Item no. SEIAA/30.01: Confirmation of the proceedings of 29 th meeting of SEIAA held on

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1 Proceedings of the 30 th meeting of State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority held on at Mohali. The following were present:- 1. Sh. A.S. Dogra, IFS (Retd), Chairman, SEIAA 2. Sh. F. Lal Kansal, Member, SEIAA 3. Dr. Babu Ram, Member Secretary, SEIAA At the outset, the Member Secretary (SEIAA) welcomed the members of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) in 30 th meeting. Thereafter, various agenda items were discussed in detail as under: Item no. SEIAA/30.01: Confirmation of the proceedings of 29 th meeting of SEIAA held on It was informed that minutes of 29 th meeting of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority held on were circulated to all the members vide letter no dated No observations had been received on the same, thus, the SEIAA confirmed the said proceedings. Item no. SEIAA/30.02: Assessment Authority. Follow up action on the decisions of the 29 th meeting of SEIAA held on It was seen by the State Environment Impact Item No. SEIAA/30.03 Application for obtaining environmental clearance for establishment of an institution namely M/s Indian School of Business (ISB) at Sector-81, Mohali. The Authority observed that: 1. That the project proponent has applied for obtaining environmental clearance as required under EIA Notification dated for establishment of an Educational Institution in an area of 70 acres at Sector 81, Mohali. 2. The case was considered by the EAC of MoEF in its 93 rd meeting held on 9-10 th November, 2010 and recommended as under:

2 "The Committee recommends the proposal for environmental clearance with the following conditions in the clearance letter for strict compliance by the project proponent. i) Treated wastewater should be used for flushing of toilets, horticulture and air conditioning etc. ii) Permission shall be obtained from Centre Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for drawing of ground water and construction of ground structure for storage purposes and also approval for the distance between two borewells. Recharge design shall be got recommended by GWB. 3. The case was considered in the 29 th meeting of SEIAA held on , wherein, it was decided to convey the following observations to project proponent for compliance within 10 days and to ask the project proponent to make a presentation on the project proposal in the next meeting of SEIAA. i) The project proponent shall obtain specific approval from the GMADA clearly stating as to how much quantity of wastewater will be allowed to be discharged into the sewer. ii) iii) iv) The project proponent shall submit a proper scheme for utilization of a part of treated wastewater for flushing purpose, so as to conserve the groundwater and also submit a drawing showing dual plumbing system. The project proponent shall submit concrete proposal showing the arrangements proposed for disposal of treated wastewater untill such time that the sewer connection is made available by GMADA. The project proponent shall submit permission from the CGWA for abstraction of groundwater. 4. The aforesaid decision of the Authority was conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no dated Following were present in the meeting of SEIAA held on on behalf of the project proponent to present the reply of the observations conveyed by the Authority vide letter No dated

3 1. Sh. Sandeep Garg, Environmental Consultant, M/s Eco Laboratories & Consultants Mohali 2. Sh. Madanjit Singh Randhawa, Manager Sh. Sandeep Garg, who is the Environmental Consultant of the project proponent and the name of his consultancy firm figures at sr.no.157 of the list uploaded by the MoEF at its official website, presented the reply of the observations as under: 1. The Chief Engineer, GMADA has been requested vide letter dated to intimate as to how much quantity of wastewater will be allowed to discharged into the sewer. But no response has been received from the said department, so far. 2. The water balance for all the three seasons will be as under:- Description Quantity of wastewater in KLD Summer Winter Monsoon Treated wastewater to be generated Use of horticulture purpose Use for HVAC Excess wastewater for flushing During monsoon season, 74 KLD of wastewater will be used for flushing purpose in one of the building blocks and in the said block dual plumbing system will be provided and submitted an undertaking to this effect. Therefore, there will be no discharge of treated wastewater into the sewer as per the water balance statement. 3. The green belt/area will be developed in about acres, as such, the entire treated wastewater to be generated in all the seasons will be used for irrigation of green belt/area. 4. Permission from CGWA has been obtained vide letter no dated for abstraction of KLD of groundwater and the same has been submitted to the Authority. 3

