ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

DURING
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

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 CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION

 Environmental Clearances Required

 Environmental Clearance (EC) from MOEF

 Project: Design & Engineering Stage

 Project: Construction Stage

 Indian Environmental Legislation

 Functions of Environment Division

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ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES REQUIRED

 Prior to Start of Construction

 Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment & Forests
(MOEF)

 Consent to Establish / No Objection Certificate (NOC) from State

Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

 CRZ Clearance (if applicable)

 Prior to Start of Operation

 Consent to Operate from State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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 Environmental Clearance (EC) from MOEF

 Projects Requiring EC: All Projects (new projects,

expansion & modernization projects, change in product
projects, etc.) falling under Category ‘A’

 All Offshore and Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration, Development &
Production Projects

 All Petroleum Refining Industry

 All Petrochemical Complexes

 Oil & Gas Transportation Pipelines – EC required only if pipelines

passing through National Parks / Sanctuaries / Coral Reefs /
Ecological Sensitive areas including LNG Terminal

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 Environmental Clearance (EC) from MOEF
 Documents Required
 Pre-feasibility Report / Detailed Feasibility Report
 EIA & RA Reports

 Steps involved in obtaining EC

 Submission of Application (Form-I) to MOEF after the identification
of prospective site along with Pre-feasibility Project Report and
proposed Terms of Reference (TOR) for EIA
 Approval of TOR by MOEF (within 60 days of application)
 Award of Baseline Environmental Data Collection Work (in line with
approved TOR) to third party agency (s)
 Preparation of Draft EIA Report (Compilation of baseline Data,
Environmental Impacts Assessment and preparation of EMP in line
with Gazette Notification dated 14th September 2006
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 Environmental Clearance (EC) from MOEF
 Submission of Draft EIA Report to MOEF
 Participation in Public Hearing (time frame: 45 days)
 Held at close proximity to the site
 Held in each state in case project site is extended beyond one state
 Organised by State Pollution Control Board
 Supervised & Presided by District Magistrate
 Attended by representatives of SPCB, Client and Consultant
 Proceedings are Video graphed and forwarded to MOEF
 Public responses also obtained in writing by SPCB by placing on
their websites the Summary EIA report & Form-I
 Preparation & Submission of Final EIA Report to MOEF after
incorporating all the concerns raised during public hearing or as obtained
in writing
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 Environmental Clearance (EC) from MOEF
 Presentation to Expert Appraisal Committee constituted by MOEF

 Issue of EC Certificate by MOEF (within 105 days of submission of final

EIA report)

 Time Frame : 12-18 Months (Normal)

 Cost Involved
 EIL Efforts (Man hour Cost, Travel cost etc.)

 Third Party Agency (s) Charges for Baseline Data Collection (Scope
freezes only after approval of TOR)

 Application Fee (as applicable)

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 Environmental Clearances from SPCB

 For obtaining ‘Consent to Establish’, Application is

submitted to SPCB along with EIA Report and Project
Feasibility Report

 For obtaining ‘Consent to Operate’, Application is

submitted to SPCB along with Documentary evidences
showing compliance to various conditions of EC &
NOC

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 DESIGN & ENGINEERING STAGE
 Obtain copy of EC & NOC from the Client

 Validity of EC/NOC to be ensured

 Client to be advised if validity has expired or expected to be expired

during project implementation

 No change in Products Pattern / Process Configuration to be ensured

 Circulate a copy of EC & NOC to all concerned

Divisions/Departments of EIL for Implementation of applicable
clauses in design, engineering, MR/Tender preparation etc.
 Compliance to applicable liquid discharge norms by Environment &
Process

 Compliance to green belt area development by General Civil

 Compliance to Rain Water Harvesting requirements by General Civil &

Environment
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 DESIGN & ENGINEERING STAGE
Continued..

 Compliance to applicable noise standards by RED, PED, SED,

etc.

 Compliance to oily, solid & hazardous wastes disposal

requirements by Process and Environment

 Compliance to gaseous emissions meeting applicable

standards by Process, POSD, HMTD, Environment, PED, etc.

 Compliance to on-line monitoring requirements for liquid

effluent, air emissions, HC leakages, etc. by Process, POSD,
Environment, Instrumentation, etc.

Various Compliance requirements as indicated above are Generic.

All the Conditions as specified in the EC/NOC shall be followed in Totality

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 CONSTRUCTION STAGE

 Compliance to HSE Policy

 Compliance to applicable conditions of EC & NOC

 Compliance to applicable recommendations of EIA,

EMP and RA Reports

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 INDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
 The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
 Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2002
 Coastal Regulation Zone-Notification dated May 21, 2002, , as amended up to 2008
 The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
 The Public Liability Insurance Rules, 1991
 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, as amended up to 1988
 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975
 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1977 amended up to 1991
 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules 1978 amended upto 1992
 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, as amended up to 1987
 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules 1982
 Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, amended up to 2003
 Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules,2008
 Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
 Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000

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 FUNCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
 Facilitate clients in obtaining Environmental Clearances from MOEF/SPCB
 Assist Client / Project to understand Regulatory Environmental Requirements
& Implementation of the Same
 Provide Technical Support to Regulatory Bodies in Framing of various National
Environmental Standards
 Provide services in following areas:
 Water Treatment Plants
 Wastewater Treatment Plants
 Tertiary Treatment / Effluent Recycle Plants
 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Studies
 Environmental Audits
 Solids/Hazardous Waste Management
 Gaseous emission studies
 Miscellaneous Environmental Studies
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