has been completed.

3 LADA should comprise There is a Provision for The body has been nominated by DC local people and nomination of local people in Shimla in which local representative are nomination of local The LADA Committee headed included. Works recommended by Gram people should not be on by the Deputy Commissioner. Sabha are only covered under LADF. political consideration. 4 Provision should be kept A provision of Rs. 20 lakhs have Funds have been allocated. Work of for construction of been kept in CAT Plan and also construction of crematoria at the bank of crematoria. this aspect can be covered under Bhishkalti Khad Near HPPCL Colony is LADA funds. completed as intimated by the DFO, Rohru.

5 Employment should be Since, Pabbar Valley Power  Of the total people employed during the provided to the local Corporation is a subsidiary of reporting period about 55% Himachalis people. HPSEB, employment by it for have been deployed. the project shall be largely from ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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the HPSEB. However, the major Month Himachali Non- private contractors shall be Himachali bound by the provisions of Jan-17 409 250 minimum 70% employment as Feb-17 378 216 prescribed by the State Government. March-17 366 222 April-17 365 210 May-17 364 213 June-17 363 196 Total 2245 1307

 Contracts: - 264 Nos. of petty contracts have been awarded to MPAF, PAF&PAA so far amounting to Rs. 894.64 Lacs.  41 Nos. Persons from MPAF/PAF/ PAA have given employment on outsourcing basis by HPPCL so far.

6 Copies of EIA should It was appraised that the copies The same have been distributed in all the also be provided to the of these documents would affected Panchayats. local Panchayats in remain in the office of SDM, project area. Rohru for public perusal even after the Public hearing.

7 Plantation along the Plantation along the project Of the total road length of 11.50 km, roads should be done. roads will be provided by the plantation along 6.25 km has been carried Project proponent. As far as the out so far. other roads are concerned, this may be considered under LADA funds.

8 The construction debris The EIA/EMP has been prepared The generated muck from the project sites and muck produced and total generation of the debris is being dumped in the designated should be properly has been duly estimated dumping sites, well protected by managed in the including the quantities to be providing wire crates & retaining designated dumping sites. reused for construction purpose. structures. For the purpose five numbers 4nos Dumping sites have been dumping sites have been identified and identified to dispose of muck in the muck is being dumped at these sites a proper manner in the besides at Sawra College ground. designated dumping sites. The Muck has been allowed to be lifted for debris shall be properly checked utilization by other Government/Non- by constructing adequate Government agencies and there are retaining structures ensuring that chances that in near future whole of the the water quality/flow or land is muck would get re-cycled and sites not affected due to disposal of restored to their original shape. debris.

9 Social intrusion is Provision of separate labour Separate labour camps have been apprehended due to camps would be provided during constructed near the work sites for migratory labour. construction phase. migratory labour. Minimum distance of any camp is one Km from nearest habitation.

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10 Migratory labour should Local infrastructure in terms of  PHC Sawra strengthened with the be provided proper health health & education may be used installation of X-Ray Machine and educational facilities and provision of its purchased by CMO, Shimla for the for their children; strengthening shall be made amounting Rs 5.00 lac released by through LADA funds. HPPCL.

 The meeting of PMFMC was held on 04-06-2014. The doctors and local representatives suggested that the laboratory shall be opened at the Primary Health Center (PHC) at Sawra. The procurement and installation of these equipments involves 3.0 lacs from PMFMC account. The committee approved the demand and procurement of equipments has been done and put to use for general public at primary health centre Sawra.

 Medical camps are also being organized in the area with the R&R training-cum-awareness camps.

 Infrastructure of CBSE affiliated (DAV Public School) at Sawra strengthened by giving one-time financial assistance of Rs 10.00 lac to facilitate assured admission and concessional education to wards of Project affected families, PAA & HPPCL staff.

 5 rooms have also been provided in HPPCL colony at Chauri (Snail) to run the Primary section of CBSE affiliated (branch of DAV Public School). 2200 sqm Land has been identified for school Building at Snail.

11 Resettlement & No family is getting displaced. Standard R&R plan has been prepared on Rehabilitation Plan is not However, people affected to dated 19th January’2009 and being indicated in the report. some extent shall be implemented. compensated as may be Project specific Resettlement Plan (RP) determined by the competent has already been finalized and the authority. payment of due diligence is under process. 12 Noise pollution from Regular monitoring shall be Being implemented by ensuring proper project activities should done during the construction & maintenance of machinery/by creating be controlled. operation phase of project. barriers/enclosures around the stationary Moreover, most operation would machinery/equipment. All moving underground hence noise at machineries and equipment are provided ground level would be minimum. with silencers to avoid high noise levels. DG sets with noise suppressing jacketing installed. Timing of crushing plants curtailed as per the requests of local inhabitants.

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Two crushers and one batching plant have been dismantled due to which the noise as well as air pollution got reduced. The remaining crushers are far away from the populated area.

13 Project activities shall not Major components of the project No such inconvenience noticed, so far. hamper the smooth flow would on the left bank of river However, if it takes place, regulations of of traffic on the existing Pabbar where traffic flow is project vehicles and traffic shall be done. roads; much less than that on the right bank. However, traffic due to Project shall be regulated such that it does not cause public inconvenience.

14 Suggestions from other Other departments are also Report sent to other departments, no departments of invited for the public hearing comments received till date. government should also besides the issues to be discussed be taken. at State Level EIA & M Committee.

15 Proponent should Proponent readily agreed to the The project authorities organized visit of organize visit of the suggestion. local people to Sanjay Jal Vidyut people from the project Pariyojana (Sanjay HEP) and Nathpa- areas to another project Jakhri HEP to have interactions with local which has been people of those affected Projects. operational for some time.

16 Construction circle This would be done whenever One construction circle has been shifted should be immediately infrastructure during April’2009 to Hatkoti & other to shifted to Hatkoti. developed/available. Snail (Power House Complex) during May’2009. Now all the offices of project are at Hatkoti and Snail.

17 Natural calamity and land Project proponent clarified that Some complaints have been received from subsidence may occur most work would be local residents regarding development of due to tunnelling; underground and hence there cracks in their houses. would be minimum disturbance Committee appointed for assessing the at surface. It was apprised that damages by Deputy Commissioner has the underground tunnel cavity in submitted the report to Sub-Divisional fact would attenuate the lateral Magistrate, Rohru. Compensation as as well as vertical operations the intimated by administration shall be paid. vent of earth quads thus reducing the damages to the buildings due to the Project would be compensated by the Project proponent. Baseline inventories of houses/other buildings would be prepared to determine the potential damages. In addition, the existing areas prone to land subsidence would need to be strengthened/protected for the safety of project components.

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18 Horticulture may be There is no established evidence Complaints of reduction in horticulture affected due to project. that project would affect the production have been received. Requests horticultural produce except for have been sent to horticulture and those areas which are acquired agriculture department for formation of for the project for which committee to look into complaints. D.C. compensation as determined by Shimla has been requested to constitute a the competent authority would committee to determine the loss of be provided. production of loss of horticulture and agriculture. The issue was discussed in the meeting with DC, where it was found that in the last 3 years, production of apple in the area has increased and any such adverse effect seems not to have occurred. Hence matter was decided to be disposed/ closed. 19 Barrage proposed for the This is not envisaged in the No commitment made; hence, fulfilment project should also project design in view of the not required. envisage bridge on its top consideration related to the at least for small Project security; vehicles.

