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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL NORTH NODE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ...... 1 2 Project Site ...... 1 3 Justification of the Project ...... 3 4 Project Description ...... 3 4.1 Proposed Project ...... 3 4.1.1 Site Master Plan ...... 4 4.2 Economic Impact of the Industrial park ...... 4 5 EIA/EMP Study ...... 5 6 Description of Environment ...... 5 6.1 Study Area ...... 5 6.2 Study Period...... 5 6.3 Terrestrial Environment ...... 5 6.4 Marine Environment ...... 6 6.5 Socio Economic Conditions ...... 7 7 Anticipated Environmental Impacts with Mitigation Measures ...... 7 8 Environmental Monitoring Programme ...... 8 9 Additional Studies ...... 8 9.1 Risk Analysis ...... 8 9.2 Disaster Management plan ...... 8 9.3 Traffic and Transportation Management Plan ...... 9 9.4 Social Impact Assessment ...... 9 10 Project Benefits ...... 9 10.1 Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) ...... 10 11 Environment Management Plan ...... 11 11.1 Budgetary Estimate for Environmental Management ...... 11 12 Conclusion ...... 11

LIST OF FIGURES FD0101: Location Map FD0201: Master Plan FD0301: Study Area Map LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Salient Features of Node ...... 3 Table 2: Proposed land use for Master Plan ...... 4 Table 10-1: Identified CER activities ...... 10

LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 2-1: Scrub vegetation in the proposed project site ...... 2 Exhibit 2-2: Sandy area with scrub vegetation in the proposed project site ...... 2 Exhibit 2-3: Cashew plantation in the proposed project site ...... 2 Exhibit 2-4: Casuarina plantation in the proposed project site ...... 2 Exhibit 2-5: Aquaculture Practice in Project Site ...... 2 Exhibit 2-6: Groundnut cultivation in the project site ...... 2

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1 Introduction

Government of (GoI) has recently come up with a national programme, “Make-In-India” to promote manufacturing sector in a comprehensive manner. The program aims to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property, and build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure. The Government of India is developing Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) between Chennai, Bengaluru and Chitradurga across an overall length of about 560 km to achieve accelerated development and regional industry agglomeration in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Three industrial nodes are proposed along this corridor, namely Krishnapatnam Industrial Node in Andhra Pradesh, Ponneri Industrial Node in Tamil Nadu, and Tumakuru Industrial Node in Karnataka. The Government of India formed National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) formerly known as Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC), a special purpose company entrusted for the project development activities for the CBIC Project. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) “NICDIT Krishnapatnam Industrial City Development Limited” has been formed to jointly develop the project. The SPV partnership is between the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) represented by NICDC, and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC). The Krishnapatnam Node will spread across two sites located about 60 km apart.  North Node: Area of about 11095.9 acres in SPSR District, located 3.5 km from .  South Node: Area of about 1,567 acres in Chittoor District located about 60 km south- west of Krishnapatnam Port. Present EIA study is for Krishnapatnam North Industrial Node. APIIC shall develop the infrastructure required for the Krishnapatnam north industrial node project, whereas NICDC will be acting like a knowledge partner to prepare the technical reports for project implementation.

2 Project Site

The Krishnapatnam North Node will spread in an area of about 11095.9 acres in SPSR , located 3 km south of Krishnapatnam Port. The site is falling in eight villages from two mandals of SPSR Nellore District: Thammipatnam, Ballavolu, Vellapalem, and Momidi from Mandal, and Karlapudi, East Kanupur, Kotapatnam, and Siddavaram from Kota Mandal. This Project site falls between Latitude 14°4'15.59" N to 14°13'16.07" N and Longitude 80°1'6.86" E to 80°8'5.16" E and existing ground elevation is ranging from 0m to 16 m. The existing terrain of the project site is relatively flat and gentle sloping towards the Bay of Bengal. Majority of the land is of uncultivable scrub lands, sandy area, plantations, coastal open land, water bodies, built-up areas and bordered by River Swarnamukhi towards south-east boundary. Buckingham Canal passes through the site from north to south. Three reserve Forests blocks are adjoining the site towards west and east of project site and few settlements are located within the site.

