EIA & EC for Kathalchari Field Development, Block (AA-ONN-2002/1), Tripura Final EIA Report Prepared for: Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Limited Prepared by: SENES Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. June, 2016 EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari FINAL REPORT EIA & EC for Kathalchari Field Development, Block (AA-ONN-2002/1), Tripura M/s Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Limited For on and behalf of SENES Consultants India Ltd Approved by Mr. Mangesh Dakhore Position held NABET-QCI Accredited EIA Coordinator for Offshore & Onshore Oil and Gas Development and Production Date 28.12.2015 Approved by Mr. Sunil Gupta Position held NABET-QCI Accredited EIA Coordinator for Offshore & Onshore Oil and Gas Development and Production Date February 2016 The EIA report preparation have been undertaken in compliance with the ToR issued by MoEF vide letter no. J-11011/248/2013-IA II (I) dated 28th January, 2014. Information and content provided in the report is factually correct for the purpose and objective for such study undertaken. SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 i JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari INFORMATION ABOUT EIA CONSULTANTS Brief Company Profile This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been prepared by SENES Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. SENES India, registered with the Companies Act of 1956 (Ranked No. 1 in 1956), has been operating in the county for more than 11 years and holds expertise in conducting Environmental Impact Assessments, Social Impact Assessments, Environment Health and Safety Compliance Audits, Designing and Planning of Solid Waste Management Facilities and Carbon Advisory Services. 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SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 i JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA - “EIA & EC for Kathalchari Field Development, Block (AA-ONN-2002/1), Tripura I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA coordinator: Mangesh Dakhore (inhouse) Period of Involvement: Feb 2014-Dec 2015 Signature: (Note: Since Jan 2016 Mangesh involvement was discontinue as he has resigned) EIA coordinator: Sunil Gupta (Empanelled) Period of Involvement: Feb 2016-July 2016 Signature: Team Member: Assisted EC during the entire project Name: Girish Shukla Period of involvement: February 2014 till July 2016 Signature and Date: Contact information: Arcadis India Pvt. Ltd. 3rd FLOOR, TOWER B, LOGIX TECHNO PARK PLOT NO. 5 SECTOR 127, NOIDA, UP SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 ii JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari Functional area experts: Involvement Functional Signature and S. No. Name of the expert/s (period and areas date task**) Feb’14 – Debanjan 1 AP March’15 Bandyopadhyay Feb’14 – Feb’ 2 WP Dhritiman Ray 15 Feb ’14 – Dec 3 SHW Mangesh Dakhore ’15. Feb’14 – 4 SE Ranjit Mukherjee Feb’15. February’14- 5 EB Abhishek Roy Goswami Feb 15 AQ Feb’14 – 6 Debanjan Bandopadhaya March’15 AP July ’14 – Feb 7 AQ Girish Shukla ( assisted 2015 A category FAE) Debanjan Mar ’14 – 8 NV Bandyopadhyay March ‘15 Debanjan Mar ’14 – 9 LU Bandyopadhyay March ‘15 SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 iii JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari Involvement Functional Signature and S. No. Name of the expert/s (period and areas date task**) July ’14 – Feb 10 LU Girish Shukla ( assisted 2015 A category FAE)) March’ 14– 11 RH Mangesh Dakhore December’ 15, Declaration by the Head of the accredited consultant organization/ authorized person I, Mainak Hazra, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the EIA & EC for Kathalchari Field Development, Block (AA-ONN-2002/1), Tripura. I also confirm that the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any mis-leading information mentioned in this statement. Signature: Name: Mainak Hazra Designation: Head of Environment Name of the EIA consultant organization: ARCADIS India Pvt. Ltd. NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date: NABET/EIA/1013/43 & 21st March 2014 Functional Area S. N Complete name of the Functional Areas Code 1 AP Air Pollution Prevention, Monitoring & Control 2 WP Water Pollution Prevention, Control & Prediction of Impacts 3 SE Socio-Economics 4 EB Ecology and Biodiversity SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 iv JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari 5 AQ Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling & Prediction 6 NV Noise/ Vibration 7 LU Land Use 8 RH Risk Assessment & Hazard Management SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 v JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari Abbreviation ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable BIS Bureau of Indian Standards Block Kathalchari Field BOD Biological Oxygen Demand BOP Blow out Preventer Cd Cadmium CGWB Central Ground Water Board COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CPCB Central Pollution Control Board Cr Chromium CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Cu Copper DFO Divisional Forest Officer DG Diesel Generator DGH Directorate General of Hydrocarbons DMP Disaster Management Plan DO Dissolved Oxygen EC Environmental Clearance ECO Environment Compliance Officer EGIG European Gas Incident Group EGIG European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMC Environment Management Cell EMP Environment Management Plan EPIs Environmental Performance Indicators EQIs Environmental Quality Indicators ERT Emergency Response Team ERT Emergency Response Team ESDs Emergency Shut Down ETP Effluent Treatment Plant FC Forest Clearance GCS Gas Compressor Station GGS Group Gathering Station GLC Ground Level Concentrations SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 i JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari GoI Government of India GAIL Gail (India) Pvt. Ltd. HC Hydrocarbon HFL High Flood Level HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HDPE High Density Polyethylene HSD High Speed Diesel HSE Health, Safety and Environmental ITOPF International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources JOGPL Jubilant Oil and Gas Private Ltd. KLD Kilo Liter per Day KW Kilo Watt LEL Lower Explosive Limits LFL Lower Flammability Limit LOC Level of Concern LOC Level of Concern MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MSDS Materials Safety Data Sheets NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NABET National Accreditation Board for Education and Training NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories NELP New Licensing Policy NH National Highway NIHL Noise Induced Hearing Loss NOx Oxides of Nitrogen NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency O&G Oil & Gas OCS Oil Collection Station OGP Oil and Gas Producers OREDA Offshore Reliability Data OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pb Lead PEL Petroleum License PM Particulate Matter PMP Petroleum & Mineral Pipelines SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 ii JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari PPAP Pollution Prevention and Abatement Plan PPE Personnel Protective Equipment PSC Production Sharing Contract PUCC Pollution Under Control Certificate QCI Quality Council of India QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment RADD Risk Assessment Data Directory RF Reserved Forest RFCC Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking R&R Relocation and Resettlement SAR Sodium Adsorption Ratio SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SO2 Sulphur Dioxide SOPs Safe Operating Procedures SPCB State Pollution Control Board SPL Sound Pressure Level SWMP Storm Water Management Plan TDS Total Dissolved Solid TDS Total Dissolved Solids TG Tea Garden TSS Total Suspended Solids UEL Upper Explosive Limits UKOPA UK Onshore Pipeline Operators Association VOC Volatile Organic Compound WBM Water Based Mud WLS Wild Life Sanctuary WMP Waste Management Plan WOAD Worldwide Offshore Accident Databank WOAD World Offshore Accident Database SENES/M-ESM-20241/June, 2016 iii JOGPL EIA for development activities of hydrocarbon, installation of GGS & pipeline laying at Kathalchari Table of Contents 1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objective of the study ......................................................................................................