First public hearing at Snail on dated 15.06.2006; ISSUES RAISED AT KUDDU NEAR SNAIL VILLAGE: 1 Compensation to the Compensation to the project Compensation as decided by the project affected people affected people shall be competent authorities being disbursed. should be adequate & determined by the competent As per compensation paid so far, Prompt besides authority and project proponent following rates have been applied: - alternative occupation for is committed to release it the land losers. promptly to the Affected people. S.No. Class of land Rate (Rs/bigha) 1 Agriculture 6,17,392.00 (Irrigated) 2 Agriculture 3,82,768.00 (Unirrigated) 3 Barren 1,21,072.00 Till the period ending (31.12.2014) 300 numbers of people have filed reference appeal/petition for enhancement of the rates. Court rulings shall be binding on the HPPCL. 1) Total no. of land losers: -753 No. 2) Total land compensation amounting to Rs. 4578.34 Lacs for the land of 44-87-07 ha paid (up to 30-06-2017). 2 Project road should be This could be covered under the Road shall be extended to Chauri Village. extended to the Chauri LADA funds as per priorities to village. be fixed by the committee to be constituted. SECOND PUBLIC CONSULTATION held on 12.03.2008 at Hatkoti, Distt. Shimla (H.P) 1 Progress of LADC All the Pradhans of project Full & final payment has already been (Local Area affected Panchayats have been released against total contribution Development nominated as member of LADC 8,37,79,500/- on account of LADF. Committee) as per the demand of Panchayat Utilization certificate of LADF have Pardhan in the first meeting. First been sought from D.C. Shimla which is instalment of Rs. 1.92 Crore has still awaited. ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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been deposited with chairman. Distribution of fund for development of LADC Shimla. Further Panchayats under LADF made by DC distribution of this amount to the Shimla (Rs. 254.12 lacs) including project affected Panchayats will second instalment is as under:- be done by DC Shimla-cum- S. Name of Distribution Chairman LADC. Project will No. Panchayat of funds request the DC Shimla to hold the (lac) meeting at the earliest. 1 Sari 42.49 Explanatory Note (added in the 2 Saraswatinagar 35.05 proceeding): LADC fund is raised 3 Mandal 34.97 as per HP Hydro Power Project 4 Ranvi 37.90 2006, from the HPPs @ 1.5% of 5 Kuddu 20.77 the project cost which is placed at 6 Thana 41.16 the disposal of the Local Area 7 Jhalta 41.28 Development Committee (LADC) 8 Seema 0.50 headed by the Deputy Commissioner of the district Total 254.12 (Administrator of the District) having representatives (Panchayat Pradhan Head of the local unit of The detail of distribution of rest funds is governance) of the Project still awaited. Affected Panchayats). 2 Rehabilitation of R & R (Rehabilitation & R&R Plan approved by GoHP. Details affected people and RR Resettlement) Plan was prepared of benefits released are as under. Plan as per the policy of government in 1) Grants: - force at the time and provisions as a) The Self-employment has been per guidelines of the ADB are given to 17 MPAF / PAF and an incorporated, which will be re- amount of Rs.7.40 Lacs has been submitted to the State released on this account. Government for approval at the b) Scholarships amounting to Rs earliest. 19,71,600/- released to 220 wards of main PAF. c) I.T.I:- 88 No. Students form the wards of MPAF/PAF/PAA sponsored in different I.T.I,s of H.P. Till date an Amount of Rs. 31,07,640/- has been released on account of fees and scholarships. 2) Employment given so far:- a) MPAF, PAF&PAA:-267No. c) Bonafide H.P:- 705 No. d) Outsourced (MPAF): - 41No. 3) Amount released so far Rs.7,90,000/- to 9 Nos. Community based organizations. 4) Regarding self-employment & safeguards measures are being taken by HPPCL. 3 Downstream flow of The claim was refuted as false and Now the structure has reached the stage water from barrage misleading as the downstream where arrangement for releasing the flow should be 15% where discharge from the barrage to be is to be installed and the same is being as it has been maintained by the project is 15% installed. mentioned as 10% in as per HP Hydro Power Policy The provision of fish ladder has been EIA/EMP report. and also finds mention in the EIA included in the design of the diversion Why? EMP (paragraph 4.2.1.A and barrage structures. The discharge shall Table-4.2) document. be monitored/ maintained during the ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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operation phase of the project & arrangement for passing of such minimum discharge has been put in place. Fish pass has been constructed. In addition, an environment flow pipe of dia. 600mm has also been embedded in the structure. Discharge shall be regulated as per norms during operation stage.

4 Downstream fisherman License holder Fisherman prior to As Explained and Matter being from Hatkoti to Snail, notification under Section IV of monitored regularly. Fishing rights shall only one license Land Acquisition Act, will be be transferred in the impoundment to be fisherman has been allowed fishing in the created due to the project. mentioned in EIA submergence area. Strengthening The inquiry is in progress. As soon as, report. Whereas as per of the hatchery at Dhamwari (up any progress is noticed, the same will be his knowledge there stream of this project) is already incorporated in the next safeguards are more 50 fisherman provided for in the EIA EMP report due. license holder exists in document. Deputy Commissioner the affected area. Shimla has been requested to hold First instalment of Rs. 3.10 million has Why? inquiry regarding the alleged been released to HP Fisheries licenses issued after the EIA EMP Department vide Sub-Divisional officer was prepared or after the section 4 (C), Rohru letter No. RHU/RDR/2009- notification. 1835 dated 03-09-2009 for development Explanatory Note (added in the of fisheries. proceeding): The section 4 of Land Acquisition Act pertains to The funds have been allocated to the the notice of intent of the execution agency by the Director-cum- government to acquire land and Warden of Fisheries. The physical and this presents the notice of project financial progress is awaited. construction.

5 No blasting in the It is assured that blast will not be As explained the compliance being done. middle of night. taken in the midnight particularly Blasting is being done in delayed & after 22:00 hours and before 06:00 staggered manner. The delay detonator hours at least till an appropriate divides total charge to be fired into a depth is achieved where the number of segmental charges. Very safe impact on the surface is and effective blast pattern has been negligible. designed which will take care of blasting related problems.

6 Gram Panchayat Since the project activity is to As explained all necessary safety Mandal, Ranwi, Thana remain confined to underground measures are being followed as per the are most effect and the blasting done with requirement & geological condition. Panchayats there are delayed and staggered method, it Retaining structures have been slide prone area as per is not likely to initiate a surface constructed at vulnerable points such as HP Geological report. landslide. Moreover, all the road cut surfaces and so far till now no Why this fact has not necessary safety measures will be instance of land slide has occurred. been mentioned in the taken during the construction of EIA report. What the project, keeping in view effective measures are geology of area. being taken to tide over this situation?

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7 Dumping should be Dumping sites for the excavated Dumping of muck is being done in the done in waste land not muck has already been identified, already identified and approved sites. in irrigated land, why it which largely is located on barren is so. land but smaller land holdings situate in between or adjacent to muck dumping sites have been included for safety. Some agricultural patches were inevitable.

8 Irrigation of left out Damaged kuhl (irrigation channel) HPPCL will continue to fulfil the land in Bharot Chak, has been restored by the Project. commitment it has given in this regard. Management should In future also irrigation facilities Since last restoration no further damage reply whether the to the remaining land shall be has been noticed. irrigation is provided made available, if damaged due to to left out land what is project construction. alternative.

9 According to policy of The policy provision is being Of the total people employed during the Govt. of HP 70% complied with and moreover work reporting period about 55% Himachalis employment should be on all components has not started have been deployed. given to local people. yet. The components currently Give detail how much being executed required skilled Month Himachali Non- Himachali people employed from workers which are not available Jan-17 7 No. Panchayats of locally. Besides, local people do 409 250 trans Pabbar area. not want to work on underground Feb-17 378 216 components for various reasons March-17 366 222 including risk to life. A list of local people employed in project April-17 365 210 would be made available at the May-17 364 213 project office and also to the SDM June-17 363 196 Rohru. Total 2245 1307

So far (till 30-06-2017), a total of 264 numbers of petty contracts have been awarded to PAA/PAZ/PAFs with a total contract value of Rs 894.64 Lacs. In the project 09 No. of vehicles have been hired by HPPCL from local people and additionally 37 No. of vehicles have been hired by contracting firms from local people.