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The study area is covered in the Survey of India Toposheet no. 66B/04. Location map of the project site is given as FD0101 and project site photographs are shown in Exhibit 2-1 to Exhibit 2-6.

Exhibit 2-1: Scrub vegetation in the proposed Exhibit 2-2: Sandy area with scrub project site vegetation in the proposed project site

Exhibit 2-3: Cashew plantation in the Exhibit 2-4: Casuarina plantation in the proposed project site proposed project site

Exhibit 2-5: Aquaculture Practice in Project Exhibit 2-6: Groundnut cultivation in the Site project site

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3 Justification of the Project

The Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) is a key part of the planned East Coast Economic Corridor, India’s first coastal corridor. VCIC is aligned with the Golden Quadrilateral and is poised to play a critical role in driving India’s “Act East Policy.” VCIC’s long coastline and strategically located ports provide it with an opportunity to create multiple international gateways to connect India with the vibrant global production networks of South East and East Asia that form the bedrock of global manufacturing today. Andhra Pradesh is strategically located on the south eastern coast of India and is regarded as one of the largest producer of marine products in the country. Andhra Pradesh’s strength lies in its fully diversified industrial base, with the thrust on high-tech sectors including information technology & biotechnology. Traditional sectors such as textiles, leather, minerals, and food processing are also being further developed for high value addition. The state also has a host of natural resources, which has aided it to become a strong industrial region. The state government also introduced various policies for the growth of the manufacturing sector, including the MSME policy, Automobile & Automobile Components Policy, Industrial Development Policy, Food Processing Policy, Retail Trade Policy, etc. The state government policy seeks to create an investor–friendly climate by ensuring highest ease of doing business.

4 Project Description

4.1 Proposed Project

The salient features of proposed Node are given in Table 1. Table 1: Salient Features of Node S. No. Item Description 1 Name Krishnapatnam North Node 2 Location Chillakur and Kota Mandals, SPSR Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh 3 Area 4490.35 Ha (11095.9 acres) 4 Sectors  Food products  Textile and apparel  Automobile industry  Electronic manufacturing  Others: Building material and non-metallic products 5 Water Requirement  Gross water demand is approximately 178.7 MLD out of which 99.7 MLD is gross potable water demand (84.7 MLD is net potable water demand) and 79.0 MLD is gross non-potable water demand (67.2 MLD is net non- potable water demand).  Potable water shall be sourced from Kandaleru reservoir which is at about 65 km in North West. 6 Wastewater (Effluent and Effluent of 44.5 MLD and sewage of 37.9 MLD will be generated. It is Sewage) Proposed to Develop STP with a capacity of 41.75 MLD and CETP of 48.90 MLD capacity. Treated wastewater from STP and CETP will be utilized in the system on ZLD concept. 7 Solid Waste Total Industrial solid waste to be generated from the proposed Node is estimated as 601.1 TPD which includes 90.1 TPD of hazardous waste and 511 TPD of non-hazardous waste. Total municipal solid waste generation is estimated as 331.2 TPD which

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S. No. Item Description includes MSW generation from the existing settlements. 8 Power The estimated power demand ~ 750 MVA. APSPDCL is responsible for undertaking distribution of Power in SPSR Nellore District. 9 Greenbelt Area 1531.5 acres (619.78ha) 10 CRZ Compatibility Only creek/backwater falling towards south east of project site is attracting CRZ regulation. Buffer as per CRZ notification, 2011/2019 is left without any developmental activity and green area is proposed. 11 Project Cost INR 5733.84 crores 12 Environmental Aspects  Storm Water Management  Air pollution Control Measures at all Member industries  Water Pollution Control Measures at all Member Industries.  CETPs and STP  Solid Waste Management  Fire Protection system as per Standards of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

4.1.1 Site Master Plan

Proposed land use for Master Plan were given in Table 2 and presented as FD0102. Table 2: Proposed land use for Master Plan

