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Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600034. MONITORING REPORT PART I DATA SHEET F.No.EP/12.1/485&828/AP 1 Project Type Port & Harbor River valley / Mining / Industry / Thermal/ Nuclear / Other Specify 2 Name of the project i. Development of Krishnapatnam Port near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh by M/s Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (Phase I) ii. Environment and CRZ clearance for the development of Krishnapatnam Port in Phase II at Krishnapatnam, Sri Potti Sriramulu, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, M/s Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL) 3 Clearance letter(s) / OM No. and i. No. 10-22/2005-1A.11Idated 26.7.2006 dated ii. No. 11-62/2009-1A.1I1dated 3.11.2009 4 Locations a. Taluk(s) Muthukuru and Chillakur Mandals District SPSR Nellore District b. State (s) Andhra Pradesh c. Latitudes / Longitudes Krishnapatnam Port : • 14° 15' 10" N Latitude • 80° 08' 05" E Longitude 5 Address of corresl2ondence a. Address of concerned project Shri Anil Yendluri Chief Engineer (with Pin Code & Director and Chief Executive Officer telephone / telex / fax numbers Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited P.O. Bag No.1, Krishnapatnam Village, Muttukuru Mandai, b. Address of Executive Project SPSR Nellore District, Engineer/ Manager (with Pin Andhra Pradesh Code/fax numbers) Pin Code: 524344 Tel: 0861-2377999 Fax: 0861-2377046 6 Salient features: a. Salient features of the project Covered in the EINEMPs submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate b. of the environmental management Change (MoEF&CC) from time to time for plans approval at the time of grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) 7 Breakul2of the I2rojectarea: Page 1 of 28 a Project area i. Phase I: 440 ha (1087 Acres) ii. Phase ,,: 800 ha (1976 Acres) Total land = 1240 ha (3064 acres) [As per the EC accorded by the MoEF&CC] 8 Break up of project affected Project affected families of 4 villages i.e. population with enumeration of Middirevu, Basine Ramalingapuram, Adala those losing houses 1 dwelling Prabhakar Reddy Nagar and Padarthipalem have units only, agricultural land only, been rehabilitated by Government of Andhra both dwelling units and Pradesh (GoAP) and 500 houses have been agricultural land and landless labourers 1 artisans constructed for better living accommodation for the project affected 4 villages. a SC,ST/Adivasis bOthers 9 Financial Details: a Project cost as originally planned Cost as per the EC granted and subsequent revised estimates i. Phase I : Rs. 900 Crores and the years of price reference ii. Phase" :Rs. 6000 Crores b Allocations made for i. Phase-I environmental management Construction Phase plans, with item wise and year • : Rs 75489001- wise breakup • Operational Phase :Rs 16230001-pa ii. Phase" • Construction Phase : Rs 240000001- Operational Phase c Benefit cost ratio 1 internal rate of • :Rs 74000001-pa return and the years of assessment d Whether (c) includes the cost of environmental management as shown in (b) above e Total expenditure on the Project so far Rs. 5100 Crores (As per the project proponent) f Actual expenditure incurred on the Details as provided by the project proponent is as environmental management plans below: so far Particulars 2013-2014 2014-2015 Air 55191860 69015500 Management Water 514013251 12962980 management Solid waste 17408463 21879100 management Green belt 56276193 13156232 development Mangrove 13594947 2288000 protection and management Environmental 3215471 6941840 Monitoring TOTAL 659700185 10 Forest land requirement Nil 126243652 a The status of approval for a NA diversion of forest land for non- forestry use MNR OF KRISHNAPATNAM PORT PHASE I & PHASE II 2006 & 2009 EC VISIT 23.3.2015 TO 24.3.2015 Page 2 of 28 b The status of compensatory NA afforestation, if any c The status of clear felling NA d Comments on the viability and NA sustainability of compensatory afforestation programme in the light of actual field experience so far 11 The status of clear felling in non- NA forest area (such as submergence area of reservoir, approach road), if any, with quantitative information 12 Status of construction: a Date of commencement Phase I : 01.09.2006 Phase II: 01.06. 2010 b Date of completion (actual and I • Phase I Commercial Operation date: or planned) 20.03.2009. • Phase II in progress, infrastructure developed as on Oct, 2013 date is operational as per CFO accorded by APPCB Phase II is planned for completion by Nov 2018. 13 Reasons for the delay if the Lack of land allotment project is yet to start. 