10 Since start of this There was public hearing on dated The R&R office/PIO has been opened at project. How many 15.06.2006. The R & R plan Hatkoti for better communication with times the grievances of office has been opened to hear the the PAF/ PAA public and redressed of Public have been problem of public and to bridge grievances by concerned officers of listened. the gap between Public and Project Management. The name, HPPCL. contact details etc. are being notified by the Project Management.

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11 Under LADC Sawra All the Panchayat Pradhans have A distribution formula has been notified Kuddu Panchayat is been nominated as Member of by the HPPCL to address these kinds of being offered Rs. 40 LADC and funds are and will be disputes. Recently the GoHP notified the lacs on which ground, allocated by the LADC in distribution method with ratio for PAA where tunnel is passing consultation with the nominated and PAZ and within PAA as also for only Rs. 8-9 lacs are member of Project Affected various works vide Department of MPP being offered to those Panchayats. & Power No. MPP-F(10)-24/2011 dated Panchayats? 05-10-2011. Thus, there shall be no such dispute in future.

12 The fund issued First instalment of Rs. 50.00 lac of In view of explanation given in the against CAT plan is CAT (Catchment Area Treatment) hearing (at the time of second being spent in Rohru Plan deposited by HPPCL is with consultation) no further action on this area. Compensatory Afforestation issue is required. Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) of Govt. of India. The requirement of the fund has been sent by the Forest Department to release the payment for implementation of CAT Plan. The CAT plan as the name implies is meant for the catchment and not only the project affected area. Normally the area draining is taken for treatment under CAT Plan. However, in this case, the same has been extended down to TRT (Tail Race Tunnel) outlet to give benefit to the project affected areas as well.

13 The X-Ray machine Matter will be reviewed, before A sum of Rs 5.00 lac deposited with should be given to initiating any action in CMO Shimla for purchase & installation PHC. Sawra Kuddu consultation with project affected of X-ray plant in PHC Sawra and X-ray instead of construction Panchayats. plant has been installed at PHC Sawra. of Ghat. The Mobile The meeting of PMFMC was held on Health Van hired by 04-06-2014. The doctors and local HPPCL should be kept representatives suggested that the at the disposal of laboratory shall be opened at the Primary doctor of PHC Health Center (PHC) at Sawra. The (Primary Health procurement and installation of these Center). equipments involves 3.0 lacs from PMFMC account. The committee approved the demand and procurement of equipments has been done and put to use for general public at primary health centre Sawra. 14 When the R & R plan R & R Plan was prepared as per The R & R plan prepared and approved will be started and the policy of the government and by state Govt. vide letter No. Rev (PC) house should be has now been revised to align with A (10)-7/2008 dated Shimla-2, the 19th prepared for houseless the guidelines of the ADB, which January, 2009 and the same is being families. will be re-submitted to the state implemented. The project specific R&R government for approval. plan is under preparation. In all, only one (01) person is becoming houseless. Full & final compensation of ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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Rs. 22,62,460/- against the land and structure has already been paid. Houseless grant amounting to Rs. 6,68,750/- Lacs has been released on dated 03-08-2015. 15 Height of barrages has The height of barrage has been The height of Barrage varies at different been shown as 9.20 reduced to minimize submergence sections depending upon the river bed meters instead of 13.50 (including private cultivated land) profile, however FRL remains meters as shown in the and it is now 9.2 meters above unchanged. web site. Why so riverbed level with a total height contradiction? of about 13 meters

16 The total Panchayat in Change in the scope of the project These are as per actual. EIA and EMP report reduced the number of affected are 12, why it is now 8 Panchayats as reflected in the EIA Panchayat. EMP.

17 No land looser is in the Constitution of LADC is as per The committee for LADC Constituted LADC committee the HP Hydro Power Policy 2006 by DC Shimla and due representation and it is constituted by the Deputy has been given to Pardhans of affected Commissioner concerned. In this Panchayats. However, there is no exercise the Project Proponent has provision to give representation to each no say. However, all Panchayat land loser in the LADC. Pradhans of project affected Panchayats are the member of LADC in case of Sawra Kuddu HEP.

18 What is the policy for It is partly addressed at 8 (iv) As per R & R plan, the losers of land are land looser who has above and people left with less being given Rs. 75,000/- to 2,50,000/- as left only 2.5 Bigha and than 5 Bighas of land would be resettlement grant in addition to land what programme for declared landless provision for compensation depending upon the them, the land should which is covered under R&R plan quantum of land left after acquisition of be given in addition to land. compensation, so that horticulture can be As per the standard R&R policy people boosted? with left out land of less than 5 bigha (0.38 Hec.) are treated as land less. 21 nos. of people coming under this definition had submitted the affidavits which were got verified from the revenue department and grants disbursed to persons found eligible. Subsequently advertisements were issued in newspapers and also letters written to local panchayats to intimate people regarding the policy provisions. The payments to the tune of 14.25 lacs to 16 Nos. MPAF has been released so far. Some new applications have been received which are being processed for verification from revenue department. Separate Monitoring report is being submitted for the social and R&R provisions

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Status of Implementation of Environment Management Plan for the 2nd quarter (w.e.f. 01-04-2017 to 30-06-2017) S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 1 Environmental measures during Construction Phase

1.1 Alternative HPPCL/ Community kitchen will Community Kitchens for workers have During this reporting period i.e.01- to fuel Contractors be provided by the been provided by all the contracting 04-2017 to 30-06-2017, 6517 Kgs. of wood contracting agencies. The agencies. The LPG& diesel is being used LPG & 4612 liters of diesel has been fuel used in these as fuel in Community Kitchens. Up to provided to community kitchens/ community kitchens date quantity of 145682 Kgs LPG mess by the contractors at Barrage, would be LPG. This &135945 liters of diesel has been HRT& Power House amounting to would help in avoid provided to community kitchen /mess at Rs.8,27,940/-only. pressure for fuel wood on all locations by the contractor. the adjoining forests.

1.2 Alternative HPPCL/ The water for the 8 Nos. of Bore wells have been installed No new installation was required as No new arrangement Contractors drinking purpose would at different locations for the purpose of the manpower is decreasing day by installation for water be collected either from drinking with proper storage arrangements day. was required Pabbar River or from the by all the contracting agencies and as well as the upstream of the labour as HPPCL. manpower is camps. The water would decreasing be stored in tanks and S. Location No. of Remarks day by day. supplied for use. No. Borewell 1 HPPCL Complex, 1 No. Hatkoti. 2 HPPCL Complex, 2 Nos. Snail. 3 Labour camp near 2 Nos. barrage site. 4 Labour camp at 1 No. Snail. 5 Labour camp at 1 No. Adit-I 6 Labour camp at 1 No. Adit-IV Total 8 Nos. . ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 1.3 Protection HPPCL Project committed to The sources are being measured for their No action was required during this No action of water inventorise the water discharged as per agreed schedule (i.e. reporting quarter. was required sources sources in the project February & November) and compared during this area and reduction of with the documented discharges of the reporting discharge will be respective sources (recorded before the quarter. compensated. commencement of tunnel excavation). No reduction in the discharge was found. 1.4 Sewage HPPCL/ Adequate measures to 82 Nos. of toilets are in use at different Some of the toilets have been Any new disposal for Contractors develop infrastructure in worker’s colony/ labour camps. dismantled by the Barrage contractor installation labour labour camps and to Community toilets have been constructed as the strength of workers is reduced. was not camps provide sewage facilities near the labour camps of the different HRT Contractor has also hired a required as by constructing contracting agency. sweeper for Regular cleaning of labour is community toilets for No. of community toilets as well as reducing with S. Nos. of Nos. of Locations each block close-by and No Toilets Users user/ maintenance like replacement of tapering of separate septic tanks toilet faulty flushing cistern & taps etc. is works. Labour camp 3 users would be constructed for 1 30 Nos 70 Nos being done. Expenditure amounting near barrage. approx. the same. to Rs. 33,500/- was done in the Labour camp at 2 users 2 26 Nos 40 Nos Snail. approx. reporting period. Labour camp at 4 users 3 6 Nos 25 Nos Adit-I approx. 23 users 4 Adit-II site 02 No. 47 No. approx. Labour Camp 7 users 5 10 Nos 65 Nos at Adit-III approx. Labour Camp 7 users 6 8 Nos 55 Nos at Adit-IV approx. 4 users Total 82 Nos 302 Nos approx The No. of user/toilets at Adit-II site is 23 users /toilet. This is because most of the workers remain inside the tunnel during the working hours.