Phase 1 Area Phase 2 Area Phase 3 Area Total Area S.No. Land Use Percent (Acres) (Acres) (Acres) (Acres)

1 Industrial 1,020.3 1,881.7 1,949.6 4,851.7 43.73% 2 Logistics 270.1 14.3 7.5 291.9 2.63% 3 Residential 298.4 697.9 151.8 1,148.1 10.35% 4 Commercial 9.8 37.9 37.5 85.2 0.77% 5 Social Amenity 74.9 126.4 47.1 248.4 2.24% 6 Utility 25.2 31.3 70.1 126.7 1.14% 7 Transportation Facility 31.0 4.5 - 35.5 0.32% 8 Road 318.1 681.9 496.4 1,496.4 13.49% 9 Existing Settlement 14.1 61.9 69.8 145.8 1.31% 10 Green areas/open spaces 410.0 373.7 747.8 1,531.5 13.80% 11 Water Body 18.0 221.1 284.0 523.1 4.71% 12 Aqua Culture - - 611.6 611.6 5.51% Grand Total 2,489.8 4,132.8 4,473.3 11,095.9 100.0%

4.2 Economic Impact of the Industrial park

The proposed project is estimated to bring investment of Rs.37,500 Crores in the Krishnapatnam North Node. The total estimated manufacturing industry output in 20 years after the complete industrial plotted land is absorbed and all the industrial units commence production, is about Rs. 13,1300 Crores. It is likely to generate direct employment of about 2.96 lakh which includes 1.81 lakhs of resident jobs and 1.71 lakh of indirect employment.

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5 EIA/EMP Study

The EIA study has been carried out based on the approved ToR covering standard ToR accorded through vide letter no. F. No. 21-57/2019-IA.III dated August 14, 2019 by MoEF&CC. In compliance to ToR, land verification was carried out by State forest department and an area of 645.9 acres of forest land parcels are falling within the project site. In addition to the above, as per CRZ classification, area falling under sand dunes (295.5 areas) and mangroves (278.6 acres) are identified. APIIC has excluded forest land parcels and CRZ areas falling in the project site for the present proposal. Therefore, project site area is reduced and revised area is 11095.9 acres (4490.35 ha).

6 Description of Environment

6.1 Study Area

An area covering 10km radius from boundary has been earmarked as study area for baseline terrestrial environmental surveys. A map showing the study area is given as FD0103.

6.2 Study Period

The baseline environmental survey was carried out during Pre-Monsoon season (August to October), 2019 within the study area.

6.3 Terrestrial Environment  Majority of the land is of uncultivable scrub lands), plantations, open land exposed with sand, water bodies, built-up areas and bordered by River Swarnamukhi along its south- east boundary. Buckingham Canal runs through the site along the north south direction. Three reserve forests blocks are outside the project site on the west and parts of the eastern boundary. Few settlements are also located within the site.  The terrain is flat and gentle. Generally slope is trending from west to east towards the Bay of Bengal and elevation is varying from 0m to 16m.  Proposed IP site falls under Seismic Zone III (Moderate Damage Risk Zone) as per IS 1893 (Part I) as per Earthquake Hazard Map.  The major land use classes observed in the buffer area are: crop land, agriculture plantation, scrub land open, forest dense, built-up area, water bodies and settlements.  As per the Project site specific meteorological data, the predominant wind directions observed were from South followed by South South West and South West.

Maximum concentrations of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Particulate

Matter (PM2.5), Particulate Matter (PM10), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Ozone (O3), Ammonia (NH3), Lead (Pb), Benzene (C6H6), Benzo (a) Pyrene (BaP) – Particulate phase only, Arsenic (As), Nickel (Ni), are well within the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Residential areas at all monitoring locations during the study period. 3 3 o PM10 ranged between 43.8 µg/m to 56.5 µg/m . NAAQ stipulated standard for PM10 for 24 hr. average is 100µg/m3.

