Form 1 I. Basic Information S. Item Details No. Whether it is a violation case and application is being submitted under Notification No. No S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017 Name of the Project/s Saundatti IREP - Storage Project Brief summary of project Annexure-Brief summary of project 1 Proposal Number IA/KA/RIV/74600/2018 Project Cost (in lacs) About Rs. 553522 Lacs S. No. in the schedule 1(c) River Valley projects 2 Project Sector River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to 3 be handled/command area/lease 1260 MW area/number or wells to be drilled 4 New/Expansion/Modernization New 5 Existing Capacity/Area etc. 0 ha. 6 Category of project i.e. 'A' or 'B' A Does it attract the general condition? If yes, 7 No please specify Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, 8 No please specify Near Karlakatti/Saundatti (V), Belagavi (dist), Location of the project Karnataka Shape of the project land Block (Polygon) Uploaded GPS file Annexure-GPS file Uploaded copy of survey of India toposheet Annexure-Survey of India toposheet 9 Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 159,160,161,162,158,157,156,153,152 etc Town / Village Near Saundatti (V),Belagavi (dist), Karnataka State of the project Karnataka District Name Belgaum Tehsil name Saundatti Nearest railway station along with distance Dharwad, 45 km 10 in kms Nearest airport along with distance in kms Belagavi, 90 km Nearest Town/City/District Headquarters 11 along with distance in kms Belagavi, 80 km Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad, Municipal 12 Corporation, Local body (Complete postal Saundatti Taluka, Belagavi (dist), Karnataka address with telephone nos. to be given) 13 Name of the Applicant Gopikrushna 14 Registered Address Plot No-8-2-293/82/A/1131A, Road No-36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Address for correspondence 15 Name of the Company GREENKO SOLAR ENERGY PVT LTD Name of the Applicant Gopi Krushna Saundatti IREP 1 Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) AGM Pin Code 500033 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 040-40301333 Fax No. 040-40301101 Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support this application to make application on of the competence/authority behalf of the User Agency. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any 16 Location of these sites should be shown on a N.A , not going to change location of the project. topo sheet 17 Whether part of Interlinked Projects No Whether separate application of interlinked 18 Project has been submitted? If yes, MOEF file number N/A 19 Date of submission 20 If no, reason Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of 21 the same and their status to be given. Yes; Application for forest clearance is yet to be (i) The Forest (conservation) Act 1980? submitted (ii) The Wildlife (Protection) act, 1972? No (iii) The C.R.Z, Notification 2011? N/A Whether there is any Government 22 No Order/Policy relevant /relating to the site Whether any Forest land involved (Hectares) Yes 23 Area of forest land involved (hectares) About 173 Ha Whether there is any legation pending against the Project and/or land in which the No project and/ or land in which the project is proposed to be set up 24 (a)Name of the Court (b)Name of Sub Court (c)Case No. NA (d)Orders/directions of the court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project Saundatti IREP 2 II. Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies etc.,) S. no Information/Checklist Confirmation Yes/No Details with source of information About 259 ha. (Forest Land: 173 Ha & Non-Forest Permanent or temporary change in land land: 86 Ha) of land would be required for use, land cover or topography including 1.1 Yes project; Permanent change in land use will be increase in intensity of land use (with due to construction of Dam, Pondage, Intake, respect to local land use plan) Power House, Approach Road etc. Clearance of existing land, vegetation 1.2 Yes Clearance of vegetation in project area and buildings? The area under pondage and project components (like Dam, Lower house, Roads etc. shall create 1.3 Creation of new land uses? Yes new land uses comprising of pondage and buildings. Topographical surveys, detailed geological and Geo-technical studies involving sub surface Pre-construction investigations e.g. 1.4 Yes investigation viz. drilling/ construction material Bore houses, soil testing? survey etc. shall be undertaken as part of DPR preparation. Civil and electro-mechanical work for various 1.5 Construction works? Yes project components including temporary and permanent housing 1.6 Demolition Works? No Temporary sites used for Construction 1.7 works or housing of construction Yes Identified Private land will be taken on lease workers? Above Ground buildings, structures