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 1.5 Sewage HPPCL Two sewage treatment The STP at Hatkoti has been made No action was required during this Treatment plants have been operational by providing standby power reporting quarter. Plant proposed for treatment of supply arrangement through DG sets. The sewage generated during STP at snail has been put to use. The project operation phase. provision of standby power supply arrangements was already made. 3 Nos. of operators have been deployed for ensuring continous running of STP. 6 Solid waste HPPCL/ To collect the solid waste Initially three bins collection system was Now all the municipal waste is being management Contractors from project township, adopted in the colonies to collect and incinerated at both colonies at Snail labour colonies etc. and dispose-off solid waste. 7 Workers have and Hatkoti. dispose of the waste in been employed on outsourced basis for scientific manner. collection and disposal of solid waste in HPPCL colonies. The work for supply & installation of incinerator in HPPCL colonies at Hatkoti and Snail along with associated Civil work has been awarded to the tune of Rs. 21.58 Lacs. Associated civil works i.e. foundation works etc. have been completed at Hatkoti and Snail and incinerators have been erected. The electric connections have been arranged. Incinerator has been commissioned and functioning properly.

1.7 Environmental HPPCL/ Measures to be taken to The project roads have been provided No action during this quarter. measure in Contractors avoid landslides by with 958 running meters (4282 cum) of project’s providing proper cross retaining structures with proper cross transport lines drainage & vegetative drainage works. Plantation has also been measures. done along the length of project roads.

1.8 Mining area HPPCL Two quarry sites located Quarrying from approved Jakhi site is The mining from the quarry is being rehabilitation at Jakhi Khad and at Anti recently started. As of now excavated done in controlled way keeping in

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period between barrage and material from Quarry along with muck view all the environment aspects. TRT outlet to meet the generated from tunnel excavation is being Rehabilitation will be done in requirement of used for production of aggregates. scientific way at completion of the construction material. Area will be handed back to forest construction phase. The mined out areas department after completion of project would require to be with due reclamation. rehabilitated according to the rehabilitation plan.

1.9 Muck HPPCL It is proposed to stabilize The excavated muck from excavations is All preventive measures are being No action disposal the dumping sites with being dumped in designated dumping sites followed to dump and treat/handle the was required bio-technological duly compacted and protected by muck accordingly. Rehandling of during this approach in the providing stone wire crate walls/retaining muck for producing aggregate and for reporting designated dumping walls to prevent its slippage into natural backfilling in the barrage area is in period. sites. Dumping sites drainage system. Muck has been allowed progress. would be rammed, to be lifted for utilization by other Govt./ compacted and sprinkled Non-Government agencies and there are with water for stability chances that in near future whole of the and reducing dust muck would get recycled and sites emanation. restored to their original shape.

1.10 Measures Forest To compensate the tree Upto date Rs. 72.75 lacs. has already been Forest department have sufficient No action is against land Deptt. felling in the diverted deposited with HP forest department on fund for raising and maintaining the required by use change, forest land area, account of compensatory afforestation plantation. the project felling of compensatory over an area of (108.0+1.3884+0.6944) proponent trees & other afforestation over an area i.e. 110.08hac. Compensatory during this increased of (108.0+ 1.3884+ afforestation over 108.0 Hac. area of land reporting human 0.6944) i.e. 110.08 ha was done till year 2007-08. Additional period. interference has been proposed with area of 2.088 ha was brought under CA the help of HP forest during quarter ending 31-03-2014. Till department. date utilization of Rs.21,57,214/- has been As regards to the shown by HP forest department.

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period increased human No instance of any damage to the wild life interference owing to observed in the project area. It is further labour force, the added that the labour camps are situated contracting agencies far away from the forest. would also ensure compliance for any indulgence in unauthorized fishing, hunting, trapping etc. of wild produce, although there is no such species in the project area.

1.11 Maintenance HPPCL Community toilets with Adequate Nos. of Community toilets (7-8 The sample of surface water has been of water septic tanks have to be users per toilet) with septic tanks have collected from upstream and quality provided to avoid open been provided in the labour camp by the downstream of barrage and power defecation so as not to contractors. No significant water spillage house. The Reports containing result pollute the drinking in to nallahs /river is there, from the for tested parameters are attached as water sources. construction activities. The samples are (Annexure EMP-2). being regularly tested by state Pollution Comparative report of different Control Board. parameters with prescribed national standards is detailed below: -

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 500 m U/S of Barrage Site

S. Parameters Units Presc. Result Remarks No. Limit 1. Suspended Solids mg/l 100 2.0 Within limit 2. Conductivity µs not 77.8 Within limit described by PCB 3. Turbidity NTU 10 2 Within limit 4. Alkalinity mg/l 100 20 Within limit 5. BOD mg/l 30 1.6 Within limit 6. Boron Mg/l 60 0.22 Within limit 7. Calcium mg/l 75 16.07 Within limit 8. Chloride mg/l 250 7.92 Within limit 9. COD mg/l 250 12.0 Within limit 10. Fluoride mg/l 2.0 0.078 Within limit 11. Hardness(Total) mg/l 300 40.0 Within limit 12. Iron Mg/l 3 0.012 Within limit 13. Magnesium mg/l 30.0 5.83 Within limit 14. pH -- 5.5-9.0 7.04 Within limit 15. Phosphate(Total) mg/l 5 0.018 Within limit 16. Sulphate mg/l 150 8.5 Within limit

At Diversion structure S. Parameters Units Presc. Limit Result Remarks No. 1. Suspended Solids mg/l 100 2.0 Within limit 2. Conductivity µs not 74.3 Within limit described by PCB

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 3. Turbidity NTU 10 3 Within limit 4. Alkalinity mg/l 100 36 Within limit 5. BOD mg/l 30 1.3 Within limit 6. Boron mg/l 60 0.22 Within limit 7. Calcium mg/l 75 14.41 Within limit 8. Chloride mg/l 250 8.91 Within limit 9. COD mg/l 250 16.0 Within limit 10. Fluoride mg/l 2.0 0.08 Within limit 11. Hardness(Total) mg/l 300 42.0 Within limit 12. Iron mg/l 3 0.012 Within limit 13. Magnesium mg/l 30.0 1.45 Within limit 14. pH -- 5.5-9.0 7.08 Within limit 15. Phosphate(Total) mg/l 5 0.015 Within limit 16. Sulphate mg/l 150 7.9 Within limit D/s of Barrage