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3 3 o PM2.5 values varied from 15.2 µg/m to 28.8 µg/m . NAAQ stipulated standard for 3 PM2.5 for 24 hr. average is 60 µg/m . 3 3 o SO2 varied from 14.1 µg/m to 21.8 µg/m . NAAQ stipulated standard for SO2 for 24 hr. average is 80 µg/m3. 3 3 o NO2 ranged between 16.5 µg/m to 23.7 µg/m . NAAQ stipulated standard for NO2 for 24 hr. average is 80 µg/m3.  Day equivalent noise levels (Ld) ranged between 38.48 dB(A) to 48.61 dB (A)  Night equivalent noise levels (Ln) ranged between 35.54 dB(A) to 41.38 dB (A)  The parameters for Groundwater samples are within the limits specified for drinking water quality standards as per IS: 10500 (2012) except the Hardness, Alkalinity, Iron, Chlorides, Total dissolved solids, Calcium, Magnesium at all locations. The values are falling above the desirable limits but within the permissible limits in all the locations.  The parameters for Surface water sample are within the limits as per as per ISI-IS 2296- 1982 Surface Water Standards (Class C- Drinking water source with conventional treatment followed by disinfection) except chlorides,Sulphates, BOD and TDS.  Soil types are Sandy Loam soils and the soil samples are neutral to slightly alkaline in nature.  About 243 plants species are reported study area. However, considering vulnerable habitat features of the mangroves, all the true mangrove species are considered as locally threatened. Conservation zones will be proposed in the project site to safeguard these sensitive species.  Among the 127 fauna species reported. Five species were listed in the IUCN threatened category namely Spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis), Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster), Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia) and Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) located near the extended back water areas of Pulicat Bird Sanctuary and two species namely Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) and Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) are listed in IWPA schedule which are out of project site.

6.4 Marine Environment

The baseline data was collected in September, 2019. Water and sediment samples for physico-chemical, petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals and biological analysis were collected from Seven (7) locations including two (2) intertidal locations. Sediment Quality  Sand ranged between 42.36% and 79.68%; Silt ranged between 20.32% and 53.31%; Clay ranged between 2.83% and 4.69% for offshore locations; Sand ranged between 92.02% and 94.93%; clay was not recorded; Silt ranged between 5.07% and 7.98% for intertidal areas  pH is alkaline in nature and varied from 7.9 to 8.2  Oil and Grease concentration varied between 0.11 μg/g to 0.28 μg/g  Iron ranged between 126µg/g to 196µg/g  Total heterotrophic bacteria population ranged between 63x103CFU/g to 96 x103 CFU/g  Vibrio sp population ranged between 20x102 CFU/g to 43x 102 CFU/g  Macro benthos density was ranged between 994 Nos/m2 and 1901 Nos/m2  Meiofauna density was ranged between 211 nos/10 cm2 and 566 nos/10 cm2 Water Quality  Water temperature ranged from 28.7°C to 31.3°C  Salinity recorded varied between 34.0 ppt and 35 ppt  pH ranged between 7.7 to 8.2

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 Total suspended Solids varied from 61 mg/l to 98 mg/l  Dissolved Oxygen (DO) varied from 4.8 mg/l to 5.3 mg/l  BOD ranged between 1.3 mg/l to 1.6 mg/l  Chemical Oxygen Demand varied from 180 mg/l to 199 mg/l  Phytoplankton density was recorded as 10500 cells/l and 38700 cells/l  Zooplankton density was between 27256 /m3 and 109658 /m3  Total heterotrophic bacteria population ranged between 33 x 103 CFU/ml and 59 x 103 CFU/ml.  Vibrio sp. population ranged between 90 x 101 CFU/ml and 23 x 102 CFU/ml.

