Agenda for the 114th meeting of State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority to be held on 26.08.2016 at 11.00 AM in Committee Room, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Vatavaran Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala. INDEX Item Description Page No. No. 114.01 Confirmation of the minutes of 113th meeting of SEIAA 2 held on 10.08.2016. 114.02 Action taken on the proceedings of 112th & 113th meeting 3-13 of SEIAA held on 27.07.2016 & 10.08.2016 respectively. 114.03 Complaint against M/s Shivalik Infrastructure & Developers 14-16 Pvt. Ltd., Sector-127, Kharar, District Mohali by Residents of Shivalik City, Kharar Landran Road, Sector-127, Mohali. 114.04 Establishment of area development project namely 17-19 Shivalik Avenue and various group housing schemes in the said project at Shivalik Avenue, Sector-125, Kharar, District SAS Nagar in violation of the provisions of EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 114.05 Regarding verification of the compliance of the conditions 20-26 of Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for developing a residential project namely “Janta Township”at Sector 90-91, SAS Nagar by M/s Janta Land Promoters Ltd. 114.06 Regarding court case i.e. CWP 7710 of 2016 titled as 27-44 Pankaj Bansal & Others vs State of Punjab & Others filed before Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh for seeking action against sand mafia operating in the area of village Sundran, Kheri & Pandwala and carrying out illegal and unscientific mining of sand / gravel and earth clay / soil from the shamlat lands / river / nadi as well as from the individual / private lands from the respectable villages without any permit and licenses. 114.07 Application for environmental clearance under EIA 45-51 notification dated 14.09.2006 for establishing a LPG Bottling Plant at Plot A-2, Phase-II, Goindwal Industrial Complex allotted by PSIEC, Tarn Taran, Punjab by M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Proposal No. SIA/PB/IND2/15957/2016) 114.08 Show cause notice for carrying out expansions beyond 52-55 threshold limit of built up area without obtaining environmental clearance for the expansion project under the provision of EIA notification, 2006 to the various Hospitals & Universities. 1 Item No.114.01: Confirmation of the minutes of 113th meeting of SEIAA held on 10.08.2016. The proceedings of 113th meeting of SEIAA held on 10.08.2016, were circulated to all concerned vide letter no. 3110-11 dated 12.08.2016. No observation has been received from any of the members. As such, SEIAA may confirm the said proceedings. 2 Item No.114.02: Action taken on the proceedings of 112th & 113th meeting of SEIAA held on 27.07.2016 & 10.08.2016 respectively. Action taken on the proceedings of 112th & 113th meeting of SEIAA held on 27.07.2016 & 10.08.2016 respectively, have been taken and the action taken reports are given below: Action taken on the proceedings of 112th held on 27.07.2016 Item Subject Decision of SEIAA Action taken on the no. taken in 112th meeting decision of 112th held on 27.07.2016 meeting held on 27.07.2016. 112.01 Confirmation of the The proceedings of 111th No action is required to minutes of 111th meeting of SEIAA held on be taken in the matter. meeting of SEIAA held 11.07.2016, were on 11.07.2016. circulated to all concerned vide letter no. 2897-98 dated 14.7.2016 and the SEIAA confirmed the said proceedings. 112.02 Action taken on the It was seen by the SEIAA No action is required to proceedings of 111th be taken in the matter. meeting of SEIAA held on 11.07.2016. 112.03 Application for The SEIAA observed that The case has been placed obtaining in view of the legal in the 113th meeting held Environmental opinion given by Sh. Soli on 10.08.2016. Clearance under EIA J. Sorabjee, Senior notification dated Advocate, Supreme Court 14.09.2006 for area of India, Former Attorney development project General for India, the namely “Multi-Storey matter is required to be Residential Complex” deliberated in detail and in revenue estate of more time is required. Village Birmi, Tehsil Therefore, the SEIAA due Mullanpur, Distt. to paucity of time decided Ludhiana by M/s Hero to defer the case Realty Ltd., Ludhiana (Proposal no. SIA/PB/NCP/4973/201 5) 112.04 Regarding CWP no. The SEIAA decided that The vetted reply could 8762 of 2016 filed by reply be filed before the not be filed on M/s Maya Garden Hon'ble High Court on 04.08.2016 in the Hon'ble Residents Welfare 04.08.2016 after getting it Court due to paucity of Society v/s State of vetted from counsel time. The case was 3 Punjab & others. engaged in the matter for heared on 04.08.2016 by defending the case on Hon'ble High court behalf of SEIAA wherein Learned State Counsel sought time to file the reply. The Hon'ble High Court while allowing the State Counsel to file the reply listed the matter to be heard on 23.08.2016. The vetted reply from counsel engaged in the matter for defending the case on behalf of SEIAA has been filed before the Hon'ble High Court on 16.08.2016. 