S. Parameters Units Presc. Limit Result Remarks No. 1. Suspended Solids mg/l 100 28.0 Within limit 2. Conductivity µs not described 103.6 Within limit by PCB 3. Turbidity NTU 10 2 Within limit 4. Alkalinity mg/l 100 60 Within limit 5. BOD mg/l 30 5.0 Within limit 6. Boron mg/l 60 0.22 Within limit 7. Calcium mg/l 75 22.4 Within limit 8. Chloride mg/l 250 5.94 Within limit 9. COD mg/l 250 28.0 Within limit 10. Fluoride mg/l 2.0 0.12 Within limit 11. Hardness(Total) mg/l 300 60.0 Within limit

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 12. Iron mg/l 3 0.09 Within limit 13. Magnesium mg/l 30 0.97 Within limit 14. pH -- 5.5-9.0 7.66 Within limit 15. Phosphate(Total) mg/l 5 0.058 Within limit 16. Sulphate mg/l 150 7.8 Within limit

U/s of Power House S. Parameters Units Presc. Limit Result Remarks No. 1. Suspended Solids mg/l 100 3.0 Within limit 2. Conductivity µs not 86.2 Within limit described by PCB 3. Turbidity NTU 10 2 Within limit 4. Alkalinity mg/l 100 40 Within limit 5. BOD mg/l 30 1.7 Within limit 6. Boron mg/l 60 0.22 Within limit 7. Calcium mg/l 75 16.81 Within limit 8. Chloride mg/l 250 7.92 Within limit 9. COD mg/l 250 12.0 Within limit 10. Fluoride mg/l 2.0 0.074 Within limit 11. Hardness(Total) mg/l 300 70.0 Within limit 12. Iron Mg/l 3 0.03 Within limit 13. Magnesium mg/l 30 6.80 Within limit 14. pH -- 5.5-9.0 7.69 Within limit 15. Phosphate(Total) mg/l 5 0.034 Within limit 16. Sulphate mg/l 150 8.0 Within limit

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D/s of Power House S. Parameters Units Presc. Limit Result Remarks No. 1. Suspended Solids mg/l 100 7.0 Within limit 2. Conductivity µs not 110.5 Within limit described by PCB 3. Turbidity NTU 10 4 Within limit 4. Alkalinity mg/l 100 54 Within limit 5. BOD mg/l 30 2.7 Within limit 6. Calcium mg/l 75 16.81 Within limit 7. Chloride mg/l 250 8.91 Within limit 8. COD mg/l 250 20.0 Within limit 9. Fluoride mg/l 2.0 0.078 Within limit 10. Hardness(Total) mg/l 300 84.0 Within limit 11. Iron mg/l 3 0.07 Within limit 12. Magnesium mg/l 30 10.68 Within limit 13. pH -- 5.5-9.0 7.87 Within limit 14. Phosphate(Total) mg/l 5 0.042 Within limit 15. Sulphate mg/l 150 7.1 Within limit

1.12 Health HPPCL It is proposed to Local Health Centre has been No any other demand has been come A Delivery strengthen and upgrade strengthened by providing grants to the to the notice of project authority. system the existing dispensary at tune of 5 Lacs to cater for additional load Sawra to provide the of labour force in the area and provided medical facilities to with X-ray Machine. Medical camps are

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period Developme labour and staff. being organized by the project among the nt of project affected families from time to medical time. facilities The doctors and local representatives 1.12. Proposed HPPCL/ First aid facility with suggested that the laboratory shall be During the reporting period (April-17 B health Contractors essential medicines is to opened at the Primary Health Centre to June-17) 86 Nos. of workers were facilities at be provided at each of (PHC) at Sawra. These equipments were checked/ disbursed medicines/ first construction construction sites. procured from PMFMC account aid facility. Total expenditure sites and amounting to Rs.3.0lacs. The procurement incurred during the quarter on labor camp of these lab equipments has been done and account of disbursement of medicines put to use for general public at primary and ambulance is Rs.3,88,265/-only. health centre Sawra.

1.13 Control of HPPCL/ The air pollution shall be Crusher has been equipped with washing Water sprinkling is being carried out Air Contractor controlled by providing arrangements. Also, to control dust on regularly. Total expenditure on this Pollution the water sprinkler on approach roads/sites, regular water account during the reporting period is crusher and project sprinkling i.e. 3 times a day is being 4.80 lacs. roads. ensured. For underground works, workers are provided with masks by the contractors. Upto date expenditure till date is 58.88 Lacs. 1.14 Noise HPPCL/ To construct walls or Most of the project work is underground As of now, the most of the open control Contractor provide CGI sheet and for open works i.e. the ground works at barrage and power house measure barriers around the operations mainly stone crushers have site have been completed, thus crushers as per been provided with CGI sheets barriers. reducing the noise level in the project. parameters already To reduce the noise from Machinery it is defined by the industries being ensured that Mufflers are provided Department. and exhaust are kept in good conditions. For labour working in underground works ear plugs are being provided by the contractors. Two crushers and one batching plant have been dismantled due

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period to which the noise as well as air pollution got reduced. The remaining crushers are far away from the populated area.

1.15 Sustenance of Riverine Fisheries 1.15. Maintenance HPPCL The project proponent The provision of fish ladder has been Discharge shall be regulated at certain No action is A of minimum would ensure included in the design of the diversion flow rate during the operation period required flow maintenance of 15% of barrage structures. The discharge shall be of project. during this the lean season discharge monitored/ maintained during the quarter from the barrage operation phase of the project & concerned. throughout the year arrangement for passing of such minimum including lean season discharge has been put in place. from November to March. The downstream Fish pass has been constructed. In discharge from the addition, an environment flow pipe of dia. barrage would be 600mm has also been embedded in the released through structure. Discharge shall be regulated as designed and constructed per norms during operation stage. fish pass to facilitate fish migration.

1.15.B Sustenance Fishery It is proposed to 1st instalment of Rs 3.100 million has Physical/ financial progress of works of endemic Deptt. strengthen the existing been released to HP Fisheries Department is still awaited from the fishery fisheries hatchery at Dhamwari for providing alternate water supply to department. and also start fish Dhamwari Trout Farm. Utilization of Rs. farming activities by 7.344 Lacs only (upto the year 2009-10) constructing aqua- has been intimated by the Fisheries cultural facilities. Department. The funds have been allocated to the execution agency by the Director-cum-Warden of Fisheries.

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period 2.1 Green belt HPPCL/ It is proposed to develop Total 3006 Nos. of trees has been planted During this reporting period no Development Forest and maintain for 7 years in the identified periphery of the reservoir. plantation has been undertaken. Deptt. with the help of HP Rim area plantation around the periphery forest department, the of the reservoir has been completed by greenbelt in selected HPPCL at its own level due to lack of stretches around the response from forest department. reservoir periphery. 2.2 Management HPPCL/ To reduce the dust Water sprinkling is being carried out GI Sheet barriers have also been put of dust from Contractor emanating from the road, regularly. Upto date expenditure is Rs. in place for protection against the transport it will be laid grit from 58.88 Lacs. emanation of dust. activities the muck generated from Water sprinkling is being carried out the tunnelling. regularly. Total expenditure on this account during the reporting period is 4.80 lacs. 2.3 Road side HPPCL/ It is proposed to develop 11701 plants have been planted alongside During this reporting period no plantation Forest and maintain for 7 years, the project roads. Since other transport plantation has been undertaken. Deptt. 3 rows of trees of locally roads are undergoing up-gradation to found species along both national highway, which require widening sides of road. hence plantation is not being done on these roads. 2.4 Catchment Forest Total area of 263 sq km 42932 Nos. of trees has Till Now a sum of 6.62 Crore has been deposited Area Deptt. was considered under the been planted by the forest with the forest department. Treatment CAT plan of SKHEP as department. Against total As per information supplied by DFO plantation of detailed below: - outlay of 731.08 Lacs Rs. 42932 no of trees has been shown covering the area 662 Lacs has been of 39.03 ha under CAT plan works. deposited till the end of reporting period. The physical/financial progress for the quarter ending June-2017 has been intimated by the HP

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period Treatment Y Y- Y- Y-IV Y-V Total Forest Department as nil. (attached as Annexure Measure -I II III FC-5).