6.5 Socio Economic Conditions  Six mandals falling in the study areas are Chillakur, Kota, , , , and Venkatachalam of Nellore District  In the study area of 10.0 km covers 69 villages including hamlets  In the study area, the population is 1,46,707 of which males are 50.79% and females are 49.21%. The sex ratio of the study area is 969 females over 1000 males.  The literate population in the study area is 82,970 which constitute to be 56.55% of the total population of the study area  The working population in the project area are 67,981 which are around 46.34% out of which males are constituted to 62.81% and females account to 37.19%  The study area of 10.0 km radius from project site covers 6 fishing villages and 4 fish landing centres  Traditional fishermen families are 834 with Fisher folk population of 3184 numbers

7 Anticipated Environmental Impacts with Mitigation Measures

Anticipated impacts on the environmental and social attributes, which are likely to arise due to construction and operation of proposed project have been identified, predicted and evaluated and are presented.  The proposed Krishnapatnam Node will be developed in an area of ~11,095.9 acres (~4,490.35 ha).  The site is mostly comprised of of agriculture Crop land, scrubland, Sandy area, aquaculture, water bodies and settlements located within the site. The core area is mostly flat with agricultural lands, Cashew- Eucalyptus-Casuarina plantation. The land use of the existing area will be changed to industrial use which results in loss of existing vegetation.  Construction camps will be provided with self-sufficient infrastructure to minimise impact/strain on the existing infrastructure.  Industries will have their own treatment plants for effluent and sewage with reuse/recycle facility and a common effluent treatment facility also will be provided.  A part of the treated wastewater will be used for maintaining the greenbelt within the industries and the balance will be reused at the units as non-potable water for various applications.  Gross water demand is approximately 178.7 MLD out of which 99.7 MLD is gross potable water demand (84.7 MLD is net potable water demand) and 79.0 MLD is gross non- potable water demand (67.2 MLD is net non-potable water demand). Potable water shall be sourced from Kandaleru reservoir.  Though the proposed development will not draw Ground water during its operation stage, rain water harvesting system is suggested.

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 All the necessary Air pollution control measures will be adopted by member industries to control the fugitive emissions of VoCs, particulates, organic vapours etc., shall be followed.  The impact on air environment due to the stack emissions from paint shop, vehicular emissions, DG sets was carried out using AERMODE software. The 1st highest 24 Hour

average and Annual Average resultant concentrations of NOX, PM10, PM2.5 and SO2 at all receptor locations are found to be well within the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 2009.  The solid waste generated during construction phase may impact soil quality, water quality and public health if not regulated properly. Construction waste will be re-used within project site for filling of low lying areas. Other wastes which can be re-cycled will be sold and hazardous waste shall be stored as per prescribed safety norms and disposed through approved APPCB vendors. Also, strict guidelines will be put in place in order to manage the solid waste generation during the operational phase of the development. Integrated solid waste management facility is proposed for municipal waste and hazardous waste will be sent to nearby TSDF.

8 Environmental Monitoring Programme

Environmental monitoring programme has been formulated and the same will be implemented. The effective implementation and close supervision of the environmental management to mitigate the environmental impacts, which are likely to arise due to the construction and operation phases of the project could be achieved through a suitable institutional mechanism.

9 Additional Studies

9.1 Risk Analysis

Preliminary Risk analysis study was carried out to assess risks associated with the construction and operation of the proposed Node. Member industries or units coming up in the Node has to carry out risk analysis by considering the hazards associated with handling of chemicals based on nature of process and inventory. A systematic risk analysis will help in identification of the hazards and associated risk. The risk assessment thus carried out also provides inputs for formulating the onsite Disaster Management Plan (DMP).

9.2 Disaster Management plan

The Disaster Management Plan (DMP) is aimed to ensure safety of life, protection of environment, protection of installation, restoration of production and salvage operations in this same order of priorities. For effective implementation of DMP, it should be widely circulated and a personnel training is to be provided through rehearsals/drills. To tackle the consequences of a major emergency inside the industry or immediate vicinity of the industry, a DMP has to be formulated. A framework for DMP was prepared to minimise damages in the event of a disaster. An On- Site Emergency Preparedness Plan and Off-Site Emergency Preparedness Plan were broadly prepared to deal with emergencies and prevent disasters.

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An institutional framework with clear assignment of roles and responsibilities was broadly prepared with location of Emergency Control Centre and Assembly Points will be identified. Communication system and alarm systems for effective communication in the event of a disaster are broadly identified. DMP for natural hazards such as cyclones was broadly prepared. Mutual aid scheme, composition of District Level Emergency Committee and aspects relating to community involvement for dealing with off-site disasters were broadly prepared.