4 The Authority observed that the project proponent has provided adequate and satisfactory clarifications of the observations raised by it, therefore, the Authority decided to grant environmental clearance to the project proponent subject to the following conditions, in addition to the proposed measures. PART A Specific conditions I. Construction Phase i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x Consent to establish shall be obtained from Punjab Pollution Control Board under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and a copy of the same shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the start of any construction work at site. All required sanitary and hygienic measures should be in place before starting construction activities and to be maintained throughout the construction phase. A first aid room will be provided in the project both during construction and operation phase of the project. Adequate drinking water and sanitary facilities should be provided for construction workers at the site. The disposal of wastewater and solid wastes generated during the construction phase should be in environmentally sound manner. Provision should be made for the supply of fuel (kerosene or cooking gas), utensils such as pressure cookers etc. to the labourers during construction phase. All the laborers to be engaged for construction should be screened for health and adequately treated, if required, before engaging them to work at the site. Disinfection of wastewater shall be done with uv unit. All the topsoil excavated during construction activities should be stored for use in horticulture / landscape development within the project site. Disposal of muck during construction phase should not create any adverse effect on the neighboring communities and be disposed off after taking the necessary precautions for general safety and health aspects of people with the approval of competent authority. Construction spoils, including bituminous material and other hazardous material, must not be allowed to contaminate watercourses and the dump sites for such material must be secured, so that they should not leach into the ground water. 4

5 xi xii xiii xiv xv xvi xvii xviii xix xx xxi xxii xxiii xxiv xxv The diesel generator sets to be used during construction phase should be of low sulphur diesel type and should conform to the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 prescribed for air and noise emission standards. Vehicles hired for bringing construction material to the site should be in good condition and should conform to applicable air and noise emission standards and should be operated only during non peak hours. Ambient noise levels should conform to prescribed standards both during day and night. Incremental pollution loads on the ambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored during construction phase. Fly ash should be used as construction material in the construction as per the provisions of Fly Ash Notification of September, 1999 and as amended on August, 2003 (The above condition is applicable only if the project is within 100 Km of Thermal Power Station). Ready mixed concrete must be used in building construction. Storm water control and its reuse as per CGWB and BIS standards for various applications. Water demand during construction should be reduced by use of premixed concrete, curing agents and other best practices referred. Permission to draw ground water shall be obtained from the Competent Authority prior to construction / operation of the project. Separation of drinking water supply and treated sewage supply should be done by the use of dual plumbing line of different colours for separation of drinking water and treated sewage. Fixtures for showers, toilet flushing and drinking should be of low flow either by use of aerators or pressure reducing devices or sensor based control. Use of glass may be reduced upto 40% to reduce the electricity consumption and load on air-conditioning. If necessary, use high quality double glass with special reflective coating in windows. Roof should meet prescriptive requirement as per Energy Conservation Building Code by using appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. Opaque wall should meet prescriptive requirement as per Energy Conservation Building Code which is proposed to be mandatory for all air conditioned spaces while it is aspirational for non air-conditioned spaces by use of appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. The approval of competent authority shall be obtained for structural safety of the buildings due to earthquakes, adequacy of fire fighting equipments etc. as per National Building Code including protection measures from lightening. Provisions shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The 5