(i) Biological Treatment Upto date financial progress is Rs. 4,20,88,586/- Social 60 60 60 60 60 Ha 300 only. forestry Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Fuel 91 91 91 91 91 Ha 455 wood and Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha fodder grass

NTFP 50 50 50 50 50 Ha 250 Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Nursery 2 ------2 Devlop. N No. o. Pasture 60 60 60 60 60 Ha 300 Develop. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

(ii) Engineering Treatment Wire crates 40 40 40 40 40 200 Vegetative 80 80 80 80 80 400 Spurs Contour 20 20 20 20 20 Ha 100 Trenching Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Bench 25 25 25 25 25 Ha 125 Terracing Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Catch 10 100 10 100 100 Ha 500 water 0 Ha 0 Ha Ha drains Ha Ha R-wall 97 97 97 97 97 Ha 485 &Check Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha dam

2.5 Seepage & HPPCL/ To prevent damages The lining of all the water carrying Regular periodic testing by QA & QC Leakage Contractor caused due to the components is being done with quality team by random sampling of concrete related seepage or leakages from concrete/steel to prevent such leakages. and other construction materials is damages the HRT, TRT, Surge All the quality checks are being being done for the various tests from during shaft and penstocks undertaken from time to time. The time to time. Necessary corrective operation would be lined water samples are being collected for various action being taken concurrently. phase tight with quality tests in the HPPCL laboratories as well as material and technique. contractors’ laboratory and other reputed However, in case of testing labs. ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period unlikely event of seepage Project is yet to be commissioned hence or leakage causing no action is required / needed in quarter damages the under reporting. compensation will be paid by the project proponent as decided by the competent authority.

3 Management HPPCL The impacts of the social The progress of social and R&R Separate Monitoring report is being of Socio- and economic life of the provisions has been given below under submitted for the social and R&R Economic area are addressed employment and livelihood options. provisions. Impacts through the relevant provisions in the R&R plan.

3.1 Employment HPPCL/ The employment to the The policy provisions are being complied About Himachalis have been Contractor members of with. The R&R office has been opened at deployed from the total people MPAF/PAA/PAZ would Hatkoti for the better communication with employed during the quarter. be provided by the the MPAF/PAA. Month Himachali Non- project proponent and its  289 Nos. Secondary & Alternative Himachali contracting agencies as employments have already been per the HP state hydro provided. April-17 365 210 policy.  264 Nos. Petty contracts were awarded May-17 364 213 A labour office shall also to the contractors for PAF’s amounting June-17 363 196 be established by the to Rs. 894.64 Lacs only. Total 1092 619 project in the project area  46 Nos. Vehicles hired from PAF’s (9 for this purpose. nos. Vehicles hired from PAF’s in SK- HEP, HPPCL & 37 Vehicles by contracting firms).  School competition: - Total 19 Nos. School Competitions were organized and expense of Rs. 1,86,997/- incurred upto 30-06-2017. ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period  Self-Employment assistance was During this reporting period Rs. provided to 17 Nos. MPAF’s and Rs. 60,000/- have been released to 7,40,000/- was released on this account MPAFs. upto 30-06-2017. 3.2 Livelihood HPPCL It is proposed that the The livelihood option like tourist arrival, Full & Final Payment has already options lost livelihood of the fishing and other related occupation shall been released on this account. Hence PAP’s be maintained be enhanced during the operation phase of no action was required during this after the completion of the project. reporting period. the project. 1% of the In LADF, the total contribution However, reporting on employment project revenue has been amounting to Rs. 8,37,79,500/- has and social activities is being done committed in LADF i.e. already been released for the construction separately. Rs. 837.80 Lacs. Phase.

3.3 Cultural HPPCL Three archeological sites Out of these three sites, two sites have The sites are well above the Sites that are above the FRL been protected with retaining wall by maximum water level. If it needed in would be preserved as project. the near future, more protection per EMP provisions. would be provided.

3.4 Maintenance HPPCL In consonance with the Police security on demand has been The law & order has been maintained of Law & HP hydro policy, the obtained from HP Police and stationed at within the project area. During the Order project would require to Snail. Regular patrolling of Project site is period under reporting Rs.21,40,396/- fund for establishing a done to maintain proper law and order. was disbursed to Police Department police station/chowki, to Also to provide more security, armed/ un- and to Himachal Pradesh Ex- cater with the increased armed security guards have also been servicemen corporation on this requirement of law & deployed in the project area. account. order maintenance. 4 Disaster HPPCL To plan preventive In case of diversion barrages, the storage The project specific Final disaster Management measures so that loss can is only behind the gates; eventuality of Management Plan have been prepared be minimized to the failure of the structure is minimal. and approved. extent possible in case of Possibility of failure of structure reduced failure of gated structure. further when there is ungated portion with overflow provision above the structure. Further all the remedial measures ------SAWRA-KUDDU HEP (111 MW)- Six Monthly Environment Compliance Report Ending 30-06-2017 &

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S. Component Institutional EMP Provisions Status to Date Activities done/ Developments Remarks No. of EMP Responsibility during reporting period addressed in the disaster management plan (DMP) will be followed during the operation phase. As of now two drafts of Disaster Management plans (DMP) i.e. for construction phase and for operation phase, have been prepared at the corporate office level on the basis of inputs supplied from the field units and is being submitted to the Department of Energy, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh for their approval. This being a wide subject, a committee has been framed at corporate office level with representatives from different units. Once the DMPs are approved the same will be sent to ADB for review.

5 Implementation HPPCL A project level Committee has already been constituted Due to preoccupation of DFO in Mechanism implementation and monitoring the provisions of the some court matters, and committee would environmental aspects regularly & encroachment cases, no meeting monitor the undertaking the revisions accordingly. could be arranged during this implementation of the reporting period. provisions and also ensure adherence to the environment stipulations.

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Page 62 of 71 Page 63 of 71 Page 64 of 71 Page 65 of 71 Page 66 of 71 ANALYSIS REPORT FOR Himachal State Pollution Control Board, Parwanoo WATER / WASTE WATER SAMPLE Sector-4 Parwanoo, Distt. Solan Sample ID:46704 - Analysis Completion:30/06/2017 Parwanoo-173220 Tele:01792-232540 Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel power plant of capacity <25MW] / LAB Inward : 12967 TEST REPORT Test Report No. : 12967 Date: 30/06/2017 1. Name of the Customer : Sawra Kuddu H.E.P. (111 Mw) - 11241 2. Address : -,H.P.Power Corporation Ltd.,Sawra kuddu Const. Circle Hatkoti-171206, Taluka : Rohru, District : Shimla, GIDC : Not in any SIDC 3. Nature of Sample : PRJ-Project, (Insp Type : OTH-Others/Higher Authority) 4. Sample Collected By : Abhay Gupta,JEE 5. Quantity of Sample Received : 6. Code No. of the Sample : 46704 7. Date & Time of Collection & Inwarding : 23/05/2017 , (1400 to 1405) & 26/05/2017 8. Date of Start & Completion of Analysis : 26/05/2017 & 30/06/2017 9. Sampling Point : 500 m U/s of barrage ~ ` 10. Flow Details (Remarks) : 11. Mode of Disposal : 12. Ultimate Receiving Body : river 13. Temperature on Collection : & pH Range on pH Strip : 14. Carboys Nos for : A11 & Color & Appearance : 15. Water Consumption & W.W.G (KLPD) : Ind :0.000 , Dom :9.000 & Ind :0.000 , Dom :7.200