or Dam, Powerhouse and other project 1.8 earthworks including linear structures, Yes appurtenances construction would involve above cut and fill or excavations and under ground work Underground works including mining or 1.9 Yes Diversion tunnels, TRT, Adits, Powerhouse, etc. tunnelling? Reclamation works like levelling of construction site during the post construction phase and 1.10 Reclamation works? Yes restoration to pre-project status after completion of construction is over.. 1.11 Dredging? No 1.12 Offshore Structures? No Production and Manufacturing 1.13 No processes? During construction phase, construction material, Facilities for storage of goods or 1.14 Yes equipments and machinery, fuel, etc. will be materials? stored Domestic waste will be generated in both solid Facilities for treatment or disposal of and sewage form during construction phase; 1.15 Yes solid waste or liquid effluents? treatment and disposal will be planned as part of EMP Operational workforce will be less; and their Facilities for long term housing of 1.16 Yes housing colony will be constructed near power operational workers? plant and is part of the project Saundatti IREP 3 Construction phase will see increased traffic in New road, rail or seas traffic during the area due to say transportation of materials, 1.17 Yes construction or operation? equipments and due to mobilisation of manpower New road, rail, air, waterborne or other Access roads will be constructed as part of the transport infrastructure including new 1.18 Yes project and will be planned during DPR or altered routes and stations, ports preparation airports etc? Closure or diversion of Existing 1.19 transport routes or infrastructure No leading to change in traffic movements? One no 400 KV Multi circuit Transmission Line of length 60 Km. shall be used by the plant with one double circuit connected to PGCIL Narendra 400 New or diverted transmission lines or 1.20 Yes KV substation at Dharwad and other double pipelines? circuit connected to IREP CPSS with Quad Moose conductor for evacuation of generated Power and for Supply of power during pumping mode. "Project envisages non-consumptive utilization of Impoundment, damming, culverting, 1TMC of water of the Renukasagar reservoir by 1.21 realignment or other changes to the Yes recirculation for standalone Pumped Storage hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? project. 1.22 Stream Crossings? No The project envisages the use of surface water Abstraction or transfers of water from 1.23 Yes for power generation, but the use of ground ground or surface waters? water sources is not envisaged No water body is getting affected, One new Changes in water bodies or the land reservoir will be created in Natural natural 1.24 No surface affecting drainage or run-off? depression. The construction of Dam would result in formation of a reservoir about 145 Ha. Transport of personnel or Materials for Construction material, equipment and machinery 1.25 Construction, operations or Yes will be transported during construction decommissioning? phase/Operation phase Long-terms dismantling or 1.26 No decommissioning or restoration works? Ongoing Activity during 1.27 decommissioning which could have an No impact on the environment? Construction labour will come from outside the area and will stay at labour colony specially Influx of people to an area in either 1.28 No constructed for this purpose. Construction phase temporarily or permanently? is expected to about 3 years and labour will stay at site during this period. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Loss of forest land may lead to loss of native Loss of native species or genetic 1.30 No species; this aspect will be investigated during diversity? EIA study. 1.31 Any other actions? No Saundatti IREP 4 2. Use of natural resources for construction or operation of the project (such as land, water, materials or energy especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply); S. no Information/Checklist Confirmation Yes/No Details with source of information "About 259 Ha. (Forest Land: 173 Ha & Non- Forest land: 86 Ha) of land would be required for Land especially undeveloped or 2.1 Yes project; Permanent change in land use will be due agricultural land (ha) to construction of Dam, pondage, Intake, Power House, Approach Road etc. Project envisages non-consumptive utilization of Water (expected source & competing 2.2 Yes about 1TMC of water for Renuka Sagar Reservoir users) unit: KLD by recirculation.. 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Construction materials - stone, Excavated material will be used for project 2.4 Aggregates, sand/soil (expected source- Yes construction work. Quarry area of about 15ha will MT) be identified for additional requirements. 2.5 Forests and timber (source-MT) Yes Timber use is not envisaged.