112.05 Regarding monitoring The SEIAA decided that 1. 7 cases of the mining EIA Notification dated 1. 7 cases of the mining (non coal), which are 14.09.2006, which fall (non coal), which are pending more than six in the competence of pending more than six months, are being SEIAA, by the Ministry months, be placed for placed before SEAC in of Environment & delisting in the next its next meeting as Forests, New Delhi, for meeting of SEIAA as these are pending the months of April, and when scheduled. with SEAC. May & June, 2016. 2. A DO letter be written 2. DO letter no. 3125 to Chairman, Punjab dated 17.08.2016 has Pollution Control been written to Board, Patiala by the Chairman, Punjab Member Secretary Pollution Control (SEIAA), Punjab to Board, Patiala send the reports in the above said 3 nos. of Building construction projects, which are pending for the last 2 years or more for want of initiating legal action u/s 15, 16 read with section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 against the project proponents by the Punjab Pollution Control Board as requested by SEIAA. 3. In compliance of duties assigned by State 3 & 4 Punjab Pollution Govt. to PPCB vide Control Board vide Memo No. 302633/1 letter no 3123 4 dated 08.09.2014, dated 17.08.2016 Punjab Pollution has been Control Board be again requested to send requested to send the the monitoring monitoring reports of reports of projects projects at regular at regular intervals intervals for which for which environmental environmental clearances granted by clearances granted SEIAA. by SEIAA and to 4. Punjab Pollution provide adequate Control Board be staff and requested to provide infrastructure so adequate staff and that the infrastructure so that functioning of the functioning of SEIAA/SEAC can SEIAA/SEAC can be be streamlined streamlined 112.06 Show cause notice for The SEIAA decided that GMADA has been asked the violation by Hot matter be filed. However, vide letter no 3126 dated Mix Plant for carrying GMADA be written to 22.08.2016 to inform the out development works inform the removal of the removal of the Hot Mix in area development Hot Mix Plant from the Plant from the site, within project in the area site, within 30 days. 30 days. near Air Port / Aero City installed by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA). Action taken on the proceedings of 113th held on 10.08.2016 Item Subject Decision of SEIAA Action taken on the no. taken in 113th meeting decision of 113th held on 10.08.2016 meeting held on 10.08.2016 113.01 Confirmation of the The SEIAA confirmed the No action is required to minutes of 112th proceedings of 112th be taken in the matter. meeting of SEIAA held meeting of SEIAA held on on 27.07.2016. 27.07.2016. 113.02 Action taken on the It was apprised that action Action on the proceedings of 112th taken on the proceedings proceedings of 112th meeting of SEIAA held of 112th meeting of SEIAA meeting of SEIAA held on on 27.07.2016. held on 27.07.2016 is 27.07.2016 has been being taken and the action taken and the same has taken report will be placed been placed in the instant before the SEIAA in its Agenda. next meeting 5 113.03 Complaint against M/s The SEIAA decided to Project proponent has Shivalik Infrastructure accept the request of been informed vide letter & Developers Pvt. Ltd., project proponent and no 3139 dated Sector-127, Kharar, deferred case to be placed 22.08.2016 to reply to District Mohali by in the next meeting with show cause notice Residents of Shivalik reasonable sufficient and immediately and attend City, Kharar Landran advance written intimation the SEIAA next meeting Road, Sector-127, to project proponent. to be held on 26.08.2016. Mohali. The case has been placed in the instant agenda. 113.04 Establishment of area The SEIAA decided to Project proponent has development project accept the request of been informed vide letter namely Shivalik project proponent and no 3186 dated Avenue and various deferred case to be placed 22.08.2016 to reply to group housing in the next meeting with show cause notice schemes in the said reasonable sufficient and immediately and attend project at Shivalik advance written intimation the SEIAA next meeting Avenue, Sector-125, to project proponent.