Sr Parameter Unit Test Method Range of Testing Result 1 Suspended Solids - - - 2.0 mg/l 2 Conductivity - - - 77.8 µS 3 Turbidity - - - 2 NTU 4 Alkalinity - - - 20 mg/l 5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - - 1.6 mg/l 6 Boron - - - 0.22 mg/l 7 Calcium - - - 16.07 mg/l 8 Chloride - - - 7.92 mg/l 9 COD - - - 12.0mg/l 10 Fluoride - - - 0.078 mg/l 11 Hardness (Total) -- - - 40.0 mg/l 12 Iron - - - 0.012 mg/l 13 Magnesium - - - 5.83 mg/l 14 pH - - - 7.04 15 Phosphate (Total) - - - 0.018mg/l 16 Sulphate - - - 8.5 mg/l

Laboratory Remarks : Study Sample By:94-pcb_94 Dt.: 30/06/2017

Sanjeev Sharma,SSO

Field Observation : emp monitoring

Note : 1. * - These parameters are covered under the scope of NABL. 2. The results refer only to the tested samples and applicable parameters. Endorsement of products is neither inferred nor implied. 3. Samples will be destroyed after 10 days from the date of issue of test report unless otherwise specified. 4. This report is not to be reproduced wholly or in part or used in any advertising media without the permission of the Board in writing. 5. The Board is not responsible for the authenticity for the samples not collected by the Board’s officials. 6. Total liability of our laboratory is limited to the invoiced amount. Any dispute arising out of this report is subject to Himachal Pradesh Jurisdiction only. 7. Permissible Limits: as per Schedule VI of EPA Rules, 1986 as ammended by Second and Third ammendment 1993 for Effluents Page 67 of 71 N I C 16/09/2017 ANALYSIS REPORT FOR Himachal State Pollution Control Board, Parwanoo WATER / WASTE WATER SAMPLE Sector-4 Parwanoo, Distt. Solan Sample ID:46705 - Analysis Completion:30/06/2017 Parwanoo-173220 Tele:01792-232540 Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel power plant of capacity <25MW] / LAB Inward : 12966 TEST REPORT Test Report No. : 12966 Date: 30/06/2017 1. Name of the Customer : Sawra Kuddu H.E.P. (111 Mw) - 11241 2. Address : -,H.P.Power Corporation Ltd.,Sawra kuddu Const. Circle Hatkoti-171206, Taluka : Rohru, District : Shimla, GIDC : Not in any SIDC 3. Nature of Sample : PRJ-Project, (Insp Type : OTH-Others/Higher Authority) 4. Sample Collected By : Abhay Gupta,JEE 5. Quantity of Sample Received : 6. Code No. of the Sample : 46705 7. Date & Time of Collection & Inwarding : 23/05/2017 , (1415 to 1418) & 26/05/2017 8. Date of Start & Completion of Analysis : 26/05/2017 & 30/06/2017 9. Sampling Point : At diversion Stucture ~ ` 10. Flow Details (Remarks) : 11. Mode of Disposal : 12. Ultimate Receiving Body : river 13. Temperature on Collection : & pH Range on pH Strip : 14. Carboys Nos for : A12 & Color & Appearance : 15. Water Consumption & W.W.G (KLPD) : Ind :0.000 , Dom :9.000 & Ind :0.000 , Dom :7.200

Sr Parameter Unit Test Method Range of Testing Result 1 Suspended Solids - - - 2.0 mg/l 2 Conductivity - - - 74.3 µS 3 Turbidity - - - 3 NTU 4 Alkalinity - - - 36 mg/l 5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - - 1.3 mg/l 6 Boron - - - 0.22 mg/l 7 Calcium - - - 14.41 mg/l 8 Chloride - - - 8.91 mg/l 9 COD - - - 16.0 mg/l 10 Fluoride - - - 0.08mg/l 11 Hardness (Total) -- - - 42.0 mg/l 12 Iron - - - 0.012 mg/l 13 Magnesium - - - 1.45 mg/l 14 pH - - - 7.08 15 Phosphate (Total) - - - 0.015 mg/l 16 Sulphate - - - 7.9 mg/l

Laboratory Remarks : Study Sample By:94-pcb_94 Dt.: 30/06/2017

Sanjeev Sharma,SSO

Field Observation : emp monitoring

Note : 1. * - These parameters are covered under the scope of NABL. 2. The results refer only to the tested samples and applicable parameters. Endorsement of products is neither inferred nor implied. 3. Samples will be destroyed after 10 days from the date of issue of test report unless otherwise specified. 4. This report is not to be reproduced wholly or in part or used in any advertising media without the permission of the Board in writing. 5. The Board is not responsible for the authenticity for the samples not collected by the Board’s officials. 6. Total liability of our laboratory is limited to the invoiced amount. Any dispute arising out of this report is subject to Himachal Pradesh Jurisdiction only. 7. Permissible Limits: as per Schedule VI of EPA Rules, 1986 as ammended by Second and Third ammendment 1993 for Effluents Page 68 of 71 N I C 16/09/2017 ANALYSIS REPORT FOR Himachal State Pollution Control Board, Parwanoo WATER / WASTE WATER SAMPLE Sector-4 Parwanoo, Distt. Solan Sample ID:46706 - Analysis Completion:30/06/2017 Parwanoo-173220 Tele:01792-232540 Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel power plant of capacity <25MW] / LAB Inward : 12965 TEST REPORT Test Report No. : 12965 Date: 30/06/2017 1. Name of the Customer : Sawra Kuddu H.E.P. (111 Mw) - 11241 2. Address : -,H.P.Power Corporation Ltd.,Sawra kuddu Const. Circle Hatkoti-171206, Taluka : Rohru, District : Shimla, GIDC : Not in any SIDC 3. Nature of Sample : PRJ-Project, (Insp Type : OTH-Others/Higher Authority) 4. Sample Collected By : Abhay Gupta,JEE 5. Quantity of Sample Received : 6. Code No. of the Sample : 46706 7. Date & Time of Collection & Inwarding : 23/05/2017 , (1420 to 1425) & 26/05/2017 8. Date of Start & Completion of Analysis : 26/05/2017 & 30/06/2017 9. Sampling Point : D/s Barrage ~ ` 10. Flow Details (Remarks) : 11. Mode of Disposal : 12. Ultimate Receiving Body : river 13. Temperature on Collection : & pH Range on pH Strip : 14. Carboys Nos for : A13 & Color & Appearance : 15. Water Consumption & W.W.G (KLPD) : Ind :0.000 , Dom :9.000 & Ind :0.000 , Dom :7.200

Sr Parameter Unit Test Method Range of Testing Result 1 Suspended Solids - - - 28.0 mg/l 2 Conductivity - - - 103.6 µS 3 Turbidity - - - 2 NTU 4 Alkalinity - - - 60 mg/l 5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - - 5.0 mg/l 6 Boron - - - 0.22 mg/l 7 Calcium - - - 22.4 mg/l 8 Chloride - - - 5.94 mg/l 9 COD - - - 28.0 mg/l 10 Fluoride - - - 0.12 mg/l 11 Hardness (Total) -- - - 60.0mg/l 12 Iron - - - 0.09 mg/l 13 Magnesium - - - 0.97 mg/l 14 pH - - - 7.66 15 Phosphate (Total) - - - 0.058 mg/l 16 Sulphate - - - 7.8 mg/l