14 Date of site visit: a The dates on which the project 05.11.2013 was monitored by the Regional Office on previous occasions, if any b Date of site visit for this 23.03.2015 and 24.3.2015 monitoring report The site visit to the project cited above was carried out on 23.3.2015 & 24.3.2015 along with the Shri S. Srinivas Rao, Assistant Environmental Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) - Nellore Office, Shri Jithendra Nimmagadda, Chief Operating Officer and Shri P.Bhaskar Reddy, I.F.S(Retd.), Advisor - Environment. Also, detailed discussions were held with the following officers of the Mis KPCL [Mis KPCL - herein after referred as Project Proponent (PP)] regarding their compliance status of their EC conditions for their ongoing operations of the port. i. Shri Anil Yendluri, CEO & Director; ii. Shri SVSLN. Sastry, Vice President - Port Planning Management; iii. Shri K. Hariprasad, AGM - Projects; and iv. Shri G.venu Gopal Reddy, Sr. Manager - EHS. MNR OFKRISHNAPATNAMPORTPHASEI & PHASE112006& 2009 ECVISIT23.3.2015 TO 24.3.2015 Page 3 of 28 I. PORT DETAILS: Krishnapatnam Port is being developed as a PPP Project on BOST (Build Operate Share Transfer) basis by Mis. KPCL in terms of the Concession Agreement entered in to with Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP). Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) have accorded following environmental clearances to Mis KPCL:- S.No. Name of the project EC reference No. & Status of Date completion as per the PP i. Development of Krishnapatnam Port No. 10-22/2005-IAIII Completed. near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh by dated 26.7.2006 Mis Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (Phase I) ii. Environment and CRZ clearance for No. 11-62/2009-IAIII 70% the development of Krishnapatnam dated 3.11.2009* developmental Port in Phase " at Krishnapatnam, work completed" Sri Potti Sriramulu, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, Mis Krishnapatnam . Port Company Limited (KPCL) Note - PP mformed that phase /I EC renewal applicatIon applIed to MoEF&CC on 21.10.2014and the EC renewal letter is awaited. II. PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT: The present status of the project (Phase I and Phase II) as reported by the PP furnished under: Total Number of Berths approved in the ECs accorded are 17 comprising of 3 of phase I and 14 of Phase II. Phase Wise Breakup of Approved Capacity as per EC is furnished under: S.No Cargo Phase I Phase II Total Phase I Developed so approved approved and Phase II far Capacity Capacity approved Capacity (MTPA) (MTPA) (MTPA) (MTPA) i. Coal 6 39 45 36 ii. Iron Ore 18 - 18 18 iii. General 4 5 9 Cargo 9 iv. Liquid Bulk - 0.3 0.3 (POL) - v. Containers - 3.3 MTEUs 3.3 MTEUsPA 1.2 MTEUsPA vi. Total 28 44.3 MTPA of 72.3 MTPA of 63 MTPA of Cargoes +3.3 Cargoes + 3.3 Cargoes + 1.2 MTEU of MTEU of MTEU of container cargo Container Container Cargo Cargo vii. No of Berths 3 14 17 9 Cargo Handling During current year up to Feb, 2015 is reported to be 36.00 MT of various cargoes + 0.080 MTEUs of Containers. The overall layout of the port area is enclosed as Annexure I. MNR OF KRISHNAPATNAM PORT PHASE I & PHASE 112006& 2009 EC VISIT 23.3.2015 TO 24.3.2015 Page 4 of 28 III. LAND DETAILS OF KPCL: The land details as provided by the PP (enclosed as Annexure -II) are as reproduced as below: Forest land: No reserve forest land is occupied by KPCL. Reserve Forests lands are yet to be handed over by GoAP to KPCL. Salt land: Salt land is yet to be handled by GoAP to KPCL. Land details: Land approved for Master Plan 6800 acres Land sofar handed over by GoAP 4200 acres Land designated for phase I & II 3064 acres Land being used for phase I & II 2273 acres Designated land so far handed over by GoAP 1854 acres Reclaimed land of creek behind berths 219 acres Land requested for designation to MoEF&CC 200 acres 2273 acres IV. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT MEASURES: PP is periodically undertaking the necessary environmental monitoring for ambient air, noise, marine water ecology and sediments, marine water turbidity, ground water, soil for different environmental quality parameters through a NABL accredited and MoEF&CC approved agency. The monitoring reports are being periodically submitted to the Regional Office of the MoEF&CC. The results of monitoring provided during the visit shows that they are complying with the norms. The environmental management measures being followed by the PP are furnished under:- Ambient Air Quality: • Installed and operating Mechanical Dust Suppression System with 248 nos of sprinklers at coal stacking and wagon loading areas. • Deployed 25 nos of Truck mounted sprinklers for roads and transit areas. • Deployed 2 nos heavy duty atomizer sprayers for coal handling. • Developed paved roads and deploying mechanical road sweeping machines. • Developed closed warehouses for fertilizers, food grains and agri products. Developed wind breaking wall and warehouses of 12 m height, Coal Stock yard. • Trucks deployed for inter carting of coal within port are provided with mechanical covers or tarpaulin covering.