6 housing may be in the form to temporary structure to be removed after the completion of the project. II. Operation Phase i) The installation of sewage treatment plant (STP) and adequacy of disposal system should be certified by Punjab Pollution Control Board and a report in this regard should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the project is commissioned for operation. The discharge of treated sewage shall conform to the norms and standards prescribed by Punjab Pollution Control Board for such discharges. There shall be no discharge of treated wastewater outside the premises of the project/complex. ii) iii) iv) Adequate & appropriate pollution control measures should be provided to control fugitive emissions to be emitted from the educational complex, if any. The promoter shall provide adequate water treatment facility for drinking water, if required. Rainwater harvesting for roof run-off should be implemented. Before recharging the surface run-off, pretreatment must be done to remove suspended matter, oil and grease. However, no run off from gardens/green area be connected with the ground water recharging system. v) The solid waste generated should be properly collected and segregated. The recyclable solid waste shall be sold out to the authorized vendors and inerts shall be sent to disposal facility. The Bio-degradable solid waste will be sent to earmarked site of GMADA. vi) vii) viii) ix) Hazardous waste/biomedical waste, if any, should be disposed of as per Rules applicable and with the necessary approvals of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The green belt design along the periphery of the plot shall achieve attenuation factor conforming to the day and night noise standards prescribed for residential land use. The open spaces inside the plot should be suitably landscaped and covered with vegetation of indigenous variety. Separate distribution pipelines be laid down for use of treated effluent for horticultural/gardening purpose with different colour coding. The project proponent should take adequate and appropriate measures to contain the ambient air quality with in the prescribed standards. The proposal regarding mitigation measures to be taken at site should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/ State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority within 3 months. x) Incremental pollution loads on the ambient air quality, noise and water quality should be periodically monitored after commissioning of the project. xi) Application of solar energy should be incorporated for illumination of common areas, lighting for gardens and street lighting in addition to provision for solar water heating. 6

7 xii) xiii) xiv) Traffic congestion near the entry and exit points from the roads adjoining the proposed project site must be avoided. Parking should be fully internalized and no public space should be utilized. A report on the energy conservation measures conforming to energy conservation norms finalized by Bureau of Energy Efficiency should be prepared incorporating details about machinery of air conditioning, lifts, lighting, building materials, R & U Factors etc. and submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/SEAC in three months time. Environment Management Cell shall be formed during operation phase which will supervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the project. PART B General Conditions : i) The environmental safeguards contained in the application of the promoter / mentioned during the presentation before State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority/State Expert Appraisal Committee should be implemented in letter and spirit. ii) iii) iv) The entire cost of the environmental management plan (i.e. capital cost as well as recurring cost) will continue to be borne by the project proponent. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by ) to the respective Regional office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB/SEIAA. Officials from the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority / State Level Expert Appraisal Committee / Punjab Pollution Control Board who would be monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards should be given full cooperation, facilities and documents / data by the project proponents during their inspection. A complete set of all the documents submitted to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority should be forwarded to the CCF, Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority. v) In the case of any change(s) in the scope of the project, the project would require a fresh appraisal by State Environment Impact Assessment Authority. vi) vii) The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority reserves the right to add additional safeguard/ measures subsequently, if found necessary, and to take action including revoking of the environmental clearance under the provisions of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, to ensure effective implementation of the suggested safeguard/ measures in a time bound and satisfactory manner. All other statutory clearances such as the approvals for storage of diesel from Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Department, Civil Aviation Department, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 etc. shall 7

8 viii) ix) be obtained, by project proponents from the competent authorities including Punjab Pollution Control Board and from other statutory bodies as applicable. The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region, one of which shall be in the vernacular language informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letters are available with the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The advertisement should be made within seven days from the day of issue of the clearance letter and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh. These stipulations would be enforced among others under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, the Public Liability (Insurance) Act, 1991 and EIA Notification, x) Environmental clearance is subject to final order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004 as may be applicable to this project and decisions of any competent court, to the extent applicable. xi) xii) xiii) xiv) xv) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zilla Parishad/ Municipal Corporation, Urban local body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company by the proponent. The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO 2, NO x (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the project shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain. The project proponent shall not abstract more than KLD of groundwater in any case and shall comply with the conditions imposed by the Central Ground Water Authority, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India in the permission granted vide letter no. 21-4(339)CGWA/NWR/ dated The project proponent shall provide dual plumbing system in one of the building blocks to utilize about 74 KLD of excess water during monsoon season in compliance to an undertaking submitted by him vide letter dated Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act,