Laboratory Remarks : Study Sample By:94-pcb_94 Dt.: 30/06/2017

Sanjeev Sharma,SSO

Field Observation : emp monitoring

Note : 1. * - These parameters are covered under the scope of NABL. 2. The results refer only to the tested samples and applicable parameters. Endorsement of products is neither inferred nor implied. 3. Samples will be destroyed after 10 days from the date of issue of test report unless otherwise specified. 4. This report is not to be reproduced wholly or in part or used in any advertising media without the permission of the Board in writing. 5. The Board is not responsible for the authenticity for the samples not collected by the Board’s officials. 6. Total liability of our laboratory is limited to the invoiced amount. Any dispute arising out of this report is subject to Himachal Pradesh Jurisdiction only. 7. Permissible Limits: as per Schedule VI of EPA Rules, 1986 as ammended by Second and Third ammendment 1993 for Effluents Page 69 of 71 N I C 16/09/2017 ANALYSIS REPORT FOR Himachal State Pollution Control Board, Parwanoo WATER / WASTE WATER SAMPLE Sector-4 Parwanoo, Distt. Solan Sample ID:46707 - Analysis Completion:30/06/2017 Parwanoo-173220 Tele:01792-232540 Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel power plant of capacity <25MW] / LAB Inward : 12964 TEST REPORT Test Report No. : 12964 Date: 30/06/2017 1. Name of the Customer : Sawra Kuddu H.E.P. (111 Mw) - 11241 2. Address : -,H.P.Power Corporation Ltd.,Sawra kuddu Const. Circle Hatkoti-171206, Taluka : Rohru, District : Shimla, GIDC : Not in any SIDC 3. Nature of Sample : PRJ-Project, (Insp Type : OTH-Others/Higher Authority) 4. Sample Collected By : Abhay Gupta,JEE 5. Quantity of Sample Received : 6. Code No. of the Sample : 46707 7. Date & Time of Collection & Inwarding : 23/05/2017 , (1510 to 1520) & 26/05/2017 8. Date of Start & Completion of Analysis : 26/05/2017 & 30/06/2017 9. Sampling Point : U/s Power House ~ ` 10. Flow Details (Remarks) : 11. Mode of Disposal : 12. Ultimate Receiving Body : river 13. Temperature on Collection : & pH Range on pH Strip : 14. Carboys Nos for : D11 & Color & Appearance : 15. Water Consumption & W.W.G (KLPD) : Ind :0.000 , Dom :9.000 & Ind :0.000 , Dom :7.200

Sr Parameter Unit Test Method Range of Testing Result 1 Suspended Solids - - - 3.0 mg/l 2 Conductivity - - - 86.2 µS 3 Turbidity - - - 2 NTU 4 Alkalinity - - - 40 mg/l 5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - - 1.7 mg/l 6 Boron - - - 0.22 mg/l 7 Calcium - - - 16.81mg/l 8 Chloride - - - 7.92 mg/l 9 COD - - - 12.0mg/l 10 Fluoride - - - 0.074 mg/l 11 Hardness (Total) -- - - 70.0 mg/l 12 Iron - - - 0.03 mg/l 13 Magnesium - - - 6.80 mg/l 14 pH - - - 7.69 15 Phosphate (Total) - - - 0.034 mg/l 16 Sulphate - - - 8.0 mg/l

Laboratory Remarks : Study Sample By:94-pcb_94 Dt.: 30/06/2017

Sanjeev Sharma,SSO

Field Observation : emp monitoring

Note : 1. * - These parameters are covered under the scope of NABL. 2. The results refer only to the tested samples and applicable parameters. Endorsement of products is neither inferred nor implied. 3. Samples will be destroyed after 10 days from the date of issue of test report unless otherwise specified. 4. This report is not to be reproduced wholly or in part or used in any advertising media without the permission of the Board in writing. 5. The Board is not responsible for the authenticity for the samples not collected by the Board’s officials. 6. Total liability of our laboratory is limited to the invoiced amount. Any dispute arising out of this report is subject to Himachal Pradesh Jurisdiction only. 7. Permissible Limits: as per Schedule VI of EPA Rules, 1986 as ammended by Second and Third ammendment 1993 for Effluents Page 70 of 71 N I C 16/09/2017 ANALYSIS REPORT FOR Himachal State Pollution Control Board, Parwanoo WATER / WASTE WATER SAMPLE Sector-4 Parwanoo, Distt. Solan Sample ID:46708 - Analysis Completion:30/06/2017 Parwanoo-173220 Tele:01792-232540 Power generation plant [except Wind and Solar renewable power plants of all capacities and Mini Hydel power plant of capacity <25MW] / LAB Inward : 12963 TEST REPORT Test Report No. : 12963 Date: 30/06/2017 1. Name of the Customer : Sawra Kuddu H.E.P. (111 Mw) - 11241 2. Address : -,H.P.Power Corporation Ltd.,Sawra kuddu Const. Circle Hatkoti-171206, Taluka : Rohru, District : Shimla, GIDC : Not in any SIDC 3. Nature of Sample : PRJ-Project, (Insp Type : OTH-Others/Higher Authority) 4. Sample Collected By : Abhay Gupta,JEE 5. Quantity of Sample Received : 6. Code No. of the Sample : 46708 7. Date & Time of Collection & Inwarding : 23/05/2017 , (1520 to 1525) & 26/05/2017 8. Date of Start & Completion of Analysis : 26/05/2017 & 30/06/2017 9. Sampling Point : D/s of powerhouse ~ ` 10. Flow Details (Remarks) : 11. Mode of Disposal : 12. Ultimate Receiving Body : river 13. Temperature on Collection : & pH Range on pH Strip : 14. Carboys Nos for : D12 & Color & Appearance : 15. Water Consumption & W.W.G (KLPD) : Ind :0.000 , Dom :9.000 & Ind :0.000 , Dom :7.200

Sr Parameter Unit Test Method Range of Testing Result 1 Suspended Solids - - - 7.0 mg/l 2 Conductivity - - - 110.5 µS 3 Turbidity - - - 4 NTU 4 Alkalinity - - - 54 mg/l 5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - - 2.7 mg/l 6 Boron - - - ND 7 Calcium - - - 16.81mg/l 8 Chloride - - - 8.91 mg/l 9 COD - - - 20.0 mg/l 10 Fluoride - - - 0.078 mg/l 11 Hardness (Total) -- - - 84.0 mg/l 12 Iron - - - 0.07 mg/l 13 Magnesium - - - 10.68 mg/l 14 pH - - - 7.87 15 Phosphate (Total) - - - 0.042 mg/l 16 Sulphate - - - 7.1 mg/l

Laboratory Remarks : Study Sample By:94-pcb_94 Dt.: 30/06/2017

Sanjeev Sharma,SSO

Field Observation : emp monitoring

Note : 1. * - These parameters are covered under the scope of NABL. 2. The results refer only to the tested samples and applicable parameters. Endorsement of products is neither inferred nor implied. 3. Samples will be destroyed after 10 days from the date of issue of test report unless otherwise specified. 4. This report is not to be reproduced wholly or in part or used in any advertising media without the permission of the Board in writing. 5. The Board is not responsible for the authenticity for the samples not collected by the Board’s officials. 6. Total liability of our laboratory is limited to the invoiced amount. Any dispute arising out of this report is subject to Himachal Pradesh Jurisdiction only. 7. Permissible Limits: as per Schedule VI of EPA Rules, 1986 as ammended by Second and Third ammendment 1993 for Effluents Page 71 of 71 N I C 16/09/2017