KAMARAJAR PORT LIMITED Compliance Report On Ministry’s guidelines for “CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SATELLITE PORT AT ENNORE” CONDITIONS COMPLIED AS PER THE GUIDELINES OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST ISSUED VIDE LETTER DATED 28/9/1992 Ref: J-16011/9/87-IA, III dated 28.9.1992 The port has been planned and developed for receiving coal exclusively for Thermal Power stations of TANGEDCO (TNEB) using shore based grab un- loaders plus conveyors and with ship un-loaders and harbour mobile hoppers plus conveyors-now being modified similar to shore based grab unloaders. Ennore Port was declared as major port on March 23, 1999. First Major Port incorporated as a company under the Companies Act, 1956 on October 11, 1999. The commercial operation of Port was started on June 22, 2001. S.No MoEF Guidelines Compliance report (i) The total land area of the Project As per Environment clearance letter should be limited to 400 Ha as issued by Ministry of Environment & proposed Forests for the “Construction of new satellite port at Ennore near Madras in Tamilnadu” vide letter dated 28.9.1992, the total land area accorded was 400 ha. Subsequently port has developed new projects under Phase-II and port has developed various new projects phase wise. Port has acquired additional lands from various Government authorities like TIDCO, TNEB, salt Department, except 31.97 Acres of land which was transferred from private party (patta land). At present total Port area is 1128.45 Ha. The details of land acquired is enclosed as Annexure-I. (ii) Hill features of Karikkal and No quarrying operation has been Bodiparai hills should not be carried out in Bodaparai hill. destroyed for the construction of Chennai Port after completion of the breakwater since this will construction of breakwaters the drastically change the landscape. quarry was handed over to District Collector, Vellore Dist. Vide its letter No.11/6828/96/E dated 7.1.2002, along with abandonment Certificate for closure of Karikkal quarry issued by Directorate of Mines. Safety Oorgaum. (iii) Quarrying operations must be Complied with. The Chennai Port carried out with utmost care giving trust authorities informed that consideration to the topography, rehabilitation of the quarry site was vegetation and drainage system in taken up and restored. Director of consultation with expert Mines safety, Oorgaum has issued institutions like the Centre for Abandonment Certificate for closure Mining Environment, Indian School of Karikkal quarry. of Mines, Dhanbad. Quarrying site must be rehabilitated properly keeping in view such measures as proper terracing, additional top soil and reforestration. Major blasting in the port area should not be undertaken; (iv) A detailed Environment Complied with Management Plan should be prepared for each of the quarry site proposed and proper landscaping should form part of these operations. This should be included as a condition in the contracts. Its full implementation is the responsibility of the project authorities; (v) Alternate sources of water supply Complied with. other than tapping of ground water The water for construction, drinking, through bore wells must be etc., was brought in the trucks and explored to avoid intrusion of salt no deep bore wells were made in the water since fresh water is scare in project area. the island. A specific study should be undertaken on the ground water potential, recharge capacity, present drawal and future plans in an integrated manner. State/central ground Water Board should be fully involved in this study. The report should be submitted within one year. (vi) Dredging operations must be Complied with. undertaken in stages in consultation with some expert institution like CWPRS, in such a way as to ensure that these operations do not deteriorate the surface water quality which must be maintained within the prescribed standards. Water parameters should be measured on regular intervals to monitor water quality. Dredging material should not be used for filling up any water body; (vii) Large scale dumping of waste Complied with. shall not be undertaken by the Project Authorities without clearance from the environment angle. This is to ensure that marine ecology of the area is not affected by dumping in the marshy lagoon/low level areas; (viii) A green belt of appropriate width In 1992 the port was conceived as a (say 200 meters) must be satellite port to handle coal through provided along the periphery of the port excluding the water area. two coal berths. Environment Adequate provision for the initial clearance was issued to develop green cost for greening and belt in an area of 15 Hectares. maintenance has to be made in However, the port diversified into a the project cost and subsequent annual budget for the port; multi-cargo port and subsequently a land use plan was developed which includes a green belt of 414 Acres i.e. 167.25 Hectares. Port is continuously developing green belt area. (ix) Green belt development of 50 Ha In 1992 the port was conceived as a of land instead of 25 Ha proposed satellite port to handle coal through inside the port should be two coal berths. Environment developed. This may spread in clearance was issued to develop green different pockets in vacant areas and need not be concentrated on belt in an area of 15 Hectares. one area. Apart from this green However, the port is diversified into belt area of about 5.00 million sq multi cargo port and subsequently a m available in the island should land use plan was developed which be sustained by providing proper includes a green belt of 414 Acres i.e. maintenance. Appropriate fund 167.25 Hectares. Port is continuously allocation for initial cost for developing green belt area. greening and maintenance of 50 Ha of land and 5.00 million sq m available in the island has to be provided for in the project cost and subsequent annual budget for the port; (x) Suitable low lying areas should be Complied with. KPL is in association identified for mangrove plantation with Tamilnadu Forest Department and provision of the required had identified and planted mangroves amount must be made for this along the coast line between Ennore purpose in the project cost by the project authorities; and Pulicat. (xi) The project authorities must Complied with. ensure that no cutting of trees take up place in the project area. (xii) With the operation of Ennore Port Complied with. as a measure of decongestion of Madras port the traffic in Madras Handling of Thermal coal for TNEB port must be gradually reduced. was completely shifted from Chennai Ministry of Surface Transport, port to Kamarajar Port (Ennore port). Madras Port Trust and Ennore Port Trust must ensure that adequate measures in this regard are taken. (xiii) To control dust pollution from Complied with. The following coal, following measures must be measures are taken to control the adopted dust. (a) Totally enclosed continuous Dust pollution preventive measures loaders / unloaders and have been taken by TNEB as conveyor system should be operators of the Berths. Coal from the adopted ship is unloaded through shore based (b) Dust extraction system should gantry cranes with grab un-loaders be provided at all transfer points and fed to the conveyor system to the to minimize dust generation thermal power plant. No coal is stored during stacking, loading, inside the port. transferring operations as well as to minimize wind blown dust from In addition to the covered conveyor the stack yard, proper water system, water sprinklers have been spraying should be done. provided in the hoppers for suppression of coal dust emanating while discharging coal from the vessels. Cleaning of the operational area/jetty after every unloading operation to prevent pilling up of material. The coal is stored inside North Chennai Thermal Power Station. (xiv) Air pollution monitoring stations Complied with. at strategic locations must be set up in the port area and in the Kamarajar Port is continuously neighborhood for monitoring monitoring the environmental Air dust/particulate matter at regular pollution. KPL has engaged M/s. intervals. Adequate funds must be Hubert Enviro care Systems Pvt. Ltd. allocated towards this in the Chennai (MoEF & CC/ NABL project cost. certified) to carry out the periodical monitoring, testing and analysis of Ambient air quality, Marine water quality, creek water quality, Noise levels in the port area. (xv) To contain noise levels within the Complied with. prescribed standards roofed conveyor belts should be The coal is unloaded from the ships deployed. Noise pollution in the and transferred to the Thermal power port area should be reduced by station through elevated closed putting up sound barriers at conveyor system. There is no suitable locations. To protect the generation of noise pollution during workers from high noise levels ear muffs/plugs should be provided. the operations. Noise levels at the work zones were monitored regularly. (xvi) Water pollution m onitoring Complied with. Kamarajar Port is stations at strategic points must continuously monitoring the be set up in the project area to environmental Air pollution. monitor water quality and marine pollution at regular intervals. KPL has engaged M/s. Hubert Enviro care Systems Pvt. Ltd. Chennai (MoEF & CC/ NABL certified) to carryout the periodical monitoring, testing and analysis of Marine water quality, creek water quality in the port area. (xvii) To contain accidental spillage of Complied with. KPL falls under oil, the project authorities should category B. Port is having oil spill deploy oil booms, multipurpose contingency plan prepared inline with anti pollution craft, oil recovery NOS-DCP. Necessary chemicals, cum reception craft, chemical dispersant and other equipment booms, dispersants, etc. are readily such as shovels, swabs, waste available for containment of any collection bags, etc.