9 xvi) This environmental clearance will be valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue or till the completion of the project, whichever is earlier. Item No. SEIAA/30.04 Application for obtaining environmental clearance for Residential Housing Project namely Parsvnath Greens to be developed at Vill. Sadhe Majra, Tehsil Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali by M/s Parsvnath Developers Ltd. The Authority observed that: 1. M/s Parsvnath Developers Ltd. has applied for obtaining environmental clearance as required under EIA Notification dated to develop a residential housing project namely "Parsvnath Greens" in the revenue estate of Village Sadhe Majra, Tehsil Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali in an area acres having 467 residential plots, 51 commercial plots and two group housing complexes having 283 dwelling units. 2. The case was considered by the EAC of MoEF in its 94 th meeting held on 30 th November, 2010 to 1st 2nd December, 2010 and recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to the following condition for strict compliance by the project proponent. "For construction purpose, the surface water should be obtained and no ground water shall be used." 3. Thereafter, the MoEF, New Delhi vide letter dated has requested the project proponent to submit the latest site photographs and status of the project at the earliest, for further consideration by the Ministry. The project proponent vide letter dated has submitted the requisite documents in the office of the MoEF on After constitution of SEIAA for the State of Punjab, the case was considered in the 29 th meeting of SEIAA held on , wherein, it was decided to convey the following observations to the project proponent for compliance within 10 days and to ask the project proponent to make presentation on the project proposal in the next meeting of SEIAA. 9

10 i) The project proponent shall obtain specific approval from the Competent Authority clearly stating as to how much quantity of wastewater will be allowed to be discharged into the sewer. ii) iii) The project proponent shall submit a concrete proposal for discharge of treated wastewater for horticulture purpose. The project proponent shall submit water balance chart prepared for all the three seasons i.e. summer, winter and rainy season indicating critical requirement. 5. The decision of the Authority was conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no dated Following were present in the meeting of SEIAA held on on behalf of the project proponent to present the reply of observations raised by the Authority. 1. Sh. Suman Banerjee, Environmental Consultant, M/s Ind Tech House Consults 2. Sh. Rajesh Ravi, Manager, M/s Parsvnath Developers Ltd. Sh. Suman Banerjee, who is the Environmental Consultant of the project proponent and the name of his consultancy firm figures at Sr. No. 216 of the list uploaded by the MoEF at its official website, presented the reply of the observations as under: 1. The Municipal Council, Dera Bassi has laid down a sewerage system adjoining the proposed site of the project and the M.C. has been requested vide letter dated to grant specific permission for discharge of treated wastewater into the sewer. But no reply has been received from the Council, so far. The said approval will be submitted as soon as the same is granted by M.C. Dera Bassi. 2. About KLD and 47.7 KLD of treated wastewater will be used during summer and winter season, respectively, which will be used for irrigation of green belt to be developed in sq. yards land area. 3. The water balance for the 3 seasons will be as under: 10

11 Description Quantity of wastewater in KLD Summer Winter Monsoon Treated wastewater to be generated Use of horticulture purpose Into sewer Excess wastewater for flushing 4. There are some industrial units in the vicinity of the site and a buffer of green belt will be provided towards the site where the air polluting units are located within a radius of 100 m. The Authority was not satisfied with the reply given by the project proponent in respect of following points: 1. The project proponent has failed to submit a specific approval issued by the competent authority as to how much quantity of wastewater will be allowed to discharge into sewer. 2. The site plan showing the industrial units within a radius of 500 m from the project site has not been properly prepared and has not identified the location of air polluting units located within a radius of 100 m from the periphery of the project site. 3. The approved layout plan submitted by the project proponent does not properly show the provisions of 15 m wide green belt towards the side where air polluting industries are located within 100 m from the project site. 4. The classification of area as the Master Plan in which the project site is located, has not been submitted. The Authority observed that the project proponent is required to submit the following documents/data before taking decision in the matter. 1. Specific approval granted by M.C. Dera Bassi stating as to how much quantity of wastewater will be allowed to be discharged to the project proponent into the sewer. 11