9.3 Traffic and Transportation Management Plan

The traffic survey and forecast carried out for Krishnapatnam North Node to understand the current traffic pattern and forecast projected in future. From Krishnapatnam Node, it is expected to generate 57398 PCU/day during peak hour. The estimated truck traffic also accounts for the empty truck trips which may have come to the development for loading or which may leave the development after unloading. Empty truck traffic has been assumed as 50% of the estimated commercial truck traffic. The peak hour truck traffic is assumed to be 10%.

9.4 Social Impact Assessment

This assessment is specifically addressing the potential impacts which will be generated as a result of proposed development.  An area of 11,095.9 acres of identified land parcel in 8 villages of Chillakur and Kota mandals in Nellore has been proposed for the development.  Project land constitutes DKT/CJFS land of 2519.99 acres, Government land of 1426.9 acre, land with APIIC of 1383.62 acres, Patta land of 4810.76 acres and land under village settlements, water bodies and cart tracks includes 960.84 acres.  APIIC has advance possession of 5978.44 acres which includes DKT/CJFS, Patta and Government lands. Remaining land is under process of acquisition.  The proposed project site has no R&R, the existing settlements within the site boundary has provided with 50m green buffer zone.  The impact on nearby settlements during construction phase will be due to air/dust pollution and the noise generating activities. However, the activities are limited to the construction phase and will cease upon completion of the construction. Necessary mitigation measures are proposed to be adopted.  Construction phase requires large work force. To ensure that there is no strain on the existing infrastructure, worker camps will be self-sufficient and would not relay on local resource.  During the operation phase the Krishnapatnam Node likely to generate direct employment potential of about 2.96 lakhs.  The local employment could be higher for unskilled labour due to the availability of this category at local level.  There will be improvement in living standards. General welfare will improve in the area as per capita income will go up in the post project period.

10 Project Benefits

The development of Krishnapatnam North Node is being envisaged by NICDC taking into consideration the overall development of Industries in the state. Similar such initiatives are

10 Project Benefits Page 9 C1181311 EIA Krishnapatnam North Node RP005 rev. 0 Executive Summary undertaken across the state. The Nation, the State and the region will have impetuous benefits from such development, such as:  Skill development and Training to the local population  Localizing the global/domestic value chain  Technology transfer  Foreign Direct Investment  Improved working condition  Shifting of manpower resources from low productivity to high productive activities  Augmentation of existing clusters  Diversifying the local industrial base  Shifting activities from unorganized to organized sector  Convergence of population and thereby enhanced local consumption and spending  Project development will also attract hotel business, banking sector, small eateries, construction, transport and other supply services  Better quality of educational and medical facilities to the local people  Improved Local Infrastructure  Women Empowerment  Improved socio-economic conditions o Health facilities o Education Facilities o Employment Opportunities  Increase in Per Capita Income  Revenue Generation

10.1 Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER)

As per the OM F. No. 22-65/2017-IA.III dated May 01, 2018, Impact Assessment division, MoEF&CC, GoI, on Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER), the project of Greenfield or brownfield have to invest in the CER with the investment fund. The budget for the CER will be taken as per policies and the project cost as it is a Greenfield project which is worked out to Rs.40.17 Crores. The following are the areas/activities identified under Corporate Environment Responsibility. Table 10-1: Identified CER activities S. CER Activities Identified No 1 Female Literacy Higher Education at Secondary School level - Merit girls to be awarded 2 Toilets as per the requirements to be constructed to Support Swach Bharat Abhiyan 3 Enhancing the Scholl, High School and Collage Lab and Library Development Promotion of Sports among youth, at community hall, youth club giving sponsorship for purchasing of sports 4 equipment’s and promotion for participating in various competitions 5 Improvement of Infrastructure facilities such as refurbishment of medical facilities construction of ward in the hospital Developmental of infrastructure facilities such as installation of solar power equipped lights to Schools, Government 6 Offices and Street Lights Etc., 7 Drinking water connection to the surrounding villages of Project site 8 Infrastructure facility fund for medical facilities, purchasing of ambulance etc. Training /Awareness to farmers in the nearby Areas to increase Crop Yield, Optimization of Water and Soil use and 9 Distribution of Organic Manure 10 Development of RO water plants near schools, public Place, Hospitals and social places 11 Laying of Roads nearby settlements, and road studs 12 Enhancing the Fishing activities and development of community 13 Contribution to Disaster Management Fund 14 Marine Conservation Plan

