DRAFT EIA/EMP REPORT For RESTORATION AND EXPANSION OF GMB PINDARA JETTY AND ALLIED FACILITIES At Existing Pindara Jetty located at Village Virpur, District: Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat Land Area: 4.49 ha Cargo Handling Capacity: 1.5 Million TPA Mineral Cargo [ToRs letter No.: 10-33/2016-IA.III dated 14.02.2017 and amended ToR dated: 01.11.2017] [Baseline Study Period: 1st March 2017 to 31st May 2017] Schedule: Category 7 (e) – B General Condition applicable; hence it will be treated as Cat- A as per EIA Notification 2006 and amendments thereafter. CRZ – IB, CRZ – III and CRZ – IV (A) as per CRZ Notification 2011 APPLICANT: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT: M/s. Bombay Minerals Ltd. Eco Chem Sales & Services, Surat Jamnagar-Dwarka Highway, (QCI/NABET ACCREDITED NO. Khambhalia 361305 NABET/EIA/1720/ RA 051) Dist. : Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 2017_ECSS_EIAMS_1700004 January 2018 DECLARATION OF CONSULTANT Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA of Restoration and Expansion of GMB Pindara Jetty and Allied facilities of Existing Pindara Jetty for Mineral Cargo Handling Capacity of 1.5 Million TPA at Village: Virpur, Tal: Kalyanpur, Dist: Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat. I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA Coordinator : Rekha S. Shah Signature : Date : 15/12/2017 Period of involvement : Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Contact information : [email protected] Functional Area Experts S. Functional Name of Expert Involvement Signature and No. areas (Period and task) date 1. AP Mrs. Rekha Shah Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Site visits followed by selection of monitoring locations, Supervision of air quality monitoring, identification and assessing quantum of emission, Identification of steps and methods for reducing emission and contribution to EIA documentation. 2. WP Mrs. Rekha Shah Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Site visit followed by supervision & checking of sampling locations for surface water & Ground water samples & their analysis results. Auditing water use, water balance, water conservation and developing schemes for reuse of water. Identification of impacts, evaluation of water pollution control management, finalization of mitigation measures and contribution to EIA documentation 3. SHW Mrs. Rekha Shah Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Identification of waste generated from the site, studying adequacy of mitigation measures for management of hazardous waste and contribution to EIA documentation 4. SE Mr. Rahul March 2017 – May 2017 Deshmukh Site visit and collection of secondary and primary from the surrounding area/villages of the proposed project for impact identification and mitigation measures for incorporating to EIA documentation S. Functional Name of Expert Involvement Signature and No. areas (Period and task) date 5. EB Dr. Ashok Kumar Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Rathoure Site visit and conducting ecological survey, assessment of the impacts of proposed project activities on the biological environment, Preparation of Ecological Status report, Preparation of mangrove management plan, budgetary provision, Greenbelt development and contribution to EIA documentation. 6. HG Mrs. Rekha Shah Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Understanding and representing groundwater conditions, supervision of groundwater sampling locations, finalization of survey findings, identification of impacts, suggestion of mitigation measures and contribution to the EIA documentation 7. SC Dr. B. K. Patel March 2017 – May 2017 Understanding and representing soil conditions, supervision of soil sampling locations, finalization of survey findings, identification of impacts, suggestion of mitigation measures and contribution to the EIA documentation 8. AQ Mr. Sanjeev March 2017 – May 2017 Sharma Developing meteorological data with collected secondary data, prediction, identification of impacts, finalization of mitigation measures and contribution to EIA documentation 9. NV Mr. Sanjeev March 2017 – May 2017 Sharma Checking of noise sampling results, analysis of data, identification of impacts and mitigation measures, and contribution to EIA documentation 10. LU Mr. Joshua Anand March 2017 – May 2017 Generation and analysis of data related to landuse pattern, development of landuse maps of study area using ArcGIS / related tools, site visit for ground truth survey, finalization of landuse maps, contribution to EIA documentation 11. GEO Mr. Nirzar Lakhia Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 _ Not involved as functional area is rationalized as per QCI Scheme for Accreditation Version 3 12. RH Mr. Amol Vadnere Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 Identification of hazards and hazardous substances, preparation of impacts diagrams & mitigation measures, identifying risk and contribution to EIA documentation Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization/ authorized person I, Rekha S. Shah, hereby, confirm that our experts prepared the EIA of Restoration and Expansion of GMB Pindara Jetty and Allied facilities of Existing Pindara Jetty for Mineral Cargo Handling Capacity of 1.5 Million TPA at Vill: Virpur, Tal: Kalyanpur, Dist: Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat. I also confirm that I shall be fully accountable for any mis-leading information mentioned in this statement. Signature : Name : Rekha S. Shah Designation : CEO Name of the EIA Consultant Organization : ECO CHEM SALES & SERVICES Office floor, Ashoka Pavillion – A, Opp. Kapadia Health club, Surat – 395 001 NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date : NABET/EIA/1720/ RA 051, Valid upto February 03, 2020. BOMBAY MINERALS LIMITED. Draft EIA/EMP Report for Restoration and Expansion of GMB Pindara Jetty and Allied facilities for Handling of 1.5 Million TPA Mineral Cargo at Vill: Virpur, Tal: Kalyanpur, Dist: Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat. Contents CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.0 PRELUDE .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT ..................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Promoters Background............................................................................................................... 3 1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ..................................................................................................... 5 1.4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND NEED OF EIA STUDY ........................................................................... 8 1.4.1 Environmental Clearance ........................................................................................................... 9 1.4.2 Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) Clearance ............................................................................. 10 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.6 STRUCTURE OF THE EIA REPORT .......................................................................................................... 11 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER – 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 15 2.0 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................ 15 2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................................................... 15 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ................................................................................................................... 15 2.3 SITE HISTORY & SITE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Connectivity .............................................................................................................................. 21 2.3.2 Topographic Features .............................................................................................................. 22 2.3.3 Bathymetry, Contour and Elevation Map ................................................................................. 23 2.3.4 Climatic Conditions ................................................................................................................... 28 2.3.5 Oceanographic Conditions ....................................................................................................... 29 2.3.6 Environment Sensitivity: ........................................................................................................... 32 2.4 NEED OF CURRENT PROPOSAL ............................................................................................................ 36 2.5 JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT SITE ................................................................................................... 37 2.6 LAYOUT FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................. 38 2.6.1 Project Master Plan .................................................................................................................. 38