12 2. Properly prepared site plan showing the industries within a radius of 500 m from the periphery of project site and air polluting industries within a radius of 100 m from the periphery of project site. 3. Approved layout plan showing a provision of 15m wide green belt of broad leaved trees towards the site, where the air polluting industries are located within a radius of 100 m from the periphery of the project site. 4. A certificate issued by the Department of Town & Country Planning, Punjab showing the classification of area as per the Master Plan. Sh. Rajesh Ravi, Manager requested for 10 days time to submit the reply to the aforesaid observations of the Authority. The Authority agreed to accept the request of the project proponent and decided to defer the case till the proper reply of all the observations is received. Item No. SEIAA/30.05 Application for obtaining environmental clearance for residential colony namely AKME Polis to be developed by M/s AKME Projects Ltd. at Vill. Jandiali, Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road, Distt. Ludhiana. The Authority observed that: 1. A township containing plots, group housing, commercial, EWS and convenient shopping namely 'AKME Polis' is to be established in the revenue estate of Village Jandiali, District Ludhiana. 2. The SEIAA further observed that the SEAC has awarded 'Silver Grading' to the project in its 35 th meeting held on and recommended the case for grant of environmental clearance subject to certain conditions. 3. The project proponent has submitted impact assessment report showing the impact of air polluting industries located within a radius of 250 m from the periphery of the project site and same has been examined by the SEAC in its 45 th meeting held on The project proponent has made presentation before the SEAC in its 45 th meeting held on

13 5. The SEAC after considering the project proposal in its 45 th meeting held on recommended to grant environmental clearance to the project proponent subject to the same conditions as proposed by the SEAC in its 35 th meeting held on and following additional conditions. PART A Specific Conditions: I. Construction Phase i ii iii iv Provisions shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form to temporary structure to be removed after the completion of the project. The project proponent shall not discharge any treated/untreated sewage out side the premises of the residential colony and there shall be no stagnation of effluent within the premises. The project proponent shall laid down the distribution network of pipelines for use of treated effluent onto land for gardening with different colour coding. The dual plumbing system proposed to be adopted for reuse of treated effluent shall be of different colours. II. Operation Phase i. Adequate & appropriate pollution control measures should be provided to control fugitive emissions to be emitted within the Hotel/Shopping complex. ii. iii. iv. Adequate drinking water facility based on reverse osmosis treatment technology shall be provided, if required. Hazardous waste/biomedical waste should be disposed of as per applicable Rules and norms with necessary approvals of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The project proponent should take adequate and appropriate measures to contain the ambient air quality with in the prescribed standards. The proposal regarding mitigation measures to be taken at site should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/ State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority within 3 months. v. The car washing in the complex/multiplex shall not be allowed. vi. vii. Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules shall be followed while designing the air conditioning system of the project. Environment Management Cell shall be formed, which will supervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the project. PART B General Conditions: i. The entire cost of the environmental management plan (i.e. capital cost as well as recurring cost) will continue to be borne by the project proponent 13

14 ii. iii. iv. until the responsibility of environmental management plan is transferred to the occupier/residents society under proper MOU. A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zilla Parishad/ Municipal Corporation, Urban local body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company by the proponent. The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO 2, NO x (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the project shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain. The project proponent shall comply with the conditions imposed by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Housing & Urban Development in the permission for change of land use granted vide no. 18/98/2006-5HGD/6726 dated v. The project proponent shall obtain permission from Central Ground Water Authority for abstraction of additional 44 KLD of groundwater and submit the same to SEIAA/SEAC within six months. However, the project proponent shall submit the fresh water requirement for the first five years of the project and subsequent period separately to the SEAC within one month vi. vii. Viii Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, The project proponent will provide a green belt of broadleaf trees of minimum 15 m width around its project site and submit revised layout plan duly approved by the Competent Authority showing the said green belt, before starting any construction activities at the site, since the layout plan approved by CTP, Punjab vide letter No. 52-CTP(Pb)/MPL-1 dated does not show the said green belt. The project proponent will not get the land use of four acre land (which is adjoining to the project and is proposed by the project proponent for discharge of treated sewage of the colony) changed from the Town and Country Planning Deptt., Punjab until the sewer line is laid in the area by M.C. The Authority further observed that the additional condition no. (v) of Operational Phase recommended by the SEAC is not practically implementable and condition no. (vi) of the said phase is totally irrelevant, therefore, both these conditions are not required to be imposed in the environmental clearance to be granted to the project proponent. Further, the Authority observed that condition no. (ii) of operational phase is not in order and the same is required to be amended as under: 14