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11 Environment Management Plan

The main objectives of Environmental Management are to:  Identify environmental aspects, normal, abnormal and emergency conditions  Ensure implementation of standard operating procedures as updated from time to time  Evaluate any non-conformity to the environmental standards, as stipulated by different regulatory agencies  Ensure and implement necessary corrective actions  Establish procedures for reporting, document and record control  Establish and implement procedures for incident and near miss reporting, investigation and root cause analysis and prescribe corrective action Based on the above objectives in mind, the following specific environmental management plan/measures are provided  Administrative and Technical Setup for Environmental Management  Greenbelt development  Rainwater harvesting  Occupational health and safety: Occupational health & safety needs attention both during construction, erection, operation and maintenance phases.  Institutional arrangements/framework for environmental management. The effective implementation and close supervision of the environmental management through a suitable institutional mechanism. The proposed institutional mechanism recommended for the implementation of the mitigation measures is presented in EIA report.

11.1 Budgetary Estimate for Environmental Management

The budgetary estimate (Capital Cost) for Environmental Management is INR ~ 5520.5 Million (~ 552.05 Crores) and the annual recurring cost is INR 267.92 Million (26.79 Crores).

12 Conclusion

In order to meet the growing needs of the industrial sector, it is necessary to identify new sites for industrial development that includes industries like Textile, automobile, Building Materials etc. On the basis of the market analysis, area strengths and likely investment proposals in pipeline, it has been proposed to have an industrial park at Krishnapatnam north industrial node. Proposed development will not envisage any resettlement and rehabilitation. Typically any developmental projects also trigger a set of environmental and social impacts. These environmental and social impacts (proposed development will not envisage any resettlement) due to infrastructure development projects occur in different forms. An Environmental Impact Assessment has been carried out to study the potential environmental and social impacts due to the proposed project. Potential environmental and social impacts due to the proposed development on attributes like air quality, noise, water quality, soil, flora, socio-economic, etc. have been assessed as part of this EIA study. Appropriate mitigation measures to help minimize/avoid impacts from the development have been recommended. The measures include avoidance measures, mitigation measures and environmental enhancement measures.

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The proposed Krishnapatnam north node will be developed for attracting the major investors and is strategically located. The vision is to develop integrated well planned infrastructure and an efficient management structure which shall ensure continual global competitiveness. The proposed project shall emerge as a benchmark in the State and the country both in terms of market relevance and in terms of environmental sustainability.

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Engineering

L&T Infrastructure L&T Infra Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering Ltd. 10 km R

IPURU R.F 5 km R

B A Y O F B E N G A L

KANDALERU CREEK TAMMINAPATNAM R.F

BUCKINGHAM CANAL

Project Site

R.F

KOTTAPATNAM R.F

R.F YERURU MOMIDI R.F CHERUVU R.F

R.F

R.F KOTTAPATNAM R.F

Legend: Project Site UDATAVARIPALEM R.F Project Boundary PIDATALAPUDI R.F Reserved Forest 5km Buffer from VALLIPADU R.F Project Boundary 10km Buffer from Project Boundary Pulicat Lake PENNAKI CHERUVU

0 KM 4 KM RIVER SWARNAMUKHI

PULICAT LAKE L&T Ltd.

Engineering

L&T Infrastructure L&T Infra Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering Ltd.

Communication Address L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd. (India) 6-3-1192/1/1, 5th Floor, Block No.3, White House, Kundan Bagh, Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500 016 Ph: 91 -040 – 40354444 ; Fax: 91-040-40354430