List of clearances required for Power Plant

1)Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum acknowledgement given by Ministry

of Commerce and Industry.
2)Memorandum of understanding to be signed with State Govt.
3) Land Acquisition for Power Plant, Ash Dyke, Dam site, colony, Coalhandling, cross country
pipeline, coal conveyor etc. which comprises offollowing type of lands
i. Govt land
ii. Private land
iii. Forest land
Procedure for Land Acquisition
i)
Government land
a.Identify the land coming under project site
b.Meet the patwari of that particular village on which particularland is coming and then prepare
Khasra Map indicating variouslocation of the land
c.List the name of owners coming under that particular area based
on Khasra Mapping
d.After preparation of list of land owners a No Objection Certificate
is to be obtained from Local Gram Panchayat.
e.With all the above-mentioned information i.e. Khasra Map, Listof land Owners, NOC from Gram
Panchayat, Land Diversionapplication if forest or agricultural land is coming underconstruction.
f.With all the information sited above:- Local Government issueSection-4 Notification stating that so
and so govt land is to beacquired by the Project Owner and if any one of the land ownerhaving
any sort of objection can write to them with in 30 days ofdate of issue of Notification. If any
objection is received with thetime frame specified by the govt. than the issue shall bediscussed
and resolved through public hearing.
g.Based on the evaluation cost of land required by the Owner (Nonforest and non Agricultural) and
application fee for diversion offorest or agricultural land, Govt decides the total amount to
bepaid by the land user and request to deposit the actual cost tothe govt.
h.Once the applicable fees is paid, govt issues Section 6 stating thegiven land is acquired by the
ultimate user and issues paymentcheques to various land owners who had sell their land.
i.Once section 6 is issued, the land is presumed to be under
custody of the Owner.
ii)
Private Land
a)Acquisition of private land is similar to acquisition of Govt landand procedure indicated in sl no.
a,b& c for acquisition of govtland is same.
b)Further, after preparation of list of land owners, direct dealingwith the land owner with
negotiations can be performed topurchase the land.
c)Once the desired land is purchased, than the same shall becommunicated to the local government
for their information andrecords.
iii)
Forest land
a) Diversion of forest is required and permission from regionalMoEF is required if the land is < 5 Ha
and if the land is morethan 5 Ha then clearance from central MoEF is required. Fordetails please
refer Annexure-A
4) Environmental Clearance for Power Plant, Dam, Coal Mines and other
requirement etc.
a.State Pollution Conservation board (SCPB). If the investment involvedin the Green field project is
less than Rs.100.00 Crore or project cost ofexpansion of existing plant is less than 50 crore than
in that case onlyState Pollution Conservation Board Clearance is sufficient and we neednot to go
to MoEF for environmental clearance, however, if the projectcost is morethan 100 Crore or cost
of expansion of existing plant ismore than 50 Crore or the location of plant involves two or more
statesor forest land is coming under the circumference of 25 kms from theproject site then in that
case MoEF clearance is required.
b. Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). For MOEF clearance
following procedures has to be done
i.Phase-I Screening :Submit the application for Site clearance toMoEF. If the site clearance is not
granted than search for alternativesite and again submit the application for site clearance.
ii.The site clearance provided by MoEF have certain conditions, if thesite selected meet all the
conditions than proceed for EnvironmentalClearance Phase-II (Siting, EIA report Preparation,
public hearing etc)
iii. Phase-II:-
1.Step-1 Base line data collection
2.Step-2 EIA report preparation and other approvals including
Central Regulation Zone (CRZ) for coastal area.
a. If Diversion of Forest < 5 Ha is involved than apply forregional MoEF however , for forest area >
5 Ha apply toCentral MoEF clearance.
b.If use of ground water is involved than a hydrological report
is to be submitted along with EC applicatio.
c.Obtain Approvals for Electricity, Water Supply (Ground WaterBoard or irrigation Department or
Municipal Corporationetc.) and Explosives Storage/Hazardous substances (ifapplicable)
d. Finalize
Application
and
Environmental
Appraisal
Questionnaire
3. Step 3
a.Public Hearing required
b.Submit requisite number of copies of executive summary
 c.Submit one copy of EIA, air and water consent application
Form-1 and Form-13
d.Advertise and conduct public hearing by SPCB.
e.Obtain details of public hearing.
f.Obtain NOC from SPCB
g.The above-mentioned Step 3 involves approx 60 days.
iv. Phase-III
1. Step-1
a. Submission of Documents (EIA– 20 copies, EMP, NOC, Public
Hearing details, DPR) to MoEF
2.Step 2
a.Review by IAA
b.If IAA feels that the data provided in sufficient than, the expertcommittee will submit their
assessment over the report andapplication.
3.Step- 3
a.Expert committee will submit their recommendation to IAA.
4.Step- 4
a.If the project is accepted than MoEF clearance is granted for 5years, however, if the case is rejected
than case is closed.Reconsideration may be considered in some cases.
5.Step 1 to 3 requires approx 90 days and step 4 requires approx 30
days.
3.Water Drawl Permission.
a. Drawl from Perennial River:- Approval from State Govt inwhich river is falling. Data such as
Water feasibility Report,Guage Discharge and Index MAP indicating the location ofPower Plant,
River pump house etc. to be submitted toPrincipal Secretary, Water Resource Department for
stateclearance.
b.If, more than one state is involved in drawl of water from theriver then in such case permission
from Central WaterCommission (CWC) is required.
c. If construction of Dam is required, Construction of Dam
Permission, Water Drawl Permission, Royalties to be paid etc.
4.Fuel Linkage Clearance
a.If coal is to brought from outside agency i.e. no captive coalmine is allocated than permission for
coal linkage is required,which involves following procedures
i.Permission for railway sidings in case rail transportation is
required from the nearestrailway line.
ii.Way ofright for railway sidings
iii.Three Party agreement etc.
b. Allotment of coal blocks as per the requirement from Coal
Ministry, Govt of India.
c.Coal Mining Plan is to be prepared and approved from State
Govt.