15 "The project proponent shall provide adequate treatment facility for the drinking water." The Authority observed that the case stands recommended by the SEAC and looked into all aspects of the project proposal in detail and was satisfied with the same, therefore, the Authority decided to grant environmental clearance to the project proponent subject to the following conditions, in addition to the proposed measures:- PART A Specific Conditions: I. Construction Phase i) Consent to establish shall be obtained from Punjab Pollution Control Board under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and a copy of the same shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the start of any construction work at site. ii) iii) iv) All required sanitary and hygienic measures should be in place before starting construction activities and to be maintained throughout the construction phase. A first aid room will be provided in the project both during construction and operation phase of the project. Adequate drinking water and sanitary facilities should be provided for construction workers at the site. The safe disposal of wastewater and solid wastes generated during the construction phase should be ensured. v) Provision should be made for the supply of fuel (kerosene or cooking gas), utensils such as pressure cookers etc. to the labourers during construction phase. vi) vii) viii) ix) All the labourers to be engaged for construction should be screened for health and adequately treated before engaging them to work at the site. For disinfection of wastewater, use ultra violet radiation, not the chlorination. All the topsoil excavated during construction activities should be stored for use in horticulture / landscape development within the project site. Disposal of much during construction phase should not create any adverse effect on the neighboring communities and be disposed taking the necessary precautions for general safety and health aspects of people and only in approved sites with the approval of competent authority. x) Construction spoils, including bituminous material and other hazardous materials, must not be allowed to contaminate watercourses and the dump sites for such material shall be secured so that they should not leach into the ground water. xi) xii) The diesel for generator sets to be used during construction phase should be low sulphur diesel type and canopy/exhaust should conform to the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 prescribed for air and noise emission standards. Vehicles hired for bringing construction material to the site should be in good condition and should conform to applicable air and noise emission standards and should be operated only during non peak hours. 15

16 xiii) Ambient noise levels should conform to prescribed standards both during day and night. The ambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored during construction phase. xiv) Fly ash should be used as construction material in the construction as per the provisions of Fly Ash Notification of September, 1999 and amended as on August, 2003 (The above condition is applicable only if the project is within 100 Km of Thermal Power Station). xv) Ready mixed concrete must be used in building construction. xvi) Storm water control and its reuse as per CGWB and BIS standards for various applications. xvii) Water demand during construction should be reduced by use of premixed concrete, curing agents and other best practices referred. xviii) The project proponent shall obtain permission to draw ground water from the Competent Authority prior to construction / operation of the project. xix) Separation of drinking water supply and treated sewage supply should be done by the use of dual plumbing line for separation of drinking water and treated sewage. xx) Fixtures for showers, toilet flushing and drinking should be of low flow either by use of aerators or pressure reducing devices or sensor based control. xxi) Use of glass may be reduced adequately to reduce the electricity consumption and load on air-conditioning. If necessary, use high quality double glass with special reflective coating in windows. xxii) Roof should meet prescribed requirement as per Energy Conservation Building Code by using appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. xxiii) Opaque wall should meet prescribed requirement as per Energy Conservation Building Code which is proposed to be mandatory for all air conditioned spaces while it is aspirational for non air-conditioned spaces by use of appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. xxiv) The approval of competent authority shall be obtained for structural safety of the buildings due to earthquakes, adequacy of fire fighting equipments etc. as per National Building Code including protection measures from lightening. xxv) Provisions shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form to temporary structure to be removed after the completion of the project. xxvi) The project proponent shall get environmental clearance separately before starting any construction of commercial part of the project. xxvii) Provisions shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form to temporary structure to be removed after the completion of the project. 16

