CRZ Compliance Report Reference: Govt of India letter No: 16011/22/2000-IA-III, Dt. 03.11.2000 Period: March’18 to August’18 Compliance Status Report of CRZ Clearance for the period March 2018 to August 2018 Sr. No. Conditions Compliance Status Specific Conditions : 1. All the conditions stipulated by Forests and All conditions stipulated by the Department of Forests & Environment, GoG in their Environment department, GoG as contained in their letter no. FCA-1096-1663-K dated 16.10.1997 are complied with. Please refer detail letter No.ENV-1096-GOI-1421-PI dated.5.7.2000 while report in Annexure 1. according CRZ clearance and letter no. FCA-1096- Compliance Status w.r.t. Forest & Env department (GOG) letter no ENV-1096-GOI- 1663-K dated 16.10.1997 while granting permission 1421-PI dated 05.07.2000 is attached as Annexure 2. for Right of Way through Marine National Park (MNP) / Marine Sanctuary (MS) shall be effectively implemented. 2. All the conditions stipulated by the Forestry Wing of All conditions stipulated by the Forestry Wing of the Ministry of Environment & the Ministry of Environment & Forests while according Forests vide their letter no. 8C/12/385/96-FCW dated 8.12.1999 have been forestry clearance vide their letter no. 8C/12/385/96- implemented. Please refer Annexure 3. FCW dated 8.12.1999 shall be effectively implemented. 3. The project will be implemented in such a manner that The project was implemented under the advice of NIO to prevent damage to corals. there is minimum damage to corals. 4. Mangrove afforestation shall be taken up in at least 3 A payment of Rs 186125 was made to Forest Dept. vide our Cheque no. 2677883 times the area of mangroves to be affected as result of dated 24/12/99 as the cost for afforestation. Accordingly mangroves afforestation the project. was carried out in the area of 9.6 ha , i.e 3 times affected area of 3.2 ha The MNP/ MNS Department, Forest Office, Jamnagar has carried out afforestation at Narara Bet area. Letter No.F-ES/OP-1479,Dated.24.12.1999 is enclosed as Annexure-3.3. 5. No dredging, including maintenance dredging shall be No dredging has been carried out. If required in future, prior approval from MoEF & undertaken for the implementation of the project CC will be taken. without prior approval from the MoEF. CRZ Compliance Report Reference: Govt of India letter No: 16011/22/2000-IA-III, Dt. 03.11.2000 Period: March’18 to August’18 Sr. No. Conditions Compliance Status 6. The project authorities shall spell out the necessary Sub soil conditions was mostly found good, however proper compaction was done precautionary measures to be taken to avoid any wherever necessary, while lying down the pipeline in the intertidal area to avoid any disturbance due to unequal settlement, while laying disturbance due to unique settlement. We were also in regular contact with NIO and down the pipeline in the inter-tidal area where the sub had followed their recommendations for laying of pipeline in intertidal and sub-tidal soil conditions are poor. area. Further report on conservation of corals at Narara Bet for Essar Oil Vadinar was made by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in May 2005 for detail investigation of sub tidal corals along the pipeline and jetty corridors. Health of the translocated coral is being monitored by NIO every year and report submitted regularly to MoEF & CC, Bhopal. 7. It shall be ensured that there is no displacement of There is no displacement of fishing activities as a result of this project. National fishing activity as a result of the project. Institute of Oceanography (NIO) monitoring report No. No. NIO/SP-50/2017 also confirms the same. NIO Monitoring report had been submitted to your good office vide letter No. EOL/ENV//27398/NIO Monitoring/2018/720 dated 06.03.2018. 8. Worst-case scenario of ship-to-ship collision shall be 1. VTMS (Vessel Traffic Management system) for Gulf of Kutch has been completed considered for risk assessment. The maximum in Dec’2012. It is now operational in Gulf of Kutch & feed is also available for quantity of crude, which is likely to find its way into monitoring at our Marine Terminal. the coastal waters under different accident scenarios 2. Maximum risk assessment of 153 MT of oil spillage has been calculated by M/S and their impact on aquatic life, shall be studied after Environ Software of Bangalore. demarcating the impact zone. On the basis of such studies, the necessary action plan to mitigate the likely 3. We are maintaining close liaison with the Indian Coast Guard about marine impacts shall be prepared before commencement of pollution control activities. the operations. Action taken report in this regard shall 4. Marine pollution control equipment to combat the spill of said magnitude has be submitted to the ministry. been procured as per the advice of ICG for Tier-1. 5. Eventualities likely to arise out of ship to ship collision (spillage of higher quantity) are beyond our scope (Tier 1). This in any case has to be mitigated through the participation of mutual aids, Indian Coast Guard and any other external agencies as may be required, under the operational command and control of Indian Coast Guard. To mitigate the likely impacts on the basis of risk assessment studies, Oil Spill Disaster CRZ Compliance Report Reference: Govt of India letter No: 16011/22/2000-IA-III, Dt. 03.11.2000 Period: March’18 to August’18 Sr. No. Conditions Compliance Status contingency plan (OSDCP) has been prepared and got approved by Indian Coast Guard vide letter no. 7563 Dtd. 12.03.2014. Oil Spill response resource established and being maintained in state of readiness. Disaster Management Plan is already in place and approved by Indian Coast Guard 9. A disaster management plan and oil spill contingency vide letter no. 7563 Dtd 12.03.2014 plan should be prepared to take care of the large scale spillage including those in the event of any ship to ship Copy of the approval of Oil Spill Disaster Contingency plan is attached as Annexure- collision, ship grounding etc. 1.1.2. 10. The proposed location of control room should be The control room is at safe location considering safety of persons working there. reexamined to ensure the safety of the persons working there during any emergency situations. 11. Regular mock drills shall be carried out to ensure Regular Oil Spill Response Mock drill is conducted in coordination with Indian Coast fitness of equipment in place. Guard, Mutual Aid partners & port authorities. Mock drill report and Area Level pollution response exercise conducted on 08 Mar’2018 & Other 2 table top Mock drills are attached as Annexure - 4. 12. (a) It shall be ensured that due to the project, there is a) Study report on ground water recharge & water management has been prepared no adverse impact on the drainage of the area, by M/S Saurabh Consultant, Baroda in July 2014. recharge of ground water and the existing mangroves. Drainage of area has not been affected; Natural canals/Nalas are still there; old canals/Nalas still being maintained and rain water is going through this Canals/Nalas to the seasonal rivulet. b) The port should be equipped with skimmers, booms, absorbents, salvage pump, salvage barge The uneven land was converted into bunds in COT area which has improved the barriers and firefighting equipment for handling the oil natural recharge of ground water thus has resulted in the rise of the water table and spill situation before the project is put into changes in water quality during summer. Villagers are able to harvest both rabi & commission. kharif crops because water is available throughout the year in the wells which earlier were dried up during summer. The project design and layout ensure no adverse impacts on the drainage of the area and recharge of ground water. NIO monitoring report of April/May 2017 does not indicate any adverse impact on mangroves of the region. b) Complied with. All equipment i.e, skimmers, booms, absorbents, salvage pump, CRZ Compliance Report Reference: Govt of India letter No: 16011/22/2000-IA-III, Dt. 03.11.2000 Period: March’18 to August’18 Sr. No. Conditions Compliance Status salvage barge barriers are in place. All firefighting equipment have been commissioned including dedicated fire-fighting tug and is round the clock placed in the area of operation. 13. The project proponent should make specific Four reservoirs / ponds have been created within refinery premises for storage and arrangement for rainwater harvesting in the project recharging of ground water. Total capacity of these ponds is 1,50,000 m3. Total design and the rainwater so harvested should be rooftop area of Nayara hub Premises including IT store, Kitchen store & Electrical optimally utilized. store area is 26857.81 m2 that is connected through pipes and drains to rainwater harvesting structures. 4 Ground water recharge well-constructed within refinery. Roof top of Marine Terminal Building, the only building in Port area is also connected through pipes and rain drains to Rainwater harvesting system made in Port area. General Conditions: (i) Construction of the proposed structures should be Location & orientation of terminal was decided as per the recommendation of undertaken meticulously conforming to the existing CWPRS, Pune & NIO, Goa in such a manner that there is no impact on tidal flushing & Central / local rules and regulations. All the least damage to inter tidal biota. As recommended by NIO, no dredging was carried construction designs / drawings relating to the out.