17 xxviii) The project proponent shall not discharge any treated/untreated sewage out side the premises of the residential colony and there shall be no stagnation of effluent within the premises. xxix) The project proponent shall laid down the distribution network of pipelines for use of treated effluent onto land for gardening with different colour coding. xxx) The dual plumbing system proposed to be adopted for reuse of treated effluent shall be of different colours. II. Operation Phase i) The installation of sewage treatment plant (STP) and adequacy of disposal system (including adequate storage capacity in case of failure of sewage treatment plant/no demand period) should be certified by the consultant of the proponent and Punjab Pollution Control Board should adjudge its adequacy and a report in this regard should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the project is commissioned for operation. The discharge of treated sewage shall conform to the norms and standards prescribed by Punjab Pollution Control Board and any other statutory authority for such discharges. ii) Rainwater harvesting for roof run-off and surface run-off should be implemented. Before recharging the surface run-off, pretreatment must be done to remove suspended matter, oil and grease. iii) The solid waste generated should be properly collected and segregated before disposal to the City Municipal Facility. The in-vessel bio-compost technique should be used for composting the organic waste. Prior approval of competent authority should be obtained. iv) Hazardous waste/biomedical waste should be disposed of as per applicable Rules and norms with necessary approvals of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. v) The green belt design along the periphery of the plot shall achieve attenuation factor conforming to the day and night noise standards prescribed for residential land use. The open spaces inside the plot should be suitably landscaped and covered with vegetation of indigenous variety. vi) vii) viii) ix) The Project Proponent should take adequate and appropriate measures to contain the ambient air quality within the prescribed standards. The proposal regarding mitigation measures to be taken at site should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The ambient air quality, noise and water quality should be periodically monitored after commissioning of the project as per the requirement of Ministry of Environment and Forest / Punjab Pollution Control Board. Application of solar energy should be incorporated for illumination of common areas, lighting for gardens and street lighting in addition to provision for solar water heating. The Project Proponent will provide adequate parking as per the statutory requirement of local authority/ DTP/ District Administration. 17

18 x) Traffic congestion near the entry and exit points from the roads adjoining the proposed project site must be avoided. Parking should be fully internalized and no public space should be utilized. xi) A report on the energy conservation measures conforming to energy conservation norms finalized by Bureau of Energy Efficiency should be prepared incorporating details about machinery of air conditioning, lifts, lighting, building materials, R & U Factors etc. and submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests in three months time. xii) Environment Management Cell shall be formed during operation phase which will supervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the project. xiii) Adequate & appropriate pollution control measures should be provided to control fugitive emissions to be emitted within the Hotel/Shopping complex. xiv) Adequate water treatment facility for drinking water may be provided, if required. xv) Hazardous waste/biomedical waste should be disposed of as per applicable Rules and norms with necessary approvals of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. xvi) The project proponent should take adequate and appropriate measures to contain the ambient air quality with in the prescribed standards. The proposal regarding mitigation measures to be taken at site should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/ State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority within 3 months. xvii) Environment Management Cell shall be formed, which will supervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the project. PART B General Conditions: i) The environmental safeguards including environmental management plan contained in the application of the promoter / mentioned during the presentation before State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority / State Expert Appraisal Committee should be implemented in true letter and spirit. ii) The entire cost of the environmental management plan (i.e. capital cost as well as recurring cost) will continue to be borne by the project proponent until the responsibility of environmental management plan is transferred to the occupier/residents society under proper MOU. iii) Six monthly monitoring reports should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi and its Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority / Punjab Pollution Control Board. iv) Officials from the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority/State Level Expert Appraisal Committee/Punjab Pollution Control Board who would be monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards should be given full cooperation, facilities and documents / data by the project proponents during their inspection. A complete set of all the documents submitted to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority should be forwarded to the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority. 18

19 v) In the case of any change(s) in the scope of the project, the project would require a fresh appraisal by State Environment Impact Assessment Authority. vi) The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority reserves the right to add additional safeguard measures subsequently, if found necessary, and to take action including revoking of the environmental clearance under the provisions of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, to ensure effective implementation of the suggested safeguard measures in a time bound and satisfactory manner. vii) All other statutory clearances such as the approvals from Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Department, Civil Aviation Department, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 etc. shall be obtained, by project proponents from the competent authorities including Punjab Pollution Control Board and from other statutory bodies as applicable. viii) The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region, one of which shall be in the vernacular language informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letters are available with the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and may also be seen at the website of SEIAA. The advertisement should be made within seven days from the day of issue of the clearance letter and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh. ix) These stipulations would be enforced among others under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, the Public Liability (Insurance) Act, 1991 and EIA Notification, x) Environmental clearance is subject to final order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004 as may be applicable to this project and any other decisions of the competent court, to the extent applicable. xi) Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, xii) The entire cost of the environmental management plan (i.e. capital cost as well as recurring cost) will continue to be borne by the project proponent until the responsibility of environmental management plan is transferred to the occupier/residents society under proper MOU. xiii) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zilla Parishad/ Municipal Corporation, Urban local body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company by the proponent. xiv) The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO 2, NO x (ambient levels as well 19

20 xv) xvi) xvii) as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the project shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain. The project proponent shall comply with the conditions imposed by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Housing & Urban Development in the permission for change of land use granted vide no. 18/98/2006-5HGD/6726 dated The project proponent shall obtain permission from Central Ground Water Authority for abstraction of additional 44 KLD of groundwater and submit the same to SEIAA/SEAC within six months. However, the project proponent shall submit the fresh water requirement for the first five years of the project and subsequent period separately to the SEAC within one month The project proponent will provide a green belt of broadleaf trees of minimum 15 m width around its project site and submit revised layout plan duly approved by the Competent Authority showing the said green belt, before starting any construction activities at the site, since the layout plan approved by CTP, Punjab vide letter No. 52-CTP(Pb)/MPL-1 dated does not show the said green belt. xviii) The project proponent will not get the land use of four acre land (which is adjoining to the project and is proposed by the project proponent for discharge of treated sewage of the colony) changed from the Town and Country Planning Deptt., Punjab until the sewer line is laid in the area by M.C. ix) This environmental clearance is valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue or till the completion of the project, whichever is earlier. x) Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, Item No Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance for developing Shopping Complex namely The Celebration Mall" at Village Paragpur, Jalandhar, M/s Francolin Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. The Authority observed that: 1. M/s Francolin Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. has submitted an application for obtaining environmental clearance for developing Shopping Complex namely The Celebration Mall" at Village Paragpur, Jalandhar as required under EIA Notification dated and the project promoter is covered under category 8 (a) of the Schedule appended to the said notification. 20

21 2. The case was considered by the 45 th meeting of SEAC held on and awarded 'Silver Grading' to the project proposal and forwarded the case to the SEIAA, with the recommendation to grant environmental clearance to the project proponent subject to certain conditions alongwith following condition: "The project proponent shall obtain permission from CGWA for abstraction of groundwater and submit the same to the SEIAA/SEAC within 6 months." The Authority observed that it is not appropriate to decide the case till the project proponent submits the permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater. Accordingly, after deliberations, it was decided by the SEIAA to ask the project proponent to submit permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater, within 15 days, and to defer the case till the said permission is submitted by the project proponent. Item no Request for waving of Public Hearing for setting up of a CETP in the revenue estate of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana by M/s Punjab Dyers Association. The Authority observed that: 1. M/s Punjab Dyers Association, Ludhiana has applied to the MoEF, New Delhi for obtaining environmental clearance as required under the provisions of EIA notification dated for setting up of a CETP of 117 MLD capacity at Tajpur Road, Ludhiana in an area of 32 acres since at that time SEIAA/SEAC for the State of Punjab was not functioning due to resignation of their Chairman. 2. The said proposal was considered in the 95 th meeting of the EAC of MoEF held on 18 th -20 th January 2011 and approved the TOR, which was conveyed to the promoter by the MoEF vide letter dated In the said letter, the MoEF mentioned as under: "Public hearing is to be conducted for the project as per provisions of EIA Notification, 2006